Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog

Told through the eyes of a boy, this is the true story of a dog in Tokyo who loyally waited for his master's return everyday at the train station, even long after the man had died. The man had only owned him for a year before he died. The dog's loyalty inspired the erection of a statue at the entrance of Shibuya Station. This statue is a popular meeting place today. Absolute weeper.

The touching, true story of Hachiko, the dog who waited for his deceased owner to arrive at Shibuya station every day of every year for nearly 10 years. Though the basic events are true, the book is a fictionalization of the events, as they are told from the eyes of a little boy. The illustrations are simple line and water-color drawings, reminiscent of Allen Say's portrait illustrations. Great book to talk about with children old enough to understand the concepts of death and loyalty.

Nice quick read. Illustrations are nice. Good one to read to kids and talk about loyalty.

Then read Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain and relate to your child on details from that book on Akita's and their history. In that other book you learn about that the story of Hachiko was before WWII. It was used as a great lesson for loyalty, but wasn't strong enough for most of the Akita's to be killed off in WWII becuase people were starving, and why feed dogs, and there was a bounty as the fur was used to line flyers coats or vests.

Nice quick read. Illustrations are nice. Good one to read to kids and talk about loyalty.

Then read Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain and relate to your child on details from that book on Akita's and their history. In that other book you learn about that the story of Hachiko was before WWII. It was used as a great lesson for loyalty, but wasn't strong enough for most of the Akita's to be killed off in WWII becuase people were starving, and why feed dogs, and there was a bounty as the fur was used to line flyers coats or vests.

This is a true story about an Akita dog named Hachiko who follows his master to the train station every morning before work and greets him there every evening after work. This demonstrates the love of a dog for his master as well as undying loyalty.

I love animals especially dogs! Dogs love us unconditionally and that is awesome!

I would use this book to lead into a science lesson about animals. After reading this book the class can discuss other animals that have loyal traits either to one another or to the human kind.

This book was a very entertaining read. It is about how the loyalty of a dog can last a lifetime. This is a great story from Japan that can cause the reading to cry both tears of joy and sadness.

Great story on loyalty. The dog waited for 10 years for his master to come back. The master had died. Very touching story about a faithful dog.