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Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog Review

The story of Hachiko is one of the most moving accounts of the bond between dog and owner. Hachiko, a beautiful curly tailed Akita was the revered pet of one Professor Ueno, who named the dog after the number 8, which he considered a lucky symbol. Hachiko was his 8th Akita.

Sadly, Professor Ueno died at work in April of 1925, some 15 months after he bought the Akita. Hachiko faithfully walked with his loving owner to the Shibuya train station every morning and could be counted on like clock work to greet his owner upon return. Even after his owner's death, the curly tailed dog continued coming back to the train station to await his return.

This continued for 10 years until the Akita died in 1935. A statue of the dog was erected at the train station as a nod to his show of loving loyalty. Hachiko, like Balto, the malamute who braved storms in 1925 Alaska during an epidemic has been immemorialized in statue at the train station where he faithfully awaited his owner's return.

A beautiful moving story that might make you cry. Even so, it is worth reading. As wonderful as Hachiko's story is, I preferred Leslea Newman's book about the loyal curly tailed Akita.

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ISBN13: 9780547237558
Condition: New
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Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog Overview

Imagine walking to the same place every day, to meet your best friend. Imagine watching hundreds of people pass by every morning and every afternoon. Imagine waiting, and waiting, and waiting. For ten years. This is what Hachiko did. Hachiko was a real dog who lived in Tokyo, a dog who faithfully waited for his owner at the Shibuya train station long after his owner could not come to meet him. He became famous for his loyalty and was adored by scores of people who passed through the station every day. This is Hachiko’s story through the eyes of Kentaro, a young boy whose life is changed forever by his friendship with this very special dog. Simply told, and illustrated with Yan Nascimbene’s lush watercolors, the legend of Hachiko will touch your heart and inspire you as it has inspired thousands all over the world.

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Customer Reviews

Unexpected Gem - Athena4463 - Texas, USA
Whenever we make a trip to our local library, I always grab one book from the Nonfiction stacks to throw in with my three-year-old daughter's choices of picture books and Dr. Seuss. I grabbed this one on impulse - really I just thought it had a pretty cover - without knowing anything at all about the story. We are stationed at a military base in Korea and I try to choose Korean or Asian-themed books to help our family understand the culture a little better while we are here. It turns out this story is not Korean but Japanese, but I am so glad we read it! This book is not just for dog lovers or Akita lovers. Both my daughter and I loved the story - and in a certain part of the story I don't want to spoil, my voice choked up so that I could hardly keep reading. I was so moved by a story about a real dog and his loyalty to his owner! Well written and beautifully illustrated, this book is a delight and we have read it again and again. I especially appreciate the facts at the end. Appropriate for three year olds to thirty-year olds, and probably an even wider range than that. I hope you enjoy this book as much as we did.

Clasic story - reader - Mt. Berry, Georgia USA
I bought this book to read to my kindergarten class. They LOVED it and all wrote in their journals about it. I'll admit I started to tear up a little while reading it. The story is uplifting. The pictures are beautiful. I LOVE this book.

Hachiko - Charlie R-M - Cleveland, OH USA
I bought a copy of this book for my veterinarian's office following the death of my dog. It's a perfect selection -- short enough to read in the waiting room, and the subject is a loyal dog. They appreciated it.
Arrived quickly and in good condition.

Touching Book - C. Finn - San Francisco, CA
It is hard for me to read this story to my daughter without getting choked up at the end. It is a sweet book that talks about a dog's love and loyality. I figure this is a great segway into another tear jerk classic, Charlotte's Web!

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