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Overview

Children's Choices for 2000, CBC/IRA
2000-2001 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List
2001-2002 Mark Twain Award Master List
2002 Children's Crown Award Runner-Up
2001-2002 Sequoyah Children's Book Award Master List
2002-2003 Volunteer State Book Award Intermediate Master List
2002-2003 Iowa Children's Choice Master List
2003 Sasquatch Reading Award Master List
2002-2003 Land of Enchantment Young Adult Master Reading List
2003-2004 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards Master List

From the award-winning author Peg Kehret comes a collection of true stories about the amazing lives of eight shelter dogs. Many of these dogs were unwanted because of their size, behavior, or medical condition. All of the dogs found owners who loved and cared for them and ultimately helped change their lives in tremendous ways. The dogs have changed the owners' lives, too.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807573365
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	01/01/1999
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	136
Sales rank:	313,986
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	940L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Peg Kehret has written more than forty-three books for young people, and many have won numerous awards. Her books include mysteries such as Earthquake Terror; Five Pages a Day, the story of her life as a writer; and Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays.

	Introduction	7
1	Zorro: The Champion that Nobody Wanted	11
	About Kennel Cough	24
	About Flyball	25
2	Tracker: Movie-Star Dog	27
	About the American Humane Association	40
3	Kirby: One Word Saved a Life	43
	Reminders from the Humane Society	53
4	Joey: International Service Dog	57
	About Service Dogs	71
5	Danny: Overcoming Fears	73
	About 4-H Clubs	84
	About Preventing Dog Bites	84
6	Tyler: The Dog Who Couldn't See	87
	About a Dog's Eyesight	102
7	Ivan: Fire-Alarm Hero	105
	About Fire Prevention	114
8	Bridgette: Seizure-Alert Dog	117
	How to Help Shelter Dogs	133
	About the Author and Her Dog	134
	About the Photographer	136

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Editorial Reviews

Children's Choices for 2000, CBC/IRA
2000-2001 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List
2001-2002 Mark Twain Award Master List
2002 Children's Crown Award Runner-Up
2001-2002 Sequoyah Children's Book Award Master List
2002-2003 Volunteer State Book Award Intermediate Master List
2002-2003 Iowa Children's Choice Master List
2003 Sasquatch Reading Award Master List
2002-2003 Land of Enchantment Young Adult Master Reading List
2003-2004 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards Master List

"Animal lovers will enjoy these eight short stories about shelter dogs going on to do great things…Kids will find the heroics appealing, but the book's greatest achievement may be its potential for increasing adoptions from shelters."—Booklist

"The writing is clear and straightforward, letting the drama and pathos of the dogs' triumphs, and the owners' dedication, carry the stories…These short stories should appeal to reluctant readers because of their length and irresistible subject matter, they will be popular with animal lovers, and they may even inspire families to adopt a shelter dog."—School Library Journal

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An amiable collection of short anecdotes about unwanted dogs who were dumped at animal shelters by their owners; Kehret (Small Steps, 1996, etc.) tells of eight strays who were subsequently adopted and accomplished great things. Tracker, who "began life unwanted and unloved, as do far too many puppies," went on to become a movie star. Kirby's owner died and snapped and snarled at everyone; he was about to be euthanatized when a shelter worker said softly, "Hey, Kirby. Want to go for a walk?" and the dog's personality changed; he recognized the invitation and forever after was a loving dog. Joey was trained as a "service dog" by her owner, who has multiple sclerosis; Joey performs such tasks as picking up dropped items, opening doors and cupboards, and helping her owner's mobility. The most amazing story dog is Bridgette, who was able to predict, by picking up "subtle shifts in body odor and electromagnetic fields," when someone was going to have a seizure. This allowed her owner to lay down before a seizure. The hoards of dog-lovers out there will not find these incidents astonishing, but vindication, so there's a ready audience to cry over and gasp at the tale behind every dog. (b&w photos, notes) (Nonfiction. 10-14)

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