Marley Goes to School

by John Grogan, Richard Cowdrey (Illustrator)

Overview

It's the first day of school and Cassie is all set to go. So is her dog, Marley!

Although he's told to stay, Marley digs a tunnel out of the backyard and sniffs his way to school. As he roams the halls looking for Cassie, he finds trouble instead. From wolfing down hot dogs in the cafeteria to setting free a bunch of mice in science class, Marley won′t stop until he locates his best friend. This lovable and rowdy dog may not be much of an academic, but he's full of school spirit!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061965159
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	12/07/2010
Series:	Marley Series
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	3 - 8 Years

About the Author

John Grogan is the author of the #1 international bestseller Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog, the bestselling middle-grade memoir Marley: A Dog Like No Other, and three #1 best-selling picture books: Bad Dog, Marley!, A Very Marley Christmas, and Marley Goes to School. John lives with his wife and their three children in the Pennsylvania countryside.

John Grogan ha sido un premiado reportero gráfico y columnista por más de veinticinco años. Vive en Pensilvania con su esposa Jenny y sus tres hijos.

Richard Cowdrey has illustrated numerous books for children, including Bad Dog, Marley! by John Grogan, Animal Lullabies by Pam Conrad, and Frosty the Snowman by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins. He is the owner of a yellow Labrador, Murray, whose behavior is remarkably similar to Marley's. He lives in Ohio with his wife and children.

Hometown:

Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Date of Birth:

March 20, 1957

Place of Birth:

Detroit, Michigan

Education:

B.A. in Journalism and English, Central Michigan University, 1979; M.A. in Journalism, The Ohio State University, 1986

Website:

http://www.marleyandme.com

Editorial Reviews

We remember Lassie and Rin-Tin-Tin affectionately, but no dog ever licked his way into our hearts more completely than Marley. John Grogan's uproariously dysfunctional pooch climbed onto bestseller lists and toppled movie box office records. Then misfit Marley scampered successfully into children's book departments with Bad Dog, Marley and A Very Marley Christmas. This picture book is an adorable yarn about a lovably peculiar four-footed student.

PreS-Gr 3—Marley, king of misbehavior and digger extraordinaire, is back. Cassie is all set for her first day of school, and he decides to join her. "'You silly dog,' she tells him. 'School's for kids, not dogs.'" But, of course, this isn't any dog. This is Marley. He escapes the confines of the backyard and follows her scent to the school. Once inside, hilarity and chaos ensue as Marley discovers the copy machine, cafeteria, science class, and gymnasium. It isn't until he runs outside during recess that he finds Cassie and the rest of the family, who have been searching for him. The colorful illustrations capture the exuberance and charm of this energetic animal and the humans in his life. The characters' facial expressions are priceless, and readers will enjoy following Marley's trail of destruction and mayhem through the pictures.—Lisa Gangemi Kropp, Half Hollow Hills Community Library, Dix Hills, NY

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