Rating: Additional
2005, Marshall Cavendish, $16.95
ISBN: 0761452400
Age Level: 5-9
Canine "Tripper" earns a well stamped passport as he internationally travels from his birthplace of "Dogtown" to ten cities. Flags, stamps, scenic shots, and vocabulary are introduced as the tailed traveller sight sees with tour guides like the Mexican Chihuahua and the French Poodle. Cultures never clash and friendships are founded in this enjoyable voyage. Sentence structure becomes redundant in areas, but content makes amends. Layout and illustrations are attractive, although some of the title fonts fade into the page and Tripper's tail colors get reversed when he visits the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial. Tripper is a likeable pooch who does well at introducing young readers to far away places.
Reviewer: Rebecca Porter, OCPL/Laguna Beach
