Book Review: Everything Dogs

Everything Dogs: All the Canine Facts, Photos, and Fun That You Can Get Your Paws On! by Becky Baines with Dr. Gary Weitzman (National Geographic Kids, $12.95, 64 pages, 2012, ages 8-12, grades 3-7)

Lovely Big Book with Plenty of Pictures for the Little Ones!

A golden retriever with a tennis ball on the cover: what's with goldens or yellow labs on the cover of so many books or selling so many products anyway? Are they the blondes of dogdom?

Chapters include "Meet the Dogs," "A Dog's Life," "We are Family," and "Fun with Dogs," each with four oversized 2-page sections plus a photo gallery of dogs in action or the parts of a dog.

Wow! What a Book!

With dog photos almost life-sized, your kids will soon find their favorites and keep changing their minds but with such wonderful pictures, they will carry the book around just to look at the pictures and while they do, they'll read a little bit - and remember it. They will learn about a dog's daily schedule (play, nap, eat and repeat) and the dog family tree, take a quiz to find the perfect dog for them, learn about famous dogs and working dogs and designer dogs and rescue dogs. On the page after the glossary they will find a quick quiz and hidden in the back are lists of books, movies, and websites.

This Book Will Last

Everything Dogs is 10 years old so a few minor facts are outdated but the photos never will be!