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Title details for Courageous Canine by Kelly Milner Halls - Available

Courageous Canine

And More True Stories of Amazing Animal Heroes

by Kelly Milner Halls
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National Geographic Kids Chapter books pick up where the best-selling National Geographic Readers series leaves off, offering young animal lovers who are ready for short chapters lively, true stories just right to carry in your backpack, share with your friends, and read under the covers at night.

Follow along as National Geographic Kids Chapters' presents a trio of true stories about incredible acts of animal heroism. Courageous Canine features an amazing pup named Lilly who sacrifices her own life to save her owner, a brave pod of dolphins who face a great white shark to save a stranger, and a mother gorilla, who in mourning her own baby, saves a 3-year-old boy who falls into her zoo enclosure. Filled with gorgeous photographs, sidebars, and fun facts, Courageous Canine will leave young readers hungry for more.

  • Creators

  • Series

    National Geographic Kids Chapters

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 9, 2013

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781426313981

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781426313981
      • File size: 8069 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4
    • Lexile® Measure: 560
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2014
      Animal lovers looking for nonfiction accounts of admirable creatures will appreciate these small-format titles. Each book contains several stories of heroic and/or devoted creatures, broken into entertaining, easy-to-read chapters and studded with background information and color photographs. Some, like lovable signing gorilla Koko, have already had books devoted to them, but these slim, unintimidating volumes are solid choices. Reading list, websites. Ind.

      (Copyright 2014 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4
  • Lexile® Measure:560
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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