Catalogue Page for animal: Dog
The Secret Classroom
Some of us have pets, the others own farmhouses. Have we ever wondered about what the animals do when we are away?
By Padmini Krishnan
Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Modern, Original Animals: Dog, Horse, Monkey, Owl Reading time: 01 - 05 mins, 05 - 10 minsTerror in the Sky
This story is about a young girl who braves a horrific storm to save her beloved dog, Buster. She is all alone and must calculate her every move in order to save herself and Buster. In the end, one must wonder, who actually saved whom?
By Barbara L. Kanehl
Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Modern, Original Animals: Dog Reading time: 01 - 05 minsBad Luck, Twitch
Twitch believes his bad luck rubs on to his boy until he meets up with a witch and realises that it was all a big mistake.
By Rita Antoinette Borg
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Modern, Original Animals: Dog Reading time: 01 - 05 minsHalum, the Temple Tiger
A story of two odd friends – the crow Bika with a broken beak and Mangy the mangy dog who lived with an old doctor near a forest – and how this led to the legend of the Temple Tiger with the glowing eyes.
By Nandita Bose
Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Indian, Legend, Original Animals: Crow, Dog, Tiger Reading time: 10 - 15 minsStorm: A Puppy’s Journey of Hope
Hurricanes cause awful damage. This story is about a puppy’s experiences during Puerto Rico’s recent catastrophe.
By Kathleen Gemmell
Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Modern, Original, True Animals: Dog Reading time: 01 - 05 mins, 05 - 10 minsBattala Samsan
This story involves a one-eyed bullying dog, his mate who was without a tail – and quite proud of it, a crow with only one beak and a pigeon couple. All of them got together and worked with Fate to bring about a big change in the neighbourhood. The main character – mind you, is a ghost.
By Nandita Bose
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Indian, Modern, Original Animals: Crow, Dog, Pigeon Reading time: 15 - 20 minsTrip to Ancient Egypt
Barnyard friends go on an adventure in Egypt and get more than they bargain for at The Great Pyramid of Hoodoo.
By Kylan Mogg
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Original Animals: Cow, Dog, Horse, Sheep Reading time: 05 - 10 minsThe Nest
A little girl courts danger as she tries to save a nest but is saved by her pet dog.
By Nandita Bose
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Indian, Modern, Original Animals: Bird, Crow, Dog Reading time: 01 - 05 mins
The Little Ladybird
In this traditional Portuguese folktale, adapted and translated by Dulce Rodrigues, a vain ladybird has a huge choice of suitors, but does she choose the right one?