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Relates the feats of Barry, the St. Bernard dog whose name, to this day, honors the best dog at the St. Bernard Monastery.
Synopsis
Relates the feats of Barry, the Saint Bernard dog whose name, to this day, honors the best dog at the Saint Bernard Monastery.
About the Author, Lynn Hall, Antonio Castro
Marion Dane Bauer is the author of more than 40 books for children, including the Newbery Honor?winning book On My Honor and Rain of Fire, which won a Jane Adams Peace Association Award. She has also won the Kerlan Award for the body of her work. The Blue Ghost is her most recent book for this age group. She lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
One in the Step into Reading series, Lynn Hall's true-adventure story, first published in another form in 1973, tells of a young monk and a giant Saint Bernard dog named Barry in a monastery high in the mountains of Switzerland. Trained to guide and rescue people in the snow, Barry saved more than 40 lives, including that of a baby during an avalanche. The color illustrations of the humans are better than those of the dog, but Hall tells the rescue stories with tears and drama. New readers will be held by the celebration of Barry's courage, the bond between man and animal, and the spirit of a great dog whose fame spread far and wide.
