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1) Dog
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English
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Text and photographs highlight the evolutionary history of dogs, their domestication, anatomy, behavior, and breeds, and offer guidance on dog care and training.
2) The rescue
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Rescue is a gripping thriller that explores the strength of the human-animal bond and how far we will go to protect what we love by three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker. While reporting on a Tijuana animal shelter, journalist Bettina Blazak falls in love with one of her story's subjects-an adorable Mexican street dog who is being treated for a mysterious gunshot wound. Bettina impulsively adopts...
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My weirder school volume 11
Language
English
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"Story time goes to the dogs when Ella Mentry School gets a therapy dog to help kids with their reading skills"--
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Series
Dog's day volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Jax, a Great Pyrenees, tells of a night when, after the lead livestock guardian dog is injured by a coyote, he must take charge of protecting the flock aided only by a young pup. Includes facts about Great Pyrenees and the role of the working dog.
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Dog's day volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
After avalanche rescue dog Ava, a chocolate Labrador retriever, finally gets to help her handler, Nate, with a real rescue, she realizes that her job at the ski resort includes other important tasks, too.
10) Herding dogs
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Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In this book, readers explore how dogs help farmers and ranchers move animals, as well as the skills and training this work requires. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading. Apex books have low reading levels (grades...
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Magic tree house fact trackers volume 24
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English
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Answers questions about the history and behavior of dogs and provides true stories of dog heroics.
13) Act of Valor
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Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
She saw something she shouldn't have...
A True Blue K-9 Unit story
When airline employee Violet Griffin encounters several suspicious passengers, she's thrust into the crosshairs of a drug smuggling operation. NYPD officer Zach Jameson and his drug detection beagle, Eddie, can tell this is no small-time threat. Someone's gunning for Violet, and after recently losing his brother, Zach refuses to lose her, too...especially now...
A True Blue K-9 Unit story
When airline employee Violet Griffin encounters several suspicious passengers, she's thrust into the crosshairs of a drug smuggling operation. NYPD officer Zach Jameson and his drug detection beagle, Eddie, can tell this is no small-time threat. Someone's gunning for Violet, and after recently losing his brother, Zach refuses to lose her, too...especially now...
14) Smoky the brave: how a feisty Yorkshire terrier mascot became a comrade-in-arms during World War II
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Documents the story of the U.S. military's first therapy dog, a four-pound Yorkshire Terrier noted for remarkable acts of courage, including her famous jump from a plane using a specially designed parachute.
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Ranger in time volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Ranger, a golden retriever, could have been a great search-and-rescue-dog except for the squirrels--but one day he unearths a mysterious box and finds himself transported back to the year 1850 where his faithful service is really needed by a family traveling west along the Oregon Trail.
16) Doctor White
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
North American edition.
Language
English
Description
Every day, a small white dog goes to the hospital to visit sick children and help them recover.
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Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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"An introduction to Portuguese water dogs and other working dogs, presented in a highly illustrated, question-and-answer format. Features include fun facts, glossary, resource list, index, and scientific classification list"--Provided by publisher.
18) Only yours
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English
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Surgeon Simon Bradley, who, scarred since childhood, moves from place to place to avoid emotional attachments, helping to heal children who need his skillful touch, is surprised to discover that, after meeting therapy dog trainer Montana Hendrix, he is in no hurry to leave Fool's Gold.
19) Dogs with jobs
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Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Covers everything from hunting dogs to helping dogs.
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