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Author:

Rusch, Elizabeth, author.

Title:

Avalanche dog heroes : Piper and friends learn to search the snow / Elizabeth Rusch.

Publisher:

Little Bigfootan imprint of Sasquatch Books,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

47 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm

Subject:

Rescue dogs--Training--Crystal Mountain--Crystal Mountain--Juvenile literature.
Avalanches--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 47).

Summary:

Follow along with Piper, a friendly border collie who came to the mountain as a smart but timid shelter dog, terrified by everything, as she confidently heads off to school on a chairlift to meet her canine classmates. Over a season they romp together through the snow, learning and practicing the skills they need to be avalanche rescue dogs and earn their rescue certification. You'll also learn the warning signs and conditions that cause an avalanche, the four types of avalanches, and the basics of avalanche safety.

ISBN:

1632171732
9781632171733

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1019835079

LCCN:

2018000291

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

SWPB124 -- Dumont Community Library (Dumont)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

FGPD194 -- New Hampton Public Library (New Hampton)

WQPA215 -- Kirchner French Memorial Library (Peterson)

VQPC384 -- Reinbeck Public Library (Reinbeck)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

XZPB787 -- Walnut Public Library (Walnut)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)