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Daisy to the rescue : true stories of daring dogs, paramedic parrots, and other animal heroes / Jeff Campbell.
Record details
- ISBN: 1936976625
- ISBN: 9781936976621
- Physical Description: 336 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Zest Books, [2014]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-326) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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| Genre: | Anecdotes. Juvenile works. |
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Public Library | 590 CAMPBELL 2014 | 39851001219501 | Non-fiction | Copy hold | Available | - |
Jeff Campbell, author of Daisy to the Rescue (2014) and Last of the Giants (2015), is a writer and book editor who has enjoyed a diverse 25-year career in publishing. He was an award-winning travel writer for Lonely Planet for over a decade, coauthoring a dozen travel guides, including several editions of USA, Hawaii, Florida, and Southwest. As a book editor, he has specialized in nonfiction, notably helping to develop four of Dr. Marc Bekoff’s books on the emotional lives of animals, which inspired his passion for his own writing about animals. Currently, Jeff is also a part-time creative writing teacher for grade school students in Morristown, New Jersey, where he lives with his wife and children.
Ramsey Beyer is a comic artist and freelance illustrator living in Philadelphia. She is the author and illustrator of two autobiographical graphic novels, Little Fish: A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year (Zest, 2013), and Year One (2012). Beyer has also been published in several books, including Fanzines by Teal Triggs, Make a Zine!, and Don't Leave Your Friends Behind.