Hachiko waits
By: Lesle a Newman ; illustrated by Machiyo Kodaira
Contributors: Kodaira, Machiyo, illustrator
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780545078726; 9780545071826
Subjects: Akita dog; Hachiko (Dog); Juvenile fiction; History; Dogs; Fiction
Description: Professor Ueno's loyal Akita, Hachiko, waits for him at the train station every afternoon, and even after the professor has a fatal heart attack while at work, Hachiko faithfully continues to await his return until the day the dog dies. Based on a true story; includes an author's note and glossary of Japanese words.
Notes: Reprint: Originally published: New York : Henry Holt, ℗♭2004.

"First Scholastic printing, February 2008"--Title page verso.

"This edition is available for distribution only through the school market."--Page 4 of cover.