The Week Junior - USA (2021-11-12)

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Arts and e inment

The Week Junior • November 12, 2021

Doug the

Pug

This adorable

Tennessee-based

pug is a social

media star with

more than 18

million followers.

He’s been the

subject of books

and appeared in

music videos.

Balto

During the winter

of 1925, the husky

led a team of sled

dogs that traveled

674 miles to

deliver lifesaving

medicine to Nome,

Alaska. Balto

became a hero. He

was honored that

year with a statue

in New York City’s

Central Park.

Rin Tin Tin

The German

shepherd was

rescued as a

puppy in

Germany during

World War One

(1914–1918). He

was taken to

California and

became a star of

silent fi lms. His

descendants

were also actors.

3 famous real dogs

Spider-Man

confers with

Mysterio

O

n November 10, Cli ord the Big Red Dog

arrives in movie theaters and on

Paramount+. The comedy is based on the popular

children’s book series of the same

name by Norman Bridwell. The

fi rst book was published in

1963. It is about a giant dog
      that belongs to a girl named
      Emily Elizabeth.
      In the fi lm, Emily Elizabeth
      receives tiny puppy Cliff ord from
      a magical animal rescuer. To her

surprise, the dog quickly grows to be 10 feet tall.

Emily Elizabeth, her uncle, and Cliff ord then end

up on a wild adventure in New York City.

Emily Elizabeth is played by Darby Camp,

age 14. She told The Week Junior that

Cli ord is a “heartwarming, sweet

movie” that combines “sentimental

moments and fun moments.” Camp’s

grandparents read her Cli ord books

when she was young. “I would be a

little jealous of Emily that she got to

have a giant red dog,” she said.

Animators used computer-generated imagery

to create Cliff ord. He had a unique stand-in during

fi lming. “There was a giant 10-foot puppet, and

two men were controlling it,” Camp said. The

puppeteers had studied dog movements, so “it

felt like there was an actual dog there,” she said.

“It was really awesome.”

Since people have been reading Cli ord for

decades, the movie is perfect for fi lmgoers of all

ages, Camp said. She added that it has valuable

lessons, including “how important it is to love one

another and accept people for their diff erences.”

Clifford becomes a film

The big red dog from the classic book series is brought to life in a new live-action comedy.

Cli ord the

Big Red Dog

Darby Camp

Doug

the Pug

FUN FACT

Author Norman Bridwell

said he made Cliff

ord red

because paint of that color
happened to be on his
drawing table.

The Balto

statue

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Rin Tin Tin