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1) Police dogs
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Police dogs can do everything from tracking criminals to helping prevent riots. With its keen sense of smell and good hearing, a police dog is invaluable to its human partner. Learn more about these amazing animals, including how they are chosen, the training they go through, and the missions they complete.
2) Police
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Describes animals, such as dogs and horses, which work with police in such areas as search-and-rescue, tracking criminals, and sniffing out explosives"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Narrates how police dogs are trained and offers real-life examples of the dogs in action. Additional features include a table of contents, a bullet-point summary of the job, questions to spark critical thinking, a selected bibliography, sources to guide further research, a phonetic glossary, and an index.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about bomb-sniffing dogs. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Police officers often have partners, and sometimes those partners are animals. Horses and dogs are animals commonly used by police forces around the world. Through engaging text and colorful photographs, readers explore the life-saving relationships between these animals and the police officers who work with them. Fun fact boxes and a graphic organizer present addition information about the training and skills needed to follow this exciting career...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Dogs are 'man's best friend,' but the special animals featured in this book are more than friends--they are partners in saving the day. Dogs help law enforcement by sniffing for bombs and drugs, by helping take down suspects, and by helping search for victims in disasters. These dogs don't go for walks . . . they go to work. Also inside, read about the unique teams created by dogs and their handlers. Find out the many jobs that dogs can do to help...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the necessity of bomb-sniffing dogs, their duties, temperament, training, and common breeds chosen. We hear about human heroes daily, but what do we know about our furry-legged ones? This series introduces various types of service dogs and explains the type of assistance they provide, from visual guide dogs to therapy dogs. Kids will love learning how a person's best friend is sometimes also a superhero! Additional features to aid comprehension...
Author
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
Examines the relationship between Corporal Mike Matsik and his K-9 partner, Aero, revealing the many daily demands of the job, but also their deep friendship that goes far beyond the police work to which they are both so dedicated.
12) K-9 cops
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Learn how skilled police responders work with their canine partners 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, and their dogs, are trained for a wide variety of emergency rescues, so that they are ready to help day or night.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Formats
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.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York City. Many people were killed, and many were trapped under the collapsed buildings. When police officer James Symington heard about the attacks, he knew he and his German shepherd, Trakr, had to help. Follow Trakr's lead as he and Symington bravely search and dig through the rubble to help rescue survivors of one of the deadliest days in U.S. history" --
17) Security dogs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents information on security dogs, and includes information on which are the best breeds, how they are trained, how long they partner with humans, and their history of helping the blind.
18) Police dogs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
Describes the selection, training, accomplishments, and history of police dogs.
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