Diogenes

by M.D. Usher

Book Overview

Most dogs in this world are content with their doggy lives, playing dead and burying bones, but Diogenes was a dog of a different sort - he wanted to become his own master. So he buried his collar and leash, left his cozy doghouse, and ran off to the great city of Athens, Greece. There he took upon himself the role of "watchdog" to those around him, warning of life's moral pitfalls and showing by his own surprising example the path to an enlightened...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374317852
• ISBN13: 9780374317850
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 5