Meish Goldish

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1) Michael Phelps: anything is possible!

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Series

Defining moments (Bearport)
Defining moments. Super athletes

Language

English

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After opening in the midst of the exciting swim for an 8th gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, this title soon turns to Michael's beginnings, which seemed less than promising. Around age 9, he was diagnosed as having ADHD, and a teacher told his mom that he would "never be able to focus on anything." But Michael and his mom saw things differently, especially after Michael began trying to swim. While he was afraid for his face to be underwater...

2) Disabled dogs

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English

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Dogs such as Angelyne, a deaf dog who can follow hand signals, and Faith, a dog who can walk upright on two legs, inspire people with their impressive adaptability. Includes facts about disabled dogs and breeds featured in book.

3) Dolphins in the Navy

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Series

America's animal soldiers

Language

English

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Explores how bottlenose dolphins help the Navy, discusses their training, and introduces K-Dog a dolphin used to find sea mines.

4) Sea lions in the Navy

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Series

America's animal soldiers

Language

English

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Explores how sea lions help the Navy, discusses why they are used to retrieve military equipment from the ocean, and describes their training.

5) Horses, donkeys, and mules in the Marines

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America's animal soldiers

Language

English

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Explores how horses, donkeys, and mules are used in the military; introduces Reckless, a horse used by the Marines during the Korean War; and discusses the training for both the soldiers and the animals.

6) Ground Zero Dogs

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Pub. Date

2014

Language

English

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Omar Rivera, an office worker who is blind, and his guide dog, Salty, were on the 71st story of the World Trade Center's North Tower on the morning of September 11, 2001 when terrorists hijacked two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center towers. Omar's coworkers raced to the stairway to escape the burning building. With chaos all around, Omar told his dog to guide him down the stairs. Would Salty be able to lead his owner to safety? In...

7) Freaky-big airplanes

Author

Series

World's biggest

Pub. Date

[2010]

Physical Desc

24 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.

Language

English

8) Hollywood horses

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2008]

Physical Desc

32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Language

English

9) K-9 cops

Author

Series

Police search and rescue!

Pub. Date

[2016]

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

10) War dogs

Author

Series

America's animal soldiers

Language

English

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Explores how dogs are used in the military, introduces canine heroes, and discusses the equipment used to protect them.

11) Disgusting hagfish

Author

Series

Gross-out defenses

Pub. Date

[2009]

Physical Desc

24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 x 26 cm.

Language

English

12) Huge earthmovers

Author

Series

World's biggest

Pub. Date

2010.

Physical Desc

24 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

13) Titanic trucks

Author

Series

World's biggest

Pub. Date

[2010]

Physical Desc

24 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.

Language

English

14) Slimy salamanders

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Series

Pub. Date

2010.

Physical Desc

24 pages : color illustrations ; cm. ; 27 cm.

Language

English

15) Shark: the shredder

Author

Series

Afraid of the water

Pub. Date

[2010]

Physical Desc

24 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.

Language

English

16) Firefighters to the rescue

Author

Series

Work of heroes: first responders in action
Work of heroes first responders in action

Pub. Date

[2012]

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.

Language

English

17) Jumping spiders

Author

Series

No backbone! The world of invertebrates

Pub. Date

[2009]

Physical Desc

24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm.

Language

English

18) Brave hearts

Author

Series

Pub. Date

[2015]

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

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"In this book, readers will read stories of how pet dogs have save their owner from a crisis."--

19) Wildlife rehabilitators to the rescue

Author

Series

Work of heroes: first responders in action
Work of heroes first responders in action

Pub. Date

[2013]

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Examines what wildlife rehabilitators do, discusses how they help the animals, and explores how someone can become one.

20) Smelly stink bugs

Author

Series

No backbone! The world of invertebrates

Pub. Date

[2008]

Physical Desc

24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm.

Language

English