I Want a Dog
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesIn this animated short, May wants a dog more than anything else in the world. She thinks about dogs all the time. She talks about them. She reads about them. She even covers her bedroom walls with pictures of dogs. But every time she asks her parents for a puppy, they tell her to wait until she is older. May can't wait any longer, and she comes up with an ingenious idea to change her parents' minds. Based on the book by Dayal Kaur Khalsa.
Media Details
Runtime: 10 minutes 11 seconds
- Topic: Home and Family, Literature, Science
- Subtopic: Children's Literature, Family Life, Pets
- Grade/Interest Level: 2 - 5
- Standards:
- Release Year: 2002
- Producer/Distributor: National Film Board Of Canada
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