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Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The author shows how cultivating the powerful, mysterious, and fragile bond between humans and other animals can improve our mental, physical, and spiritual health, protect our planet, and serve as an antidote to the loneliness of our species"--
Author
Series
Krewe of Hunters volume 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Ghost Rider in the Sky? What happened here, on a historic ranch outside Nashville, during the Civil War? And what's happening now? Olivia Gordon works at the Horse Farm, a facility that assists patients with mental and physical recovery; her specialty is animal therapy. She's always loved her job, always felt safe, until now.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale Momentum
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
At age 8 Smith decided to follow his dream to train endangered and rescued rabbits to become therapy animals. Today he is an entrepreneur who owns and operates a private 22-acre Mississippi River sanctuary called Peacebunny Island. The deal is simple: he saves the rabbits, and they help save us. Here he tells how he founded the program of therapy rabbits who visit with veterans, senior citizens, families with special needs, and others. Smith describes...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn all about therapy animals, including how these amazing rabbits, cats, and dogs are trained, how they help people feel better--and can even help children learn to read.
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A decade ago, former military counterintelligence officer Terry Henry joined his precocious young daughter, Kyria, on a trip to a nursing home in order to allow its residents to play with their family dog, a golden retriever named Riley. Terry was astounded by the transformations that unfolded before his eyes. Soon after, Terry and Kyria started their service dog organization, paws4people, with the goal of pairing dogs with human beings in need of...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Phoebe Lapp's grandmother was anything but ordinary. Before her death, the eccentric elderly woman purchased three Assateaque ponies, seemingly for no reason. But after her passing, Phoebe learns of her beloved grandmother's wish to start an Amish pony farm in Lancaster County for hurting Englisha children. That dream now lies with Phoebe if she decides to fulfill it, but a teaching position is waiting for her at home. Which path should she choose?...
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