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Adoff, Arnold

The Return of Rex and Ethel

40 pp. | Harcourt | April, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-15-266367-3 $$16.00
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Catherine Deeter. After two dogs, Rex and Ethel, die on the very same afternoon, their young owners, friends and next-door neighbors, build a safe haven for wild animals as a memorial to them. Although the lyrical text uses poetic phrases (the girls share "moments of red apples"), it lacks emotion, and the coincidence of the dogs dying at the same time seems far-fetched. Realistic acrylic paintings depict the multiracial neighborhood.
Reviewer: Patricia Riley

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