Muffy & Valor by Karl Beckstrand

Muffy & Valor by Karl Beckstrand

A touching, easy-to-read children's story.based on an actual event pertaining to the author's own dog. - Stevie Turner, author. A sweet nonfiction picture book with Hispanic family that teaches compassion, friendship, trust, and courage (kids ages 3 - 7, preschool - second grade, especially for children with a fear of dogs).

Muffy is a little dog who loves people; but after a painful injury she is wary of other dogs. Valor is a lost German shepherd who gets hit by a car. When Muffy's family brings Valor home to recover, no one is sure what Muff will do. Kids love the dog counting activity and online EXTRAS.

#1, True Pet Stories (series. Next in series: Horse & Dog Adventures). Animal lovers' book with 700 read-aloud words in dyslexic-friendly font by award-winning author and media professor Karl Beckstrand (Agnes's Rescue--see 60+ multicultural books--click Karl Beckstrand above), illustrated by Brandon Rodriguez. 8.5x8.5, 28-page, full-color picture book with big dogs; available in hard cover, soft cover, or ebook (worldwide rights (c) Sept. 2017, Premio Publishing). More inside images/video book trailers: PremioBooks and libraries. JNF003060, JNF053060, JNF053050, JNF003170, JNF018030, JNF053220, JNF024070, LCN: 2017939481, eISBN: 978-1370601592, Hard ISBN: 978-0985398842, Soft ISBN: 978-1479315574

Beckstrand, Karl: - Media professor Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator of 25 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 60 ebook titles. His survival thriller, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award, and his multicultural kids' books have been lauded by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal. Raised in Silicon Valley, he has lived abroad and worked with people from all continents (except Antarctica). His work reflects cultural diversity-not only in protagonists, but in collaborators (his illustrators hail from Latin America, Europe, and Asia). Beckstrand has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APUS, and a broadcast/film certificate from Film A. Academy. He teaches media at a state college and, since 2004, has run Premio Publishing. Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His Y.A. stories, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual, wordless, career, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared via: Amazon, Apple/iBooks, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, Ingram, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, and https: //PremioBooks.com

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780985398842
ISBN 10	0985398841
Title	Muffy & Valor
Author	Karl Beckstrand
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Premio Publishing & Gozo Books
Year published	2017-09-01
Number of pages	30
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.