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1) Max
Pub. Date
[2015]
Formats
Description
Military dog Max returns from service in Afghanistan, traumatized by his handler's death. He's adopted by the man's family and helps the grieving family heal.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 12
Description
In this book, the author, a leading dog-blogger offers a tour of military working dogs' extraordinary training, heroic accomplishments, and the lasting impacts they have on those who work with them. People all over the world have been riveted by the story of Cairo, the Belgian Malinois who was a part of the Navy SEAL team that led the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound. A dog's natural intelligence, physical abilities, and pure loyalty contribute...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Reveals the amazing range of jobs that our four-legged soldiers now perform. Rogak examines the dogs' training and equipment, and sets the record straight on those rumors of titanium teeth. A must-read for animal lovers everywhere.
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 10
Description
"Under the cover of night, deep in the desert of Afghanistan, a US Army handler led a Special Forces patrol with his military working dog. Without warning an insurgent popped up, his weapon raised. At the handler's command, the dog charged their attacker. There was the flash of steel, the blur of fur, and the sound of a single shot; the handler watched his dog take a bullet. During the weeks it would take the dog to heal, the handler never left its...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Gabe is a real dog who works with the United States military. He has an important job: He uses his sense of smell to find weapons before they hurt anyone. Gabe saves lives! Read his story to find out more about Gabe and what makes him a hero dog."--
11) Smoky the Brave: How a Feisty Yorkshire Terrier Mascot Became a Comrade-in-Arms During World War II
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Documents the story of the U.S. military's first therapy dog, a four-pound Yorkshire Terrier noted for remarkable acts of courage, including her famous jump from a plane using a specially designed parachute.
In February 1944, as Japanese military advances threatened to overwhelm New Guinea, a tiny, four-pound Yorkshire Terrier was discovered hiding in the island's thick jungles. A total mystery as to her origins, she was adopted by US Army Air Force...
13) Max
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Military dog Max returns from service in Afghanistan, traumatized by his handler's death. He's adopted by the man's family and helps the grieving family heal.
14) Pigeon hero!
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Children's Pub. Division
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Based on the true story of a carrier pigeon named G.I. Joe, who braved enemy fire and other hazards to deliver a crucial message that prevented the bombing of an Italian town during World War II.
15) Megan Leavey
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
Based on the true life story of a young Marine Corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq. When she is assigned to clean up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, Leavey identifies with a particularly aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex completed more than 100 missions until an IED explosion injures...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents information on the use of dogs in the military, discussing their roles in past wars, examples of their bravery in the Iraq War of 2003, and descriptions of the training and medical treatment available to them today.
17) Stubby
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 7
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"Stubby the war dog narrates the story of his life, from his birth on the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, through his time spent in Europe with the American Expeditionary Force, to his eventual hero's welcome back in the U.S."--
18) Duke
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
In 1944 Hobie Hanson's father is flying B-24s in Europe, so Hobie decides to donate his beloved German shepherd, Duke, to Dogs for Defense in the hope that it will help end the war sooner--but when he learns that Duke is being trained for combat he is shocked, frightened and determined to get his dog back.
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