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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
Trained as a search-and-rescue dog since puppyhood, Ellie can track and find people who are physically lost, but it is her owners, widower Jakob and lonely Maya, who challenge her to find a way to save people who are lost in other ways.
Author
Series
Rock Harbor Search and Rescue series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"When an expensive necklace is stolen from a renowned jewelry artist at Rock Harbor's fall festival and Emily is accused of the crime, it looks like she'll never get her puppy and be able to join the Rock Harbor Search and Rescue team. Emily sets out to find the real culprit"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The text opens with a true story of a search and rescue (SAR) dog, and then it explains the history of the SAR K-9 team and the training methods used to transform an ordinary dog into a canine hero"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Dog chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
In Cosham, England, in 1917, Darling, a mischievous collie, must leave the children who love her when she is chosen for training as a mercy dog, seeking out injured soldiers on the battlefield and leading medics to them.
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
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
"Solo has a fine nose and knows how to use it, but he's only one of many thousands of scent-detection dogs all over the United States. That's a group that includes cadaver dogs, tracking, trailing, and apprehension dogs; dogs that can locate unmarked graves of Civil War soldiers; and even dogs that can find drowning victims more than two hundred feet below the surface of a lake. All these dogs love to use their noses. They think their job is simply...
10) Snow search dogs
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Introduces dogs that work in snow search and rescue operations, and explains commonly used dog breeds, special skills of handlers, and training dogs to locate people in the snow. --Publisher's description.
"Engaging images accompany information about snow search 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
Scout (Jennifer Li Shotz) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Scout, once a stray puppy with a troubled past, has grown into one of the best search-and-rescue dogs in Mississippi. And now he's ready for bigger and better things: Scout is joining the National Guard. But Scout's new life as a K9 recruit is far from easy as he adjusts to his challenging training and a brand-new family. Twelve-year-old Matt is determined to help Scout feel at home in Nevada, but when a terrifying flash flood hits town, the pair...
12) Firefighter
Author
Series
Scout (Jennifer Li Shotz) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's official: Scout is now a K-9 in the National Guard. But being a certified hero means Scout has his job cut out for him. He needs to work even harder to protect his country and his human best friend, Matt. When Matt's classmates get trapped in a raging wildfire, Matt knows that only Scout can track them down and bring them back safely. But when Matt's dad, a First Sergeant home on leave, gets wind of their plan, he insists on joining the rescue...
13) Storm dog
Author
Series
Scout (Jennifer Li Shotz) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Scout and his master Matt arrive in Puerto Rico in the wake of a hurricane, the dog they are fostering, Rosita, runs off into the forest, prompting Scout and Matt to go in after her.
14) National hero
Author
Series
Scout (Jennifer Li Shotz) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Scout, once a stray puppy with a troubled past, has grown into one of the best search-and-rescue dogs in Mississippi. And now he’s ready for bigger and better things: Scout is joining the National Guard. But Scout’s new life as a K9 recruit is far from easy as he adjusts to his challenging training and a brand-new family. Twelve-year-old Matt is determined to help Scout feel at home in Nevada, but when a terrifying flash flood hits town, the...
15) Rescue mission
Author
Series
Hero volume 03
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Ben and Hero, the incredible search-and-rescue dog, have saved the day before--but never like this. Ben's town is in trouble when two convicts escape from a nearby prison. His dad, a police officer, sets off to find the men and bring them to justice, but then Ben's dad disappears and the trail goes cold. Ben knows that it's up to him and Hero to solve the case. As they embark on their most dangerous mission yet, the two best friends must stock up...
16) Hero
Author
Series
Hero (Shotz) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
"Hero, a retired police 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...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A dog's nose is 300 times more powerful than a human nose, so it's no wonder that dogs use their incredibly advanced sense of smell to do some very important jobs. Dorothy Hinshaw Patent explores the various ways specific dogs have put their super sniffing ability to use: from bedbug sniffers to explosive detectors to life-saving allergy detectors...and more. This dynamic photo-essay includes first-hand accounts from the people who work closely with...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the training of and work performed by disaster search dogs, presents photos of dogs at work after such events as the 1985 Mexico City earthquake and the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, lists breeds that often do this work, and provides a list of further resources.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Description
"Readers will discover how detection dogs are able to use their noses to find everything from people, both alive and dead, to explosives to . . . whale poop. These working dogs work to please, work to play, and work for love."--
20) Snow search dogs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
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