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A Dozen Dogs Or So: New Edition Kindle Edition

by Patrick R. Chalmers (Author), Clare O'Beara (Author, Photographer), Cecil Aldin (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
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These poems about the working dogs and companion dogs of the early twentieth century, are by Patrick R. Chalmers. The charming illustrations by artist Cecil Aldin will delight any dog lover. Significant new content: a glossary explaining terms and practices for today’s readers, and original colour photos of dogs of modern day, including various breeds and activities. As the author/ publisher is the photographer, these photos cannot be found elsewhere.

The poems here have been retyped line by line and checked for accuracy, kept in their original formatting.

A Dozen Dogs Or So include the Collie, Cocker Spaniel, Pup, Sealyham Terrier, Cairn, Lurcher, West Highland Terrier, Hound, Hunt Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Field Spaniel, Mixed breed.

Clare O’Beara is an established, award-winning author who has been publishing independently since 2013. This book is her copyright and cannot be reproduced by others.

This book contains poetry and art which provide cultural history. They explain how the British countryside was managed and worked; show that dogs were bred for various purposes and aided humans to herd animals, thwart or kill pests and predators, or fetch game; show that dogs were considered the foremost companions of men, women and children from every class.

This book contains important cultural history. The modern publisher has chosen to reproduce the historical work so future generations can access that cultural information. The modern publisher has added substantial original content which means that this book constitutes an original work and is protected by copyright.
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    6 - 18 years
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    English
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    July 6, 2020
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About the Author

Clare O'Beara is a tree surgeon and expert witness,and a former national standard showjumper. She has been elected Chairman of Irish Mensa and Director of British Mensa Ltd. She was also appointed National Representative to Mensa International. She has served on the Royal Dublin Society Forestry And The Environment Committee. She lives in Dublin with her husband and cats.
Clare is an award-winning writer of fiction and non-fiction, whose journalism work has been published in more than thirty countries. Her credits include Mensa Magazine and Mensa International Journal.
2013 - first prize for Print Journalism in Ireland's National Media Awards.
2014 - won the Arkady Renko short story contest held by Simon & Schuster and judged by Martin Cruz Smith.
2020 - Second, Dublin Business School Create Contest.
Clare contributed a story to A Pint And A Haircut (Lon Dubh, 2010), an anthology in aid of Concern's Haiti fund.Clare reads extensively and reviews books for Fresh Fiction.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08CJNG7N5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clare O'Beara (July 6, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 6, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 60363 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 147 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

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Clare O’Beara is a tree surgeon and expert witness, and a former national standard showjumper. She has qualified in multimedia journalism, data visualisation, media law and ecology, and writes on environmental themes. She has served on the Royal Dublin Society’s Forestry and the Environment Committee.

Clare is an award-winning writer, award-winning blogger, and award-winning photojournalist, whose journalism work has been published in more than thirty countries. Her credits include Writing ie, The Register com, Mensa Magazine and Mensa International Journal. Editor of Dublin Business School’s Inside DBS blog and Sustainable College blog.

During 2020 Clare created the Irish Lockdown series. A Pony For Quarantine was nominated for Children’s Multicultural Book Day by US educational site Wise Owl Factory; A Dog For Lockdown was chosen Best Middle Grade Book of 2020 by author/ reviewer Jemima Pett.

Clare independently publishes crime, science fiction and romance, and No.1 Best Selling Young Adult books; she works to make her books Carbon Neutral.

2022 - Winner, Journalism Relating to Health, National Student Media Awards.

2021 - Winner, Blog Of The Year, National Student Media Awards.

2021 - Nominated, EPA Award for Journalism Relating to The Environment.

2020 - Second, Dublin Business School Create Contest.

2014 - Winner, Arkady Renko Short Story Contest: Simon & Schuster. Judged by Martin Cruz Smith.

2013 - Winner, Print Journalism, Ireland's National Media Awards.

The MacGuyver for the Hugo Awards at Worldcon Dublin 2019.

Reviewer for Fresh Fiction.

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Carolyn Wilhelm
5.0 out of 5 stars Teachers a perfect book for a secondary poetry class!
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2021
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Besides honoring the poets and dogs, O’Beara has a glossary including some explanations for each dog poem. Wonderful!
Such as:
“Gaysome o’stern – stern is a hound’s tail so his tail is waving.”
Educational! Understandable!
At least I never fully understand poetry and this is very helpful to me. I think others would like it, too. I personally would like all poetry books to read like this one.
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