Frank Carlson Library

"Story time goes to the dogs when Ella Mentry School gets a therapy dog to help kids with their reading skills"--

Ranger, a golden retriever, could have been a great search-and-rescue-dog except for the squirrels--but one day he unearths a mysterious box and finds himself transported back to the year 1850 where his faithful service is really needed by a family traveling west along the Oregon Trail.

"Emily has always excelled at sports, and her athletic abilities have given her confidence on and off the courts. So when she starts to drag during her middle-school volleyball season, she assumes it must be the flu. But after a particularly intense game, she finds herself riding in the back of an ambulance, a paramedic telling her that her life will never be the same. Adjusting to life with type 1 diabetes isn't easy. Emily is desperate to prove...

As American troops are being pulled out of Vietnam, young soldier Chuck goes AWOL when he learns that the Army intends to euthanize his companion, military working dog Ajax.

One by one, ten energetic puppies find important jobs as dogs who help people in different ways, including by pulling sleds and saving swimmers.

Pups are perfect friends, it's true! See what else a dog can do in this early-learning book for ages 0 to 3 This Pup Steps Up! is a fun rhyming romp through the world of dogs, full of cute and colorful photos to help your little one learn more about their four-legged friends. Your toddler or pre-K child will love discovering all the different things dogs can do--from working as service animals, herding sheep, and leading sleds to just being the...

Copper the basset hound travels the world with his friend, Amanda, while she digs on archaeological sites. On this trip to Qumran, an ancient city next to the Dead Sea, this adventurous dog follows his nose up the nearby cliffs and into a cave. There he meets a new friend who gives him a scroll that was made by Qumran's first-century residents and prophesies Jesus's birth. This book features a Page for Parents that explains the historical facts...

"A look at all that dogs do for us from the extraordinary to the everyday, as told by a dog on a walk with his owner"-- Provided by publisher.

A taut and harrowing depiction of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the Pentagon, alternating between a boy caught in the chaos and the rescue dog who's attempting to save him. Twelve-year-old Mikey is doing a school project on the Pentagon, where his father works as a civilian contractor. Mikey has been given special permission to visit his dad's office and do some research on the facility, all for a school report. At first he finds the tour strangely...

"Maxine must figure out what she loves in order to find her perfect job"-- Provided by publisher.