Remembering Vera
Patricia Polacco, illustrated by Patricia Polacco
The author tells the story of the stray dog she met in 1962 who performed heroic rescues with the coast guard. Emotion-filled pencil and acetone marker drawings.
Book details
- Format
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A Paula Wiseman Book/Beach Lane Books
- Published
- October 3, 2017
- ISBN-13
- 9781481442275
- Language
- English
Reading lists that include this book
- 2018Five to Nine
- 2018HISTORY/LIFE & CULTURE IN THE AMERICAS
Sources
- The Best Children's Books of the Year [2018 edition]Source for: Description
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