Favorite Dogs Coloring Book - (Dover Animal Coloring Books) by John Green & Soren Robertson (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Did you know that: - Great Danes did not originate in Denmark.
- 8 Years
- 10.8" x 8.0" Paperback
- 48 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Activity Books
- Series Name: Dover Animal Coloring Books
Description
About the Book
Forty-two popular dogs -- collie, poodle, dachshund, others -- beautifully rendered. Captions, glossary, and brief history offer fascinating facts about humanity's "best friend."Book Synopsis
Did you know that:
- Great Danes did not originate in Denmark.
- Chihuahuas were used in religious rituals by the Aztecs in Mexico.
- Poodles were originally water retrievers and truffle hunters.
- Pomeranians are miniature descendants of sled dogs from Iceland and Lapland.
- Dogs mentioned in the Bible are very similar to today's Salikis.
Animal illustrator John Green and writer Soren Robertson have teamed up to create a unique coloring book that reveals many fascinating facts about humanity's "best friend." Here are 42 popular breeds -- dachshund, beagle, collie, cocker spaniel, St. Bernard, greyhound, poodle, German shepherd, and more -- all rendered in superb line drawings. Each breed's average height and weight, standard coloring, general characteristics, and historical origins are described in concise captions; a helpful glossary defines hair-color terms. While showing how dogs serve humanity as hunters, racers, workers, beginning with the first wolf-like dogs who hunted 50,000 years ago.
