Harvey comes home / by Colleen Nelson ; illustrations by Tara Anderson.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pajama Press, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: 218 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781772780970
- 1772780979
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Nelson Colleen | 1 | Available | 33111009554896 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An adventurous West Highland Terrier follows his nose a little too far from home and becomes desperate for a helping hand. But when he's taken in by a young boy volunteering at a retirement home, it just might be Harvey who does the helping.
A dog's world is a world of scents, of adventure. When a runaway West Highland Terrier named Harvey wanders out of his old life guided only by his nose and his heart, lives begin to converge.
Austin, a young volunteer at Brayside retirement home, quickly finds that the audacious Harvey inspires Mr. Pickering, a bitter resident coping with memory loss, to tell stories of his childhood. Moved by the elderly man's Dust Bowl recollections of grinding poverty and the perseverance of his friends and family, Austin begins to trade his preconceived notions for empathy. But is it enough to give him the resolve to track down Harvey's original owner?
Supported by striking illustrations from acclaimed artist Tara Anderson, award-winning author Colleen Nelson immerses readers in a rich and unflinchingly human tale of struggle and hope--all inspired by one curious dog.
"A young boy volunteering at a retirement home finds a stray dog and notices that it revives decades-old memories for a bitter resident. The boy bonds with the resident as he listens to stories about growing up in Saskatchewan during the Great Depression. Thanks to his new friend and his canine companion, the elderly man is able to pass away peacefully, immersed in fond memories of his youth."-- Provided by publisher.