War dogs
Subtitle: and other tales of courageous canines
By: Joanne Mattern
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
ISBN-13: 9780545417136
Subjects: Dogs; Juvenile literature; Working dogs; Animal heroes
Work titles: They too were heroes
Description: A collection of true stories about remarkable dogs who have performed heroic feats.
Notes: "This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--Page 4 of cover.

Originally published: Mahwah, N.J. : Troll, ℗♭2002, as:They too were heroes : true tales of courageous dogs. Previously published by Scholastic as: True tales of courageous dogs.

Includes web references (pages 86-88).

Reading level: 3.0.

Guided Reading Level: V.

Lexile: 940L.
Table of contents: title: Stubby: America's first dog hero; title: Chips: World War II hero; title: Andy: The devil dog; title: Caesar: Special delivery; title: Jack: Courage under fire; title: Nemo: A wounded hero; title: Wolf and Charlie: A perfect team; title: Toro: From pet to protector; title: More heroic war dogs; title: Sam: Danger on the job; title: Aaron: the ultimate sacrifice; title: Elway: Sniffing out drugs; title: Paco: Patrolling the border; title: Bombs away; title: The beagle brigade; title: Kaze: From death row to saving lives; title: Bridget: Smelling a survivor in the snow; title: Dakota: Changing people's minds; title: Dogs of 9-11; title: Cairo: The dog that took down Bin Laden.