My Reading Buddy Is A Dog

Written for teachers, school principals, librarians, and those in charge of after-school programs who are interested in setting up and implementing canine reading buddy programs. Provides tips and strategies for setting up school programs, library programs, bookstore programs, Boys & Girls clubs programs, housing community programs, and court appointed special advocates programs where reading buddy dogs are employed.

Mom, Dad, and brother Pete all try to get Buddy to obey, but only one family member understands how to communicate with the mischievous canine.

True account of the training and early work experiences of the German shepherd which became the first seeing eye dog in America.

Dogs of a Different Collar, a novel for 8 to 12 year-olds, is a story about two girls with very different life styles and personalities. Unaware of the other's existence, they each adopt a poodle puppy from the same litter. Abby has begged her parents for as long as she can remember, and finally, she gets to pick out her very own puppy. Two of the litter are irresistible, but her dad insists you can only take one dog home. After much deliberation, she decides on the poodle with the green collar. The pup with the pink collar, the one Abby leaves behind, is forlorn until the next day when young Sophie spots her. You look lonely … just like me, she whispers to the little pink-collared doggy. Abby enjoys the security of an affectionate family (even though her brother is a pest) and is very outgoing with lots of friends. She adores her new dog, Kelly, but still wonders, What happened to that poodle puppy with the pink collar? Sophie lives in a penthouse apartment in the city. For as long as she can remember, her family has moved to a new place every year. Making new friends is difficult for Sophie, and her parents are workaholics. Rosie, you are my best friend, Sophie tells her lovable pup. Will Abby ever discover what happened to the puppy with the pink collar? Come follow the parallel lives of two dogs and the girls who adopt them.

Nicki hates reading aloud at school. When she stumbles over words, the other kids laugh at her. She decides to never talk again ... until she meets Buddy, the reading dog.The combination of gentle narrative and moment perfect photos make this a very inviting book for beginner readers. The Executive Director of the Therapy Animals/Reading Education Assistance Dogs(r) (R.E.A.D.(r)) states that "Reading to My Buddy captures the essence of why having a dog as a reading companion is so powerful and effective. But be forewarned--readers will be clamoring for reading dogs for themselves!" This easy reader book is accessed for US Grades 1 and 2 with a Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level Index of 1.8.

In the tradition of Old Yeller, classic boy-and-dog tale set against the events of Hurrican Katrina. Tyrone "Li'l T" Roberts meets Buddy when his family's car accidentally hits the stray dog on their way to church. Buddy turns out to be the dog Li'l T's always wished for--until Hurricane Katrina comes to New Orleans and he must leave Buddy behind. After the storm, Li'l T and his father return home to find a community struggling to rebuild their lives--and Buddy gone. But Li'l T refuses to give up his quest to find his best friend. From the author of the BBYA Top Ten selection The Great Wide Sea comes a powerful story of hope, courage, and knowing when to let go. "A testament to the human capacity to endure.” —The New York Times Book Review

2008 Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College Morris Frank lost his sight in 1924, when he was only sixteen. One day, Morris's dad read him an article about an American dog trainer living in Switzerland. This is the story of his relationship with Buddy, his own seeing eye dog.

A young boy with muscular dystrophy tells how he is teamed up with a dog trained to do things for him that he can't do for himself.