Harry the Dirty Dog (Weston Woods)
From Weston Woods Storybook Films · 2003
8 minPre-KK1stReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
Gene Zion and Margaret Bloy Graham's classic: Harry is a white dog with black spots who hates baths so much he buries the scrubbing brush and runs away. After a day of digging and playing he comes home so dirty he's a black dog with white spots -- and his family doesn't recognize him. A funny tale about home, belonging, and finally wanting that bath.
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Discussion questions
Harry hates baths so much he runs away -- and gets so dirty his family can't tell it's him!
- Why does Harry hide the scrubbing brush and run away?
- How does Harry change so much that his family doesn't know him?
- What finally makes Harry want a bath after all?
- Where is one place you're always happy to come back to?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: scrubbing brush, bury, recognize, spots
- Harry goes from white-with-black-spots to black-with-white-spots. Draw both Harrys.
- Tell the order of Harry's day using the words "first," "next," and "last."