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Author
Pub. Date
℗♭2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A dog's nose is 300 times more powerful than a human nose, so it's no wonder that dogs use their incredibly advanced sense of smell to do some very important jobs. Dorothy Hinshaw Patent explores the various ways specific dogs have put their super sniffing ability to use: from bedbug sniffers to explosive detectors to life-saving allergy detectors...and more. This dynamic photo-essay includes first-hand accounts from the people who work closely with...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Dog detectives? Thanks to superior sniffers, some pups learn to help scientists investigate and track endangered animals. The snoopers' clue? Poop. Dogs that are part of wildlife detective teams are trained to catch the scent of wild animal poop (scat) so that scientists can learn about these animals without luring or trapping them. Like many pooper snoopers, Sampson, the dog in this book, was once a shelter dog, too hyper and ball crazy for families....
8) Eco dogs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"From sniffing scat to snakes, eco dogs save the ecosystem. Eco dogs work with scientists to track and protect endangered species while capturing and preventing invasive ones. And the planet protectors do it all with their powerful sense of smell! Learn all about these heroic dogs"--
10) Your five senses
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1984]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses the importance of the five senses and examines the structure of the sense organs and how they work.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"Readers will discover how detection dogs are able to use their noses to find everything from people, both alive and dead, to explosives to whale poop. These working dogs work to please, work to play, and work for love." --
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
"While observing a family group of elephants in the wild, Caitlin O'Connell, a young field scientist, noticed a peculiar listening behavior. A matriarch she had been watching for months turned her massive head and lifted her foot off the ground. As she scanned the horizon, the other elephants followed suit, all facing the same direction. O'Connell soon made a groundbreaking discovery: the elephants were "listening through limbs," feeling the ripples...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Explore[s] each of a dog's senses, and . . . questions whether dogs might have senses that people don't, this middle-grade nonfiction book explains canine senses from both evolutionary and scientific perspectives. Sidebars offer additional information throughout the text, including hands-on activities that let readers experience a dog's sensory abilities for themselves"--Publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Description
Los animales pueden hacer cosas asombrosas con sus oídos, ojos, bocas, narices, patas y colas. Algunas de las habilidades se destacan en este libro interactivo de adivinanzas. ¿Qué pájaro tiene las patas azules y qué hace con ellas de especial?
Animals can do amazing things with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails. Some of the skills are highlighted in this interactive guessing book. What bird has blue feet and what does he do with...