Hachiko Waits
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Rated 5 starsHachi, you are the best dog in Japan.
There is a statue of a dog in the Shibuya train station in Tokyo. It was first set in place in 1934 to commemorate the loyalty and devotion of an Akita who waited for his master for ten years. The master was a university teacher, who died unexpectedly at work. It was the Akita's habit to wait for his master's return from work then walk home together. Because he could not understand why his master did not return, he faithfully...
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Rated 5 starsHACHIKO WAITS
Have you ever seen a dog at a train station who waits for his master everyday? The plot in the story is when an Akita named Hachiko waits for his master at the train station, but his master never shows up. His master had a stroke and died. Hachiko finds a new home, but when they open he door to go to school Hachiko runs away to the train station to wait for his master. People try to take him home, but Hachiko keeps running...
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Rated 5 starsHachiko Waits
Have you ever seen a dog at train station that waits for his master everyday? The plot in the story is when an Akita named Hachiko waits for his master at the train station, but he never "shows up". His master had a stroke and died. Hachiko finds a new home, but when they open the door to go to school Hachiko runs away to the train stations to wit for his master. People try to take him home, but Hachiko keeps running away...
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Rated 5 starsI Couldn't Put the Book Down - Reviewed by Lyndsai
Waiting, waiting, waiting. This dog sure can wait. Hachiko Waits by Leslea Newman is a heart-warming story. It is a fantastic historical fiction book. Hachiko is owned by Professor Ueno. They live in a little house in Japan. Hachiko is a golden-brown Akita-ken. Professor Ueno has a thin moustache and is a little short. He teaches at a university. When the story begins, Professor Ueno and Hachiko go to the train station...
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Rated 5 starsLovely New Children's Book for Animal Lovers
Hachiko is a wonderful young puppy who lives with his master, Professor Ueno. Each morning the Professor tells Hachiko these same words, as he boards the train: "What a good dog you are. What a fine dog you are. Hachi you are the best dog in all of Japan." And every afternoon, at 3 o'clock on the dot, Hachiko arives back at the train station to greet his owner once again. However, one day, the Professor doesn't step off the...
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