Jack and Annie travel to a monastery in the Swiss Alps where, with the help of St. Bernard dogs and magic, they seek the second of four special objects necessary to break the spell on the wizard Merlin's beloved penguin, Penny.
Not wanting a dog around at all, Jill's father gives her an impossibly small sum of money with which to buy one, but determined Jill finds a St. Bernard for free.
Jack and Annie travel to a monastery in the Swiss Alps where, with the help of St. Bernard dogs and magic, they seek the second of four special objects necessary to break the spell on the wizard Merlin's beloved penguin, Penny.
Color photos fill this overview of Saint Bernard dogs, describing their history, temperament, coat and color, size, care and feeding, and puppies, and providing a glossary and a list of related Web sites.
A photographic introduction to Saint Bernards, discussing their characteristics, tracing the history of the breed, and looking at modern-day Saint Bernards.
Barry der Menschenretter, a Saint Bernard dog, reflects back on his life in the early 1800s at the Hospice of the Great Saint Bernard in the Swiss Alps, where he rescued some forty people from avalanches. Includes facts about the breed and the hospice.