books about: hachiko (ribbon awards)

books about: hachiko

books:

11 reviews
Leslea Newman

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2004

Hachi, you are the best dog in Japan.
There is a statue of a dog in the Shibuya train station in Tokyo. It was first set in place in 1934 to commemorate the loyalty and devotion of an Akita who waited for his master for ten years. The master was a university teacher, who died unexpectedly at work. It was the Akita's habit to wait for his master's return from work then walk home together. Because he could not understand why his master ...

Hachiko Waits
Leslea/ Kodaira, Machiyo (ILT) Newman

Henry Holt & Co, 2004

Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards))

10 reviews
Pamela S. Turner, Yan Nascimbene

Houghton Mifflin, 2004

Beautiful story
This is a well known old story in Japan. It is a sad, but beautiful story of a friendship with a human and dog. Hachiko is a Akita that somewhat stubborn but truly royal disposition. He was waiting his owner even in a cold snow day until he died.

Hachiko Waits
Leslea/ Kodaira, Machiyo (ILT) Newman

Henry Holt & Co, 2004

Hachi-Ko: The Samurai Dog
Shizuko O. Koster

PublishAmerica, 2007

Hachi-Ko, the samurai dog of Japan, became a celebrity in Tokyo during the turbulent 1930s. He was honored by a statue and a special celebration with thousands of guests?even while he was living as a wild street dog in a drainpipe. Once the cherished pet of Professor Eizaburo Ueno, Hachi-Ko won fame among young and old for his undying loyalty to the memory of his master. He returned like clockwork to meet the commuter train at Shibuya Train ...