January 2016 Book of the Month Echo Come Home has all the hallmarks of her writing that make Megan Rix’s books such favourites with young readers: it’s a gripping story, the animal heroes are vividly drawn and there’s a lovely emphasis on the unconditional love and loyalty that dogs give to people.
Echo is a stray living on the streets though smart enough to know all the best spots for free food. When animal rescue finally catch him he’s trained as a hearing dog, and forms a special relationship with Jake, a young boy left with severe hearing loss after contracting meningitis. The details of the work hearing dogs do is lovingly described and, when Echo and Jake are separated, readers will be on tenterhooks until they are reunited. Unbeatable reading for fans of animal stories. ~ Andrea Reece
For more great animal stories, moving, realistic and well told, there is of course Michael Morpurgo, and now Gill Lewis too.
'I wish I had a dog...It could be a big dog or a little one. It could be any colour or breed. Just most of all I'd like a hearing dog.' Eleven-year-old Jake is dreading his new school.
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'I wish I had a dog...It could be a big dog or a little one. It could be any colour or breed.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Echo Come Home and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Echo Come Home features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Adventure Stories, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 9+ readers
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
Echo Come Home was written by Megan Rix and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Echo Come Home has 316 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
