Uncle Boris in the Yukon: and Other Shaggy Dog Stories
by Pinkwater, Daniel
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- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0156027151
- ISBN 13
- 9780156027151
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Synopsis
With the candor and wit that he's known for, Daniel Pinkwater shares heartfelt and often peculiar reflections on the dogs (and other assorted creatures) that have shaped his life and family traditions. Pinkwater begins with the tale of his colorful Uncle Boris, who sets off on a trek from Warsaw to the Yukon in search of gold. Along the way he strikes up a curious friendship with Jake, the lead dog in his team of malamutes, who, as it happens, converses in perfect Yiddish. This is the first in a series of delightful anecdotes that introduce a curious cast of canines, including a couple of wolf breeds, a Labrador retriever, a few more malamutes, a chow chow, a mutt, and even a Pekinese, among others. A "mordantly funny and smartly entertaining mix of memoir and fancy" (Booklist), Uncle Boris in the Yukon shows us a world where, though Pinkwater is top dog, it's the four-legged companions who steal the show.
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- Wonder Book (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- R13O-00367
- Title
- Uncle Boris in the Yukon: and Other Shaggy Dog Stories
- Author
- Pinkwater, Daniel
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Trade Paper
- ISBN 10
- 0156027151
- ISBN 13
- 9780156027151
- Publisher
- Harvest Books
- Place of Publication
- San Diego, Ca, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- 2002-10-14
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