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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Description
In this book, the author, a leading dog-blogger offers a tour of military working dogs' extraordinary training, heroic accomplishments, and the lasting impacts they have on those who work with them. People all over the world have been riveted by the story of Cairo, the Belgian Malinois who was a part of the Navy SEAL team that led the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound. A dog's natural intelligence, physical abilities, and pure loyalty contribute...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
September 1940, as German bombs fall on Britain, fears grow of an impending invasion. Since losing her parents as a child, Susan Shepherd has raised homing pigeons with her grandfather, Bertie. All her birds are extraordinary to Susan, but none more so than Duchess, with whom she shares a special bond. When a young pilot named Ollie Evans travels to Britain to join the Royal Air Force, his quest brings him to the National Pigeon Service, where Susan...
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
"Under the cover of night, deep in the desert of Afghanistan, a US Army handler led a Special Forces patrol with his military working dog. Without warning an insurgent popped up, his weapon raised. At the handler's command, the dog charged their attacker. There was the flash of steel, the blur of fur, and the sound of a single shot; the handler watched his dog take a bullet. During the weeks it would take the dog to heal, the handler never left its...
6) Shadow
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Teenager Aman and his mother lose their loyal spaniel Shadow while escaping Afghanistan to flee to England. Now they must depend on a friend and his grandfather to enable Shadow's return.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Learn about the amazing bravery and loyalty displayed by animals and their contributions to military success. This book highlights a variety of brave dogs and other animals that have served in the military, whose contributions protected troops on the front lines of war. Each true story gives readers a lesson in history and a lesson in the importance of these animals' contribution. It's paw-sitively inspiring!"--
"Discover the true feats of hero...
Author
Publisher
Abingdon Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"There have been dogs on battlefields for thousands of years, but the first modern canine to be recognized as a full military partner by those with whom she served was a Civil War terrier. For four years this small bundle of fur and fire witnessed the horrors of war in some of the most remembered battles in history, and like the nation it changed her. In fact, from mascot to messenger to scout to sentry to sniffer, being in the line of fire dramatically...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
When Justin's older brother, Kyle, is killed in Afghanistan, Justin can't believe that his brother is really gone. Except there's one thing that Kyle left behind. Max is a highly trained military canine who has always protected his fellow soldiers. But when he loses his handler and best friend, Kyle, Max is traumatized and unable to remain in the service. He is sent home to America, where the only human he connects with is Justin, and he is soon adopted...
10) Max
Publisher
Warner Bros. Pictures
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Military dog Max returns from service in Afghanistan, traumatized by his handler's death. He's adopted by the man's family and helps the grieving family heal.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Gabe is a real dog who works with the United States military. He has an important job: He uses his sense of smell to find weapons before they hurt anyone. Gabe saves lives! Read his story to find out more about Gabe and what makes him a hero dog."--
14) Smoky the brave: how a feisty Yorkshire terrier mascot became a comrade-in-arms during World War II
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In February 1944, as Japanese military advances threatened to overwhelm New Guinea, a tiny, four-pound Yorkshire Terrier was discovered hiding in the island's thick jungles. A total mystery as to her origins, she was adopted by US Army Air Force Corporal William "Bill" Wynne, an air-crewman in a photo reconnaissance squadron, becoming an irreplaceable lucky charm for the unit. When Smoky saved Wynne's life by barking a warning of an incoming kamikaze...
Publisher
Trinity University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"From trunk to tail, these thirty-three essential historical, scientific, and cultural writings on the elephant range from folktales to current practices, creating a greater understanding of this creature"--
"Elephants are one of the planet's most recognizable animals and yet are the least understood. The essential writings in this book cover the three species of still-living elephants across time and space. Selected by Dale Peterson, these contributions...
Author
Publisher
Regnery History, an imprint of Regnery Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The men of the 8125th Sentry Dog Detachment had no idea what they would find when their ship docked at Incheon, Korea. The dogs in the unit seemed even more uncertain than the men: they could smell the terror in the place. Almost immediately, these soldiers came to rely on each other—man and dog alike—for safety, courage, and companionship. Yet in the end, the men of the 8125th could have never imagined the terrible and final sacrifice their canine...
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
Former Navy SEAL Mike Ritland, after retiring from the military, started a company to provide a special service to SEAL teams: training and supplying dogs for SEAL combat missions. Now, listeners will learn more about these spectacular dogs who are much like the soldiers they work beside: fiercely aggressive and athletic, devoted to duty, and tough despite pain, injury, or fear. Ritland explains how the dogs are trained, the missions they undertake,...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Richard Lanni's animated feature film is based on the true story of Sergeant Stubby, a stray Boston Terrier who became America's most decorated war dog and a celebrity after World War I. The family-friendly war epic features the voice talents of Logan Lerman, Helena Bonham Carter, and Gérard Depardieu.
20) Finding Jack
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Joining the flagging war effort in Vietnam after losing his young family in a tragic accident, Fletcher Carson rescues a wounded yellow Labrador during a mission and faces a difficult choice when the government refuses to transport military dogs back home.
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