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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2014 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 3–5—This well-written work focuses on trained dogs who use their innate, powerful sense of smell to benefit the world. After an introduction about the basics of canine nasal acuity, Patent breaks the topic down into three categories: "Searching and Saving," "Helping Planet Earth," and "Medical Alert Dogs." Meaningful text and spot-on photography unlock the mysteries, showing specialized skills, effective training methods, and specific canine personality re...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
This book extols the virtues of working dogs and their amazing noses. Patent relates how dogs, with a sense of smell forty times stronger than huma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More