The book, Courageous canine is a story of a dog named Lillie. I like the book because it tells of a great book. She is living on a pound. A police officer named David came to be an assistant at the dog pound. When he saw Lillie the dog, he asked if he could take her home. One day, Lillie is at David’s mom’s house. David’s mom doesn’t feel so good so she decides to go for a walk. They are walking across a train track when David’s mom has a blackout. Lillie starts tugging at her and nudging her. Suddenly, the ground starts to shake, A TRAIN WAS COMING! Lillie starts pulling David’s mom off the tracks. Finally, Lillie gets David’s mother off the tracks. The train rumbles past them. As soon as the train stops, the conductor of the train runs back to Lillie and David’s mom. David’s mom is okay but Lillie’s leg is badly hurt. The conductor calls 911 immediately. David soon finds out what happened to Lillie and brings her to the hospital. Lillie’s leg is so badly hurt that they need to cut it off. Kids start sending get-well cards to her at the hospital. Soon she is good enuff to go home. She starts doing physical therapy. What a great hero!
National Geographic Kids Chapters: Courageous Canine: And More True Stories of Amazing Animal Heroes (NGK Chapters)
By Kelly Milner Halls
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Grades 2 - 4 | N | 4 | 9404 |
National Geographic Kids Chapter books pick up where the best-selling National Geographic Readers series leaves off, offering young animal lovers who are ready for short chapters lively, true stories just right to carry in your backpack, share with your friends, and read under the covers at night.
Follow along as National Geographic Kids Chapters' presents a trio of true stories about incredible acts of animal heroism. Courageous Canine features an amazing pup named Lilly who sacrifices her own life to save her owner, a brave pod of dolphins who face a great white shark to save a stranger, and a mother gorilla, who in mourning her own baby, saves a 3-year-old boy who falls into her zoo enclosure. Filled with gorgeous photographs, sidebars, and fun facts, Courageous Canine will leave young readers hungry for more.
National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.
Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
Follow along as National Geographic Kids Chapters' presents a trio of true stories about incredible acts of animal heroism. Courageous Canine features an amazing pup named Lilly who sacrifices her own life to save her owner, a brave pod of dolphins who face a great white shark to save a stranger, and a mother gorilla, who in mourning her own baby, saves a 3-year-old boy who falls into her zoo enclosure. Filled with gorgeous photographs, sidebars, and fun facts, Courageous Canine will leave young readers hungry for more.
National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.
Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
ISBN-13: 9781426313967
ISBN-10: 1426313969
Published on 7/9/2013
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 112
Book Reviews (12)
I like this book because it tells of a dog that saved a women's life.
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wow,that book was very awsome.Mabey yall could make a book like this just about cats and called clever felines.
hunger games is very entertainning
I LOVE DOGS
looks c00l
cant wait to read and looks cool
I think this book rocks its very touching and has perfect animal surviving stories I love this story!!!!!!! :)
This is a heart warming book. That also show that dogs known for fighting can sometimes be the sweetest, most loyal!
not true about the sometimes part. my dogs are pit bulls and they are always sweet
LOVE this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!