Shelter dogs : amazing stories of adopted strays

Title:

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Summary:

Tells the stories of eight stray dogs that were adopted from animal shelters and went on to become service dogs, actors, and heroes.

Year Published:

1999

Physical Description:

134 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Note:

This title may be found in the Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention Red System Choice Library Grade 3 Level P kit.

Contents:

Zorro: The Champion that Nobody Wanted -- About Kennel Cough -- About Flyball -- Tracker: Movie-Star Dog -- About the American Humane Association -- Kirby: One Word Saved a Life -- Reminders from the Humane Society -- Joey: International Service Dog -- About Service Dogs -- Danny: Overcoming Fears -- About 4-H Clubs -- About Preventing Dog Bites -- Tyler: The Dog Who Couldn't See -- About a Dog's Eyesight -- Ivan: Fire-Alarm Hero -- About Fire Prevention -- Bridgette: Seizure-Alert Dog -- How to Help Shelter Dogs.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader MG 6.5 3.0 31193

Subject:

Dogs -- United States -- Anecdotes.

Animal shelters.

ISBN:

9780807573341

9780807573365

9780605371521

Publisher:

Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman, 1999.