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Title: DEAR SOCKS, DEAR BUDDY
By: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Format: Paperback

List price: £12.00


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ISBN 10: 0671043684
ISBN 13: 9780671043681
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Pub. date: 1 November, 1998
Description: This entertaining, amusing, and thoughtful collection of letters that children have sent to Socks and Buddy--the nation's "First Pets"--includes 50 candid photos and an Introduction by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. The author's royalties will be donated to the National Park Service Foundation.
Synopsis: In a world dominated by video games, voicemail, and television, it's easy to overlook the importance of the written word. If one very important thing parents can do to help their children learn is read to them, then encouraging them to write must run a close second. What better ? and more rewarding ? way to teach a child these invaluable communication skills than through letter writing? In her warm and engaging text, Mrs. Clinton suggests ways parents can help their children initiate and enjoy the experience of writing and receiving letters, sharing her family's (and pets') experience, and explains how letters to Socks and Buddy are received, sorted, and answered at the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home. Mrs. Clinton gives a brief "pet history" of the White House, from Dolley Madison's parrot and Teddy Roosevelt's children's menagerie to the Bushes' English springer spaniel Millie. She also talks about the ways Socks and Buddy participate in White House life, such as greeting guests and visiting hospitals and nursing homes. Fans of the First Pets will be delighted by a section on their vital statistics (Socks' tail length: 1 foot; Buddy's snout length: 5 inches) and answers to the questions most asked by correspondents ("Do you have room service?"). In "Dear Socks, Dear Buddy, " Mrs. Clinton also shares more than 50 letters children have sent the nation's First Pets, from a simple request for a "paw-tograph" to more exacting notes of good wishes ("I want to give you a big heart, as big as the whole world") and generous advice ("Just because they went on a trip and didn't take you doesn't mean they don't love you any more"). Illustrated with more than 80 photographs of Socksand Buddy on the job and at play in the White House, this book will inspire children to share their ideas and wishes through writing.
Illustrations: AUDIO
Publication: US
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Returns: Non-returnable
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