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Dog Breath : The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis (Hardcover)

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Dog Breath : The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis (Hardcover)

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3.86 out of 5stars
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5.00 out of 5 stars review
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01/25/2012
A really cute book abo...
A really cute book about a dog named Hally Tosis who is a good dog but has one big problem, he had bad breath. One day grandma comes to visit and insists that the dog stinks and must go. They put up a sign free dog. The kids don't want him to go so they set out to find a way to get rid of his bad breath. They try things like looking at a breath taking view,seeing a scary movie that would leave him breathless, etc. Nothing works though, just when they think that they would have to get rid of him their house gets burglarized but they didn't get away because they fainted form Hally's bad breath. The family received an award for turning in the crooks and Hally became the most famous crime fighting dog in the country and the family decided to keep their dog. I liked the way they played with words and the illustrations showing how Hally's breath affect everyone, even the sun and a picture of Mona Liza. It would be fun as a class to find other books that play with words.
Schuman

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3.00 out of 5 stars review
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11/20/2010
This is an example of ...
This is an example of realistic fiction because it includes situations that take little imagination to see in this world. I would not say it is a good example of realistic fiction because it has a situation that is improbable in the world we know. Stars: Plot Age: Intermediate
booschnoo
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    06/11/2021
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  • 3.00 out of 5 stars review
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    11/02/2015
    This is a childrens p...
    This is a children's picture book about a dog named Hally who belongs to the Tosis family. The only problem with Hally is that she has terrible breath and the family fear they need to get rid of her and find her a new home because of it. They tried everything to get her to get rid of her bad breath. They tried to scare it out of her and to beautiful breath taking views but nothing worked. One night people broke into their house but Hally stopped them with her terrible breath and the Tosis family decided that they would keep her. This is a cute book that teacher can use to discuss different problems that people may face and that trying to change something about someone may not be possible because they are fine just the way they are. Students could write stories about a person or animal who uses something that appears to be a bad thing to fix a problem.
    cpaavola
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
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    12/04/2014
    This book is about a d...
    This book is about a dog name Hally who belonged to the Tosis family. Hally Tosis has awful breath. The Tosis family is considering giving her up because she's stinking up the whole house! So the Tosis children decide they are going to fix the problem. They take Hally to all of these different events and places that will "take your breath away" or "leave you breathless." But none of them work. Then one night, two burglars break into the Tosis home. Hally knocks them out with her terrible breath! This gives the Tosis parents enough time to call the police and make sure everyone is safe. This makes Hally Tosis a famous crime-fighting dog! And the Tosis family decides to keep her. This book is a fun, silly book with wonderful illustrations. It also promotes problem solving and taking initiative in family situations. The children use their knowledge about the situation and try to fix it. Even though they weren't the ones who convinced their parents to keep Hally, they still tried to solve a problem and do what was right.
    hphipp2
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
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    04/02/2013
    One of my favorite rea...
    One of my favorite read aloud books.
    Sullywriter
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
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    01/25/2012
    A really cute book abo...
    A really cute book about a dog named Hally Tosis who is a good dog but has one big problem, he had bad breath. One day grandma comes to visit and insists that the dog stinks and must go. They put up a sign free dog. The kids don't want him to go so they set out to find a way to get rid of his bad breath. They try things like looking at a breath taking view,seeing a scary movie that would leave him breathless, etc. Nothing works though, just when they think that they would have to get rid of him their house gets burglarized but they didn't get away because they fainted form Hally's bad breath. The family received an award for turning in the crooks and Hally became the most famous crime fighting dog in the country and the family decided to keep their dog. I liked the way they played with words and the illustrations showing how Hally's breath affect everyone, even the sun and a picture of Mona Liza. It would be fun as a class to find other books that play with words.
    Schuman
  • 3.00 out of 5 stars review
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    11/20/2010
    This is an example of ...
    This is an example of realistic fiction because it includes situations that take little imagination to see in this world. I would not say it is a good example of realistic fiction because it has a situation that is improbable in the world we know. Stars: Plot Age: Intermediate
    booschnoo
  • 3.00 out of 5 stars review
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    12/06/2008
    I didnt really care f...
    I didn't really care for this story. It's about Hally, a dog that lives with the Tosis family (Hally Tosis) who has bad breath. The family decides they have to give her away because her breath is so bad. Then, some burglars break into the home and Hally make sthem pass out cold from her bad breath. The family wakes up and turns them in and gets a big rewards and is very happy that Hally saved them. I thought the story was pretty silly and I really thought it was a bad idea to say that the family was giving away their dog because of bad breath. That might be overly sensitive of me, but I think homeless pets are too big of an issue to say something like that. I guess a kid would probably be entertained. The illustrations were ok. I just didn't really care for it.
    ericarhenry
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