The airport bustles with travelers. Thousands of packages and pieces of luggage move through the airport. But what happens if one package contains an illegal substance? Or worse yet--a bomb!… More →
Dog Heroes
Dogs charge to the rescue in this award-winning series about our heroic canine friends! Readers will learn how dogs are trained for various jobs, and discover how dogs and people working together can accomplish seemingly impossible goals. Bursting with gripping narratives of dogs in action, Dog Heroes is a perfect complement to children's introduction to community helpers, jobs, and social services.
Before Alex was paired with Lady, a German shepherd, he never knew when a seizure would strike. Someone had to stay with Alex at all times—he couldn’t even watch television by himself. Now,… More →
Sensing danger approaching, Tykie suddenly alerts her human partner. Tykie is trained to help her deaf owner recognize sounds that she cannot hear. InService Dogs, young children will meet… More →
When Debbie Zeisler adopted a huge dog named Bear from an animal shelter, she had no idea that one day he would save her life. In 2011, Debbie was leaving her house when Bear suddenly blocked More →
On a crystal clear day, a large green parachute descends from the sky. As the chute gets closer to the ground, four furry legs come into view. The creature attached to the parachute is a dog! More →
Avalanche! Trapped under mounds of snow! With time running out as the frigid snow turns to suffocating ice, the only hope for survival is snow search dogs. With these exciting stories of real More →
In 2011, British soldiers were searching a compound in Afghanistan for explosives. Private Andrew Duff, a dog handler, was on patrol with an English springer spaniel named Jack. The dog was… More →
One morning in September 2011, a large crowd gathered at the shore in Huntington Beach, California. The people had come to watch dozens of surfers ride the rolling ocean waves. This wasn’t… More →
Meet Max, a tail-wagging hero who cheered young Charlie out of loneliness when his father went off to war. Max is a therapy dog. His primary goal is to make people happy with a wag of the… More →
The rough current had carried Elizabeth’s boat past the island where she lived. She was lost!Then, through the roaring wind, she heard a high, squeaky bark. It was Ursa, her dog. He was… More →
With a boy lost in the wilderness as night closes in, the only hope for survival is wilderness search dogs. In this exciting and information-packed story of real search dogs bounding to the… More →