{"product_id":"strongheart-candace-fleming-9781101934104","title":"Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eBalto\u003c\/i\u003e and other real-life dog stories, here's a heavily illustrated middle-grade novel about a canine movie star of the 1920s, dramatically told in both words and pictures by an acclaimed author and a Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen movie director Larry Trimble travels to Berlin searching for his next big star--a dog!--he finds Etzel, a fierce, highly trained three-year-old German shepherd police dog. Larry sees past the snarls and growls and brings Etzel back to Hollywood, where he is renamed Strongheart. Along with screenwriter Jane Murfin, Larry grooms his protégé to be a star of the silver screen--and he succeeds, starting with Strongheart's first film, \u003ci\u003eThe Love Master\u003c\/i\u003e, which is released in 1921. Strongheart is soon joined by a leading lady, a German shepherd named Lady Julie, and becomes a sensation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTouching, charming, playful, and based on real events, this moving tale by Candace Fleming and illustrated by Eric Rohmann tells all about \"the wonder dog\" who took America by storm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Candace Fleming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1101934107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101934104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Schwartz Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e194405 \/ Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw","brand":"Candace Fleming","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046536048895,"sku":"9781101934104","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3804ad05-bf4c-4822-a830-64ac587324ed.jpg?v=1684985103","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strongheart-candace-fleming-9781101934104","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}