Max is an old dog, but that doesn't keep him from learning some new tricks. When his Mom takes him on an adventure all away across the ocean to a village in Africa, Max meets some fascinating new animals--and new human friends too About the Author Max is a fourteen-year-old dachshund who loves peanuts and long naps. Ruth Calkins was born in New York City in 1927. She is widowed, with five children, and spent a...