First Dog
Unleashed in the Montana Capitol
by Jessica Solberg
illustrations by Robert Rath
published by Farcountry Press
- This beautifully illustrated story is told from the point of view of Jag, the real-life Canine Special Assistant to the Governor of Montana.
Written for children ages 6 to 12, First Dog is Jag's story of how a cow dog from a farm in Whitefish, the last pup in the litter, traveled to Helena and became the First Dog.
Featuring fun and fascinating information about what a governor does and how Montana government works, First Dog teaches kids that government belongs to them, and shows them that one day they, too, could be sitting at the governor's desk.
40 pages, 8 1/2'' x 11'', glossary, 68 softcovers per case, Smythe-sewn
softcover
ISBN 10: 1560374195
ISBN 13: 9781560374190
$11.95
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| First Dog
Unleashed in the Montana Capitol |
| "I'm Sid," the squirrel says. "Nice to meetcha. Hey, for a black-and-white pooch, you sure seem blue. Isn't it fun to be the big dog around here?"
"I'm the only dog around here," I tell him. "Aw, you're just lookin' at it the wrong way," he says. "I like to sit here and watch 'em run around from room to room, shufflin' papers, comin' and goin'." "Watch who?" I ask. "You know, these two-legged types," Sid explains. "Big things happen here, but this place isn't just for them. It's for us little guys, too. That's why we're glad you're here." As I listen to all the excitement above—the phone ringing, people talking—I figure out that the people in the capitol seem to be on two different teams: Democrats and Republicans. Sometimes they get along, and sometimes they don't. Dogs aren't Democrats or Republicans. We're just dogs. -from pages 17-19 |
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Award-winning author Jessica Solberg was born and raised in Montana and graduated from Montana State University. She works as a book editor and freelance writer. Dogs and government are two of her favorite things. |
| Robert Rath is an illustrator, designer, and author with dozens of books to his credit. Although he has worked with Scholastic Books, Lucasfilm, The History Channel, Carus Publishing, and many other magazines, book publishers, and universities, his favorite project is keeping up with his family. | |
Gold Medal, Best First Book, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, 2008