Hero Dogs: Courageous Canines in Action - Hardcover

Donna M. Jackson

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9780316826815: Hero Dogs: Courageous Canines in Action

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ISBN 10: 0316826812 ISBN 13: 9780316826815

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers, 2003

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Award-winning journalist and nonfiction author Donna M. Jackson takes an in-depth look at extraordinary canines and the role they play in the daily lives of humans. Featuring real stories from the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, along with historical and scientific facts and dramatic photographs, this book explores some incredibly heroic and heartwarming moments. From bomb-sniffing dogs to guide dogs to avalanche rescue dogs to therapy dogs, these true stories of amazing canines will engage and fascinate readers of all ages.

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About the Author:

Donna M. Jackson is an award-winning author of many nonfiction books for young readers. Her work includes The Bone Detectives, The Name Game and, most recently, The Elephant Scientist -- named a 2012 Robert F. Sibert Honor book, a 2012 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book, and an NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade book. She lives with her husband, Charlie, and their family near the Colorado's Rocky Mountains.

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Gr. 2-5. Heroic and helpful dogs are the subject of the accounts in this timely photo-essay. Most of the book focuses on dogs involved in the 9/11 catastrophe, ending with a poignant account of a bomb-sniffing dog's death in one of the towers. Other sections introduce dogs that work in other ways--as companions, for example. The stories are all interesting, but many of the photographs are small, dark, or fuzzy, and the captions are in a typeface that is so small it isn't easy to read. The two-book bibliography is also disappointing. This isn't as nicely executed as Jackson's The Bone Detectives (1996), but it does provide a useful way to approach the events of 9/11 with children, and the furry, four-footed topic is likely to make it popular. Kathleen Odean
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