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Reviewed on June 1, 1995
Gr 2-4 A story in which a child learns that communication goes infinitely beyond the spoken word, and in which a loss cements a loving relationship between three special people. When Ivan and Vera adopt a young girl from El Salvador, Isabel joins the already teeming household of at least 35 "countable" creatures including horses, ducks, cats, and dogs. Of all the animals, it is the "inside" dog, elderly Bonesy, that becomes th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More