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Author
Publisher
Bailey Books/Enslow
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The text opens with a true story of a service dog, and then it explains the history of service dogs and the training methods used to transform an ordinary dog into a canine hero"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes how prison dog training programs give prisoners a chance to connect emotionally to animals and learn valuable skills while they prepare dogs to help people living with serious disabilities.
3) Nicki
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Company
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-old Nicki Fleming, who is a natural with animals, volunteers to help her mother train a service dog, she doesn't realize how much responsibility she's taking on and how much she'll have to give up along the way.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Modern wars recruit more than just human soldiers. Our canine companions also serve in the line of duty and under fire, whether helping police protect our home turf or accompanying soldiers on missions abroad. Readers will cheer for the hero dogs featured in this collection, profiled with stunning photos and inspiring tales of bravery, friendship, heroism, and devotion. Their touching stories are sure to inspire animal lovers everywhere.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
After a busy summer training Sprocket, the service dog she has been raising, Nicki's school year gets off to a rough start as she works on reconciling her two best friends, accepting that Sprocket will soon leave for placement with someone who needs him, and awaiting the birth of the twins her mother is expecting. Includes essay on service dogs.
7) Buster
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Dragged into Dog Court for breaking the rules against talking to humans and revealing canine intelligence, Buster the therapy dog defends himself by sharing the story of a boy in his care who is struggling with anxiety.
Author
Series
Elvis and the underdogs volume 1
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
All his life Benji, now ten, has been sickly and he has long been targeted by the school bully, but after a seizure Benji gets a therapy dog that is not only big enough to protect him, it can also talk.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Tonio is not allowed to let anyone know that he can communicate fluently with his therapy dog, Buster. But when dogkind requires that Tonio make friends with a bully, are Tonio and Buster going to go through a ruff patch... or learn some new tricks to keep the dogs in their town safe?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Wednesday's brother's drone went missing in their own backyard. And that can mean only one thing--the thief is one of their friends! Can the neighborhood's newest service dog help Wednesday sniff out the bandit? Or will the case of the missing drone be a doggone disaster?"--
Author
Publisher
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Smiley, a most remarkable Golden Retriever, was born without eyes. He was rescued from a puppy mill and has become a superb therapy dog, providing therapy to people all over the world through social media and television. This is his story."--
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"The powerful true story of a SEAL Team Six member and military dog handler, and the dog that saved his life. Two dozen Navy SEALs descended on Osama bin Laden's compound in May 2011. After the mission, only one name was made public: Cairo, a Belgian Malinois and military working dog. This is Cairo's story, and that of his handler, Will Chesney, a member of SEAL Team Six whose life would be irrevocably tied to Cairo's. Starting in 2008, when Will...
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