Ages 4-7. As Paulsen takes his dog sled for a run on a winter's night, he carries readers along through the moonlit landscape. Immediacy and brevity mark each part of the poetic telling of the adventure--harnessing the exuberant dogs, riding through the woods and across a frozen lake, watching the wolves silently appear and disappear, and returning home. The illustrations include pen-and-ink drawings of the dogs, the sled, and sometimes the driver, tinted with watercolor and set against watercolor backgrounds. The painting is more effective than the pen-and-ink work, and the two art styles don't always blend well. As a whole, however, the book re-creates an experience unusual in picture books. Teachers might try reading it to children who consider themselves too old for picture books, particularly those who know Paulsen's other work. Carolyn Phelan
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"The energy and movement of the piece pull the reader right along through the entire race through the magical time and space to the homeward finish."
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The Horn Book Magazine "The book recreates an experience unusual in picture books."
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From the Publisher
"The energy and movement of the piece pull the reader right along through the entire race through the magical time and space to the homeward finish."
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The Horn Book Magazine "The book recreates an experience unusual in picture books."
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From the Inside Flap
winter night, a team of dogs pulls a sled, taking the narrator and readers on a wondrous ride through the snow, into and out of the woods. It is a ride you'll wish would never end.
Through this exquisite prose poem, Gary Paulsen shares the joy, the beauty, and the grandeur of the outdoors. With his joyous text and Ruth Wright Paulsen's exuberant and expressive illustrations,
Dogteam is a celebration of nature, a dance that invites everyone to join in.
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About the Author
Gary Paulsen and painter Ruth Wright Paulsen have collaborated on many distinguished picture books, including
Dogteam.
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