Meish Goldish
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In 2002, a tiny, golden puppy was born without one of her front legs. Her other front leg was badly deformed, leaving her unable to walk. The Stringfellow family adopted the puppy and named her Faith. However, they worried that little Faith might never be able to walk on her own. As Faith got older and stronger, the Stringfellows helped her to balance on her hind legs. Eventually, they used peanut butter to coax her to walk all by herself on only...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
From rescuing six baby wild turkeys at the bottom of a storm drain to capturing a ten-foot-long (3-m) boa constrictor slithering through a Florida neighborhood, animal control officers are devoted to protecting animals and ensuring the safety of people.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
After the Titanic sank in 1912, many schemes were proposed to lift the great ship from its watery grave. But there were problems--no one knew exactly where the Titanic had sunk, and, even if they had, the technology to reach the ship, which lay on the ocean floor almost two miles down, didn't exist. By the 1970s, however, new technologies allowed explorers like Dr. Richard Ballard to search the deep ocean. Finally, in 1985, Dr. Ballard found something...
7) Hotshots
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In this book, young readers will learn about wildfire firefighters.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
From the moment the iceberg was spotted, at 11:40 P.M. on April 14, 1912, the Titanic's fate was sealed. Its 2,200 passengers and crew, in the course of two momentous hours, would meet their destiny in the icy, black waters of the North Atlantic. As the moments passed and the reality of what was happening began to sink in, the crew would make heroic efforts to save as many passengers as possible. In the end, however, the great ship would exact a harrowing...
16) Camel
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"How can the camel survive? The hump on its back has stored fat that the animal uses for energy. As a result, the camel can go weeks without water and months without food. Welcome to life in the desert!"--
18) Lost in a desert
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In the spring of 1994, Mauro Prosperi took part in a grueling six-day race called the Marathon of the Sands. Mauro, along with 133 other runners, set out to race 151 miles (234 km) across the hot and sandy Sahara Desert. On the fourth day of the race, a sandstorm struck! Millions of grains of sand whirled in the air, pounding and stinging Mauro?s skin. For six hours, the fierce sandstorm made it almost impossible to see. After the storm ended, Mauro...
19) Shelter dogs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A collection of true stories features dogs adopted from animal shelters and their role in saving lives and helping people in need.
20) Brave hearts
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"In this book, readers will read stories of how pet dogs have save their owner from a crisis."--
Search Tools Get RSS Feed Email this Search