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| Right Dog for the Job: Ira's Path from Service Dog to Guide Dog | 
| Author: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 111231
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 9.3 x 0.3
ISBN: 0802789145
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.4183
EAN: 9780802789143
ASIN: 0802789145
Publication Date: May 1, 2004
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| Customer Reviews:
The Right Dog for the Job January 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This has been a great book for my kids school. It shows the process of how puppies can become service dogs. Very nice for elementary age children.
 Learning Tool and Entertaining July 31, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great book to share with my 5-year-old granddaughter. It is educational (at her level) but yet entertaining!
Great Book April 6, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is a great, short nonfiction study of how guide dogs and service dogs are trained. From the moment they're born, through growing up and being loved, through training, and their final assignment to a partner, this book backs up the storytelling with a lot of warm, family-friendly photographs.
This is a good book to read aloud to young readers. Especially curious ones. In addition to telling kids how important it is not to bother service animals and guide dogs while they're working, the author takes time to point out that everyone can help train these wonderful animals.
The photographs really set the book off and make it a book that young readers will probably go through on their own after having it read to them. The story is simple enough that they'll probably remember it enough to "read" it to others.
neat photo essay on guide dogs December 8, 2004
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is a photo essay of a puppy who born into a family of service dogs. He is raised and trained well but the story has a twist. As the time nears for Ira to go into more detailed service dog training the facility isn't ready to take him. Instead he goes to work for Guide Dogs for the Blind. All ends well for the dog and the new owner. A list is featured in the back of the book of many organizations that provide service and guide dogs for people. Also listed are selection for further reading.
The story created good dialog and helps children learn about how dogs can help those with disabilities.
I would recommend this book to all kids who want to learn more about guide dogs and how they are trained. This would make a great addition to the library as there are only 3 other books in the collection on guide dogs.
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