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1) Guide dogs
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Introduces the work and significance of guide dogs, including information on commonly used dog breeds, training, and the role of handlers. --Publisher's description.
"Engaging images accompany information about guide dogs. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
2) Guide dogs
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"A guide dog and its handler are a well-trained team-four paws padding down the street next to two feet. The furry worker starts, stops, and turns in sync with its owner. It acts as eyes to spot a low-hanging branch, a car zooming down the street, or an obstacle in the middle of the path. Learn all about these heroic dogs"--
3) Guide dogs
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Describes the necessity of guide 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...
4) Guide dogs
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"Beginning readers will learn all about the hard-working canines that help their owners handle any obstacle."--
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"If you were unable to see, how would you know when it's safe to cross a street? How would you safely go up and down stairs? You would rely on your seeing-eye dog. In this introduction to these special canines, readers learn how the dogs are trained, the amazing things they can do, and the kinds of decisions they must make to ensure their handler's safety." --
7) Buddy
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Dog diaries ; 2
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English
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A German shepherd describes her life as the first guide dog trained to serve the blind.
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Dog's day ; 3
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English
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Sammy, a golden retriever, becomes a guide dog for Jessie, a college freshman who is blind, and constantly watches their big-city surroundings to keep her safe. Includes back matter about the breed and the role of the working dog.
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Brenden McCarthy feels like he's lost everything. His fiancee. His independence. And his passion for life. All due to one tragic misstep while mountain climbing that cost him his sight. But he's about to gain the last thing he ever expected. A big-hearted black Labrador named Nelson who's given one last shot at being a Seeing Eye dog. Both are beyond hope and resigned to live alone. And both are about to experience a bond of friendship that develops...
10) Thunder dog: the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the triumph of trust at Ground Zero
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Faith. Trust. Triumph. "I trust Roselle with my life, every day. She trusts me to direct her. And today is no different, except the stakes are higher." --Michael Hingson. First came the boom--the loud, deep, unapologetic bellow that seemed to erupt from the very core of the earth. Eerily, the majestic high-rise slowly leaned to the south. On the seventy-eighth floor of the World Trade Center's north tower, no alarms sounded, and no one had information
...12) Teacher's pet
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Vet volunteers ; 7
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English
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Adjusting to middle school becomes easier for twelve-year-old Maggie when she finds that her biology teacher, who is blind, can learn a few things from her about working with his guide dog.
Originally published as Wild at heart series.
14) Raising Lumie
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Newly orphaned and living with the half sister she hardly knows, twelve-year-old Olive rediscovers her hope when she starts training a guide dog puppy."--
15) Lola and I
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Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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A story about the special friendship between a young girl and her dog, featuring a surprise ending.
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The Aldens are going to visit a guide dog school -- but once they arrive, mysterious things start to happen. Benny sees strange lights in one of the dormitory rooms ... and late one night, someone breaks into the kennel where the guide dogs are kept. Is someone after one of the dogs? The Boxcar Children are determined to find out!
17) Guide dogs
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Series
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Amicus High Interest
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
Description
"Describes what guide dogs do, where they work, how they are trained, and which dog breeds are the best at working as guide dogs. Includes information about puppy raisers, guide dog schools, and individuals who have benefitted from having a guide dog partner"--
18) Bear
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"Bear is a service dog who would do anything for his owner and best friend Patrick who is blind. But when Bear suddenly loses his vision, he worries he's lost his purpose in life--protecting Patrick! Following the misguided advice from some self-serving raccoons, Bear embarks on a transformative journey to regain his eyesight. Out of both necessity and survival, he learns to tap into his other senses and begins to see the world from a new perspective...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Meet Patriot, Potomac, Primrose, Poppet, and Phil, five spirited puppies who, from the moment they're born, begin an incredible journey to become guide dogs for the blind. It's a rigorous two-year process that will take the pups from the care of selfless foster volunteers to specialized trainers to, if they make the cut, a lifelong human companion.
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