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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
This movie novelization of the soon-to-be major motion picture tells the story of a canine hero. When Justin's older brother, Kyle, is killed in Afghanistan, Justin can't believe that his brother is really gone. Except there's one thing that Kyle left behind... Max is a highly trained military canine who has always protected his fellow soldiers. But when he loses his handler and best friend, Kyle, Max is traumatized and unable to remain in the service....
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Ritland started his own company training and supplying dogs for the SEAL teams, U.S. Government, and Department of Defense. This book provides an inside look at these elite canines--who they are, how they are trained, and the extreme missions they undertake saving countless lives.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Gabe is a real dog who works with the United States military. He has an important job: He uses his sense of smell to find weapons before they hurt anyone. Gabe saves lives! Read his story to find out more about Gabe and what makes him a hero dog."--
Author
Language
English
Description
September 1940, as German bombs fall on Britain, fears grow of an impending invasion. Since losing her parents as a child, Susan Shepherd has raised homing pigeons with her grandfather, Bertie. All her birds are extraordinary to Susan, but none more so than Duchess, with whom she shares a special bond. When a young pilot named Ollie Evans travels to Britain to join the Royal Air Force, his quest brings him to the National Pigeon Service, where Susan...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Learn about the amazing bravery and loyalty displayed by animals and their contributions to military success. This book highlights a variety of brave dogs and other animals that have served in the military, whose contributions protected troops on the front lines of war. Each true story gives readers a lesson in history and a lesson in the importance of these animals' contribution. It's paw-sitively inspiring!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This title introduces young dog lovers to K9 and military dogs, covering everything from the history of their use to conditioning, training, and the work they do. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a photodiagram, and a glossary.
8) Stubby
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 7
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Stubby the war dog narrates the story of his life, from his birth on the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, through his time spent in Europe with the American Expeditionary Force, to his eventual hero's welcome back in the U.S."--
Publisher
Trinity University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From trunk to tail, these thirty-three essential historical, scientific, and cultural writings on the elephant range from folktales to current practices, creating a greater understanding of this creature."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Tucker Wayne novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his war dog Kane are thrust into a global conspiracy that threatens to shake the foundations of American democracy in this second exciting Sigma Force spinoff adventure from New York Times bestselling authors James Rollins and Grant Blackwood. Tucker Wayne's past and his present collide when a former army colleague comes to him for help. She's on the run from brutal assassins hunting her and her son. To keep them...
12) Operation Columba: the Secret Pigeon Service : the untold story of World War II resistance in Europe
Author
Language
English
Description
The fascinating, untold story of how British intelligence secretly used homing pigeons as part of a clandestine espionage operation to gather information, communicate, and coordinate with members of the Resistance to defeat the Nazis in occupied Europe during World War II. Between 1941 and 1944, British intelligence dropped sixteen thousand homing pigeons in an arc across Nazi-occupied Europe, from Bordeaux, France to Copenhagen, Denmark, as part...
Author
Publisher
Tantor Audio
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Based on interviews with military commanders, K-9 program managers, combat-trained therapists, and handlers, describes the role dogs have played in the American military, from the mascots of the Civil War to those dogs patrolling for IEDs today.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books, a division of Random House of Canada Limited, a Penguin Random House Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Provides fictional accounts of animals and their heroic exploits in World War I, including a dog who warns soldiers of a gas attack, a cat who saves soldiers from rat bites, and a pigeon who saves an entire platoon. Stories are based on real-life animal war heroes. Through these stories, readers get a close-up look at life in the trenches of war, the bonds between soldiers and their animals, the First Nations contribution to the military and the significance...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
Returning home from World War II with injuries that shatter his professional baseball dreams, Rick Stanton is reunited with his beloved dog, Pax, who had been volunteered for the Army's K-9 Corps and who has forged an equally strong bond with a soldier who joins Rick's family.
Author
Series
Snowberry Creek novels volume 1
Publisher
Signet Eclipse
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
As Nick Jenkins travels from the war zones of Afghanistan to his comrade's hometown, the kinds of wounds he carries with him have little to do with the shrapnel damage to his arm. Burdened with the guilt of failing to save his friend Spence, Nick is nonetheless determined to find a home for the dog that had been Spence's constant companion. Callie Redding, Spence's childhood best friend, was shocked to learn he left her his old Victorian home. She's...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
"For those who loved New York Times bestseller Rin Tin Tin comes the memorable story of Sergeant Stubby--World War I dog veteran, decorated war hero, American icon, and above all, man's best friend--never before told and timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of World War I. National Geographic tells the story of a stray dog who becomes Sergeant Stubby the War Dog during World War I. Beloved award-winning author and library darling Ann Bausum...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The story of K-9 Marine hero Lucca, a decorated and highly skilled military working dog, and the handlers who fought alongside her through two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A Specialized Search Dog, Lucca belonged to an elite group trained to work off-leash at long distances from their handlers. She served alongside both Special Forces and regular infantry, and became so sought-after that platoons frequently requested her by name.
19) Hero
Author
Series
Hero (Shotz) volume 1
Publisher
Harper Audio
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Hero, a retired search-and-rescue dog, is not prepared for a stray puppy to come into his life. But when he and twelve-year-old Ben find Scout injured and afraid, the new addition leads them down an unexpected and dangerous path. When Scout goes missing, it's up to Hero to use his search-and-rescue skills to find Scout and bring him home. Get ready for a canine adventure full of danger, loyalty, and the unbreakable bond between a boy and his best...
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
American soldier J. Robert Conroy befriended a stray dog while training to fight in WWI. They bonded so closely that Conroy smuggled him to Europe, where Stubby accompanied Conroy's regiment on the Western Front.
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