Poop detectives : working dogs in the field / Ginger Wadsworth.

Author/creator Wadsworth, Ginger author.
Format Book
PublicationWatertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2016]
Copyright Date©2016
Description80 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Subjects
Working Dogs for Conservation--Juvenile literature.
Detector dogs--Training. --Juvenile literature.
Working dogs--Training. --Juvenile literature.
Detector dogs--Juvenile literature.

Contents A new job for Freddie? -- The nose knows: the science behind super sniffers -- School is in session: training a scat-detection dog -- Into the wild: gathering Grizzly scat -- On the open sea: tailing whales -- Beyond poop: finding tortoises, turtle eggs, and owl pellets -- Frequent flyers: finding scat around the world -- Conclusion: It's a dog's life.
Abstract Describes the job scat-detection dogs do, what makes a good scat-detection dog, and the places they work.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Audience 1070 Lexile
LCCN 2015026876
ISBN9781580896504 (reinforced for library use)
ISBN1580896502 (reinforced for library use)

Availability

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 636.7 W1199P ✔ Available Place Hold