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Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Before there was Max, there was Mike. A true story much like the touching movie, Navy SEAL Dogs explores the incomparable relationship between trainer and military dog.
From the author of Team Dog, Trident K9 Warriors gave readers an inside look at the Navy SEAL teams' elite K9 warriors-who they are, how they are trained, and the extreme missions they undertake to save lives. From detecting explosives to eliminating the bad guys, these powerful dogs...
3) Strays
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
As American troops are being pulled out of Vietnam, young soldier Chuck goes AWOL when he learns that the Army intends to euthanize his companion, military working dog Ajax.
4) Semper fido
Author
Series
Dog tags volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Incorporated
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Gus Dempsey is a newly trained dog handler in the United States Marine Corps, and when he is deployed to Afghanistan he is paired with Loki, a bomb-sniffing black Labrador with a mischievous streak.
5) Duke
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Audio
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In 1944 Hobie Hanson's father is flying B-24s in Europe, so Hobie decides to donate his beloved German shepherd, Duke, to Dogs for Defense in the hope that it will help end the war sooner--but when he learns that Duke is being trained for combat he is shocked, frightened and determined to get his dog back.
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In Cosham, England, in 1917, Darling, a mischievous collie, must leave the children who love her when she is chosen for training as a mercy dog, seeking out injured soldiers on the battlefield and leading medics to them.
Author
Series
Dog tags volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Newly arrived on the Western front and assigned as a medic, Rivera finds himself in the middle of the Battle of the Bulge, cut off behind enemy lines--and his only companion is a Nazi trained Doberman pinscher.
8) Max
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Military dog Max returns from service in Afghanistan, traumatized by his handler's death. He's adopted by the man's family and helps the grieving family heal.
9) Megan Leavey
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true life story of a young Marine Corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq. When she is assigned to clean up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, Leavey identifies with a particularly aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex completed more than 100 missions until an IED explosion injures...
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"The powerful true story of a SEAL Team Six member and military dog handler, and the dog that saved his life. Two dozen Navy SEALs descended on Osama bin Laden's compound in May 2011. After the mission, only one name was made public: Cairo, a Belgian Malinois and military working dog. This is Cairo's story, and that of his handler, Will Chesney, a member of SEAL Team Six whose life would be irrevocably tied to Cairo's. Starting in 2008, when Will...