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2) Dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Explains the basic needs of dogs and how to take care of them.
4) Dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Bullfrog Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells how to take care of a pet dog"--
5) Therapy dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Did you know that some dogs have jobs? Therapy dogs work in nursing homes, hospitals, schools, and libraries. They are help and friends to people in need.
6) Jip and Jam
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Blossom Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Jip and Jam are pups. What will they do? Find out in this A-level decodable chapter book for early readers. This book uses a combination of short-vowel words and sight words in repetition to build recognition. Original illustrations help guide readers through the story...Includes author biography, phonetics, and teaching guides"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Blossom Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Jip and Jam are outside where it is hot. What will they do? Find out in this A-level decodable chapter book for early readers. This book uses a combination of short-vowel words and sight words in repetition to build recognition. Original illustrations help guide readers through the story...Includes author biography, phonetics, and teaching guides"--
Author
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Do you know the difference between a sight and a smell hound? Can you tell your pug from your poodle? From faithful family pet to wild pack animal, discover all there is to know about our canine friends (and their wild relatives) in this charming compendium of dogs from author/illustrator Katie Viggers. With quirky illustrations and fascinating facts, A Book of Dogs is the perfect introduction for children to this much-loved animal.--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Most people know the story of Balto, the world famous dog who led his dogsled team through a blizzard to deliver a lifesaving serum to the stricken people of Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Balto shot to instant stardom--a company named dog food after him, a famous sculptor erected a statue of him that stands in Central Park to this day, and the dog even starred in his own Hollywood movie. But what happened to Balto after the hoopla died down? With a lively,...
14) Dingo
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Can you see her? There - deep in the stretching shadows - a dingo. Her pointed ears twitch. Her tawny eyes flash in the low-slung sun. Dingo leaves her sleeping pups with her mate and lifts her head to smell the air. Dusk is a busy time - the time for hunting. Softly and fleetly she runs through the forest, past a possum, a wombat, and kangaroos in the gully below. Now she climbs to the highest point and sniffs again, locating the scent of rabbits...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Ben Heinrichs was working in a garage in his family's yard when a heater started a fire. He ran out and closed the door to keep the flames inside when he realized his dog, a German Shepherd named Buddy was inside. When he let him out he told him to go get help. When the dog disappeared into the woods he thought that maybe he was running to escape the danger, but he was not. He ran to the roadside where he found a state police officer who had been...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This book is based on the real life of Etzel von Oeringen, known as Strongheart, whose hugely popular movies introduced Americans to the German shepherd. The breed, developed in Germany at the end of the nineteenth century, was highly intelligent, brave, and loyal, and was adoped by the German army and police. Larry Trimble, a pioneer movie director and animal trainer, was auditioning dogs to star in a movie when he first encountered Etzel in a...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This book tells about five unlikely animal friendships in sanctuaries and zoos, from around the world: Kenya's Owen the hippo and Mzee the tortoise; South Africa's Themba the elephant and Albert the sheep; California's Koko the gorilla and her kittens; Virginia's Kumbali the cheetah and Kago the dog; Ireland's Ben the dog and Duggie the wild dolphin.
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