Download or read book The Pond written by Robert Murphy and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen-year-old Joey spends his childhood visiting a beautiful back-country pond in Virginia. His humorous and heart-warming adventures in and around the pond, with the faithful dog Charley at his side, broaden his understanding of his place in the world and awaken in him a protective instinct towards all nature. In an era of climate-change debate and animal rights movements, The Pond delivers an important message to readers of all ages, at the same time never failing to delight.