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Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
A dog's purpose can extended beyond a companionship role as man s best friend to a functional one that comes with great purpose and responsibility. This fascinating documentary series explores the history, training and duties of working dogs and the integral role they serve to assist mankind.
Author
Series
Orca wild volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 5
Formats
Description
Dogs are working with humans to find new ways to solve environmental problems and conserve wildlife, just a few of which are sniffing out invasive species and poisons, as well as identifying wildlife traffickers.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
This title introduces young dog lovers to K9 and military dogs, covering everything from the history of their use to conditioning, training, and the work they do. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a photodiagram, and a glossary.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"A photo-illustrated book for early readers about the Labrador retriever breed. Describes this hunting dog's unique features, social behaviors, and how they act as pets. Readers learn about black labs, chocolate labs, and the many colors of the yellow lab. Includes a photo diagram, fun facts, table of contents, glossary, and further resources."--
5) Dog heroes
Author
Series
Magic tree house fact trackers volume 24
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Answers questions about the history and behavior of dogs and provides true stories of dog heroics.
6) Dogs
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This title focuses on how dogs are trained, their natural skills and the jobs they do.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"Stella is a real dog. She is a special dog with an important job. Stella is a therapy dog and she creates happiness wherever she goes. That makes her a hero to many people. Read her story to find out more about Stella and what makes her a hero dog."--
Based on the life of an American Humane Association Hero Dog Award-winning canine, describes the contributions of therapy dog Stella, who brings love and companionship to children with special needs....
Author
Pub. Date
[2020].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Get to know incredible pups from all over the world in these 30 fur-raising stories. Daring Dogs will take you into the lives of amazing historical hounds, including science superstars like Laika, the first doggy cosmonaut, and war heroes like Smoky, a four-pound WWII veteran.
Author
Pub. Date
c1993
Description
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man portrays Stephen Dedalus's Dublin childhood and youth, providing an oblique self-portrait of the young James Joyce. At its center are questions of origin and source, authority and authorship, and the relationship of an artist to his family, culture, and race. Exuberantly inventive, this coming-of-age story is a tour de force of style and technique.