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The Puppy Place #22
Bella
Welcome to the Puppy Place--where every puppy finds a home!
Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. They enjoy taking care of the dogs themselves, but the best part is finding a perfect new owner for these adorable animals. Bella is an orphaned newborn cocker spaniel. She is very weak and almost doesn't survive her first night. Lizzie is determined to save the pint-sized pup. The Peterson's bottle-feed her around the clock until she's healthy enough to be adopted. But who will give this sweet little dog the home she deserves?
Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. They enjoy taking care of the dogs themselves, but the best part is finding a perfect new owner for these adorable animals. Bella is an orphaned newborn cocker spaniel. She is very weak and almost doesn't survive her first night. Lizzie is determined to save the pint-sized pup. The Peterson's bottle-feed her around the clock until she's healthy enough to be adopted. But who will give this sweet little dog the home she deserves?
96 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2011
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January 29, 2023
Lizzie and her younger brother, Charles, are in elementary school. The Peterson family have a puppy named Buddy plus they foster dogs and help them find homes.
Lizzie was at a birthday party at an animal shelter she volunteers at when a weak four-week cocker spaniel puppy was brought in. Her mother was sick and the owner was busy taking care of her so she asked the owner of the shelter for help. The puppy wasn't expected to make it through the night but does. Lizzie and her family offer to foster the puppy who they name Bella. Taking care of such a young puppy is a lot of work for the family. Though they try to keep Buddy away from Bella, it turns out he is the best surrogate mom for her.
Though this book is a quick read and directed at elementary-aged children, I found it entertaining. There is a learning experience and a puppy tip at the end. It is written in third person perspective and first person from Bella and Buddy, the puppies' points of view. It is the twenty-second in the Puppy Place series, which currently has 64 books in the series, and works as a stand alone.
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Lizzie was at a birthday party at an animal shelter she volunteers at when a weak four-week cocker spaniel puppy was brought in. Her mother was sick and the owner was busy taking care of her so she asked the owner of the shelter for help. The puppy wasn't expected to make it through the night but does. Lizzie and her family offer to foster the puppy who they name Bella. Taking care of such a young puppy is a lot of work for the family. Though they try to keep Buddy away from Bella, it turns out he is the best surrogate mom for her.
Though this book is a quick read and directed at elementary-aged children, I found it entertaining. There is a learning experience and a puppy tip at the end. It is written in third person perspective and first person from Bella and Buddy, the puppies' points of view. It is the twenty-second in the Puppy Place series, which currently has 64 books in the series, and works as a stand alone.
Blog review post: http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2023/01...
January 4, 2018
I love this book😀
it is cool!
it is cool!
January 29, 2023
I joy these books about different names of dogs. The books are easy to read and they are real cute because they about different kinds of dogs.
December 3, 2013
Lizzie Peterson, a young girl who volunteers at an animal shelter, loves dogs. She often fosters young dogs until they find a perfect forever home, and in this book of the series Lizzie’s family adopts a 4 week old puppy, Bella, whose mother, Sissy, is very sick and because of that Sissy is sick, the other male puppies did not make it. Lizzie realizes what a huge responsibility it is to take care of a newborn puppy and nurses her back to health all day and all night. Her older puppy, Buddy, helps take care of her too. She gets exhausted from staying up all night and her new neighbor, Tina Wu, decides to adopt Bella. Lizzie writes and has to present a persuasive essay and she called it “Anyone Can Be a Mom.”
This short chapter book to relate to the children. This also fits well in a curriculum; I would assign a chapter to be read aloud in class and a chapter to read at home each night. These are very short chapters (5-8 pages in length). This is an easy read and easy to discuss for children and is from a child’s point of view, making it relatable to them. This book points out how much responsibility a puppy can be and how patient and gentle one must be towards the new pup.
Miles, E. (2011). The Puppy Place: Bella. New York, NY: Scholastic.
This short chapter book to relate to the children. This also fits well in a curriculum; I would assign a chapter to be read aloud in class and a chapter to read at home each night. These are very short chapters (5-8 pages in length). This is an easy read and easy to discuss for children and is from a child’s point of view, making it relatable to them. This book points out how much responsibility a puppy can be and how patient and gentle one must be towards the new pup.
Miles, E. (2011). The Puppy Place: Bella. New York, NY: Scholastic.
July 18, 2012
AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It'ssoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
March 21, 2012
This book was about a little puppy named Bella who was adopted by a lady. Bella was really good friends with her old family's dog Buddy. They got to play together a lot because they ended up being neighbors.
May 9, 2014
I loved this book it almost made me cry because of how they said she might not make it through the night, until a foster family took her in for a while and got fall in love with her and the dog they have Buddy got to help them a lot to.
June 7, 2015
Adam's book. Three stars because he's liked other Puppy Place books better, and he thought this one was a little too sad, because Bella was the only puppy out of her litter to have survived and newborn puppies are so fragile. He liked it, but it wasn't one of his favorites.
April 2, 2011
Read for my classroom library
January 3, 2012
Very cute story for kids, 2nd-3rd grade level.
November 2, 2016
cute kids story
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December 4, 2013it was awesome!
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April 25, 2014Lizzie is a great girl. You should see teddy by Ellen Miles
November 25, 2014
So sad but so happy both at the same time. Great book and I love it.you should read it.poor Bella:( read the book:) have fun reading!
March 31, 2015
Loved it!!
October 12, 2015
IT WAS THE BEST BOOK
July 4, 2014
These books are so cute. I enjoy reading them, and exploring more into children's lives with dogs.
September 6, 2014
really good but sad
December 23, 2014
OMG soon AWESOME
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July 1, 2016Finished 6/30/16
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