Meish Goldish

In 2002, a tiny, golden puppy was born without one of her front legs. Her other front leg was badly deformed, leaving her unable to walk. The Stringfellow family adopted the puppy and named her Faith. However, they worried that little Faith might never be able to walk on her own. As Faith got older and stronger, the Stringfellows helped her to balance on her hind legs. Eventually, they used peanut butter to coax her to walk all by herself on only...

"Dramatic, true stories will keep readers turning the pages as they learn about how these skilled officers stay calm, think quickly, and act fast to address serious situations in which people or animals are in danger. In addition, readers will go behind the scenes to see how these everyday heroes train for a wide variety of emergency rescues, so that they are ready to help day or night." Provided by publisher.

From rescuing six baby wild turkeys at the bottom of a storm drain to capturing a ten-foot-long (3-m) boa constrictor slithering through a Florida neighborhood, animal control officers are devoted to protecting animals and ensuring the safety of people.

Examines what wildlife rehabilitators do, discusses how they help the animals, and explores how someone can become one.

After the Titanic sank in 1912, many schemes were proposed to lift the great ship from its watery grave. But there were problems--no one knew exactly where the Titanic had sunk, and, even if they had, the technology to reach the ship, which lay on the ocean floor almost two miles down, didn't exist. By the 1970s, however, new technologies allowed explorers like Dr. Richard Ballard to search the deep ocean. Finally, in 1985, Dr. Ballard found something...

Describes Bulgaria, providing information on its population, geography, and culture.

A wildfire rages in a forest, lighting up the tall pines with bright orange flames. The wind whips the fire. It burns 60 acres (24 hectares)about the size of 45 football fields every minute! The giant wildfire is much too large for firefighters to extinguish with their water hoses. This is a job for specially trained wildfire firefighters called "hotshots." These dramatic, true stories will keep readers turning the pages as they learn firsthand how...

In "Smoke Jumpers," dramatic, true stories will keep readers turning the pages as they learn firsthand how these tough, brave firefighters use their strength, quick thinking, and expert skills to battle deadly blazes. Readers will also go behind the scenes to learn how smoke jumpers train for their job so that they are ready to spring into action at a moments notice.

Describes the emergency work that physicians do both in a modern hospital and under such circumstances as natural disasters and on the battlefield, and discusses their training and why people become doctors.

"Lost in the Woods" is a collection of true stories that dramatically describe what it's like to be lost and forced to survive in the woods. Captivating, this is a first-person account of survivors which include a woman who survived for almost two months with barely any food after her van got stuck in the mud and three girls who scrambled for ways to help rescuers find them after they got lost in the Florida woods. The book also includes general information...