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Daisy to the rescue, true stories of daring dogs, paramedic parrots, and other animal heroes, Jeff Campbell

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Daisy to the rescue, true stories of daring dogs, paramedic parrots, and other animal heroes, Jeff Campbell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-326) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Daisy to the rescue

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

869437499

Responsibility statement

Jeff Campbell

Sub title

true stories of daring dogs, paramedic parrots, and other animal heroes

Summary

Collects over fifty true stories of heroic animals rescuing people, including a pot-bellied pig, parrot, dolphin, and half-breed wolf, with current scientific research about the human-animal bond

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. Domestic companions -- Lulu the pot-bellied pig ... stops traffic -- Dory the rabbit ... leaps into action -- Mkombozi the dog ... rescues an abandoned baby -- Frisky the dog ... kisses his owner -- Honey the cocker spaniel ... meets the neighbors -- Shana the half-breed wolf ... digs a tunnel of love -- Toby the golden retriever ... performs the Heimlich maneuver -- Khan the doberman pinscher ... tosses the toddler -- Willie the Quaker parrot ... learns a new word -- Inky the cat ... knocks on the door -- Angel the golden retriever ... wrestles a cougar -- "Free-of-charge mutts: ... fend of a suicide bomber -- Stormy the quarter horse ... drop kicks a feral boar -- Kabang the aspin ... stops a motorcycle -- Pudding the Maine coon ... plays doctor -- Lilly the pit bull ... Confronts a freight train -- Czarue the stray ... keeps a lost girl warm -- pt. 2. Trained to serve, inspired to heal -- Fonzie the dolphin ... makes a boy laugh -- Dakota the golden retriever ... predicts heart attacks -- Endal the Labrador retriever ... becomes Endal, the wonder dog! -- Roselle the guide dog ... leads the way out -- Trakr the German shepherd ... finds the last survivor -- Rocky the K-9 ... catches an armed fugitive -- Cheyenne the pit bull ... keeps a vet from suicide -- Betsy the quarter horse ... bows to a child -- Molly the pony ... loses a leg and inspires hope -- Chancer the golden retriever ... calms the storm -- Treo the Labrador retriever ... sniffs out a bomb -- Ricochet the surfing dog ... rides with the disabled -- Daisy the Labrador retriever ... detects breast cancer -- Cairo the Belgian malinois ... assists Navy SEAL Team Six -- pt. 3. Wild saviors -- Jambo the gorilla ... comforts a fallen boy -- Ugandan vervet monkeys ... adopt a runaway -- Binti Jua the gorilla ... consoles an injured child -- Donna Nook gray seals ... keep a woman afloat -- Lulu the kangaroo ... saves a farmer -- Bottlenose dolphins ... round up the lifeguards -- Ningnong the elephant ... runs from a tsunami -- Ethiopian lions ... rescue a girl from kidnappers -- Bottlenose dolphins ... stop a shark attack -- Mila the beluga whale ... lifts a drowning diver -- pt. 4. Legends and folktales -- Mediterranean dolphins ... give a Greek poet a ride -- Gelert the wolfhound ... saves the baby -- Moustache the poodle ... joins the French revolution -- Barry der Menschenretter ... saves travelers in the Swiss Alps -- Pelorus Jack ... guides ships through rocky straits -- Sergeant Stubby ... sniffs out gas in WWI -- Wolves in India ... raise two girls in their den -- Togo the Siberian husky ... goes the extra mile -- Chips, dog 11-A ... takes Italian prisoners

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Creator