Eight-year-old Tommy is losing his eyesight and wants to get a guide dog, but his parents say he is too young. He then imagines what it would be like to have a variety of other animals as a guide. Includes information about CNIB Guide...
Guide dogs
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Author:Warner, ChristopherSummary: - Author:Hasluck, AlexandraSummary:
- Author:Hingson, MichaelSummary:
Discover how blindness and a bond between dog and man saved lives and brought hope during one of America's darkest days.
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Author:Michalko, RodSummary:When Rod Michalko's sight finally became so limited that he no longer felt safe on busy city streets or traveling alone, he began a search for a guide. The Two-in-One is his account of how his search ended with Smokie, a guide dog, and...
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Author:Little, JeanSummary:Before beginning his training as a Seeing Eye dog, Shakespeare, a labrador retriever who understands human speech, is placed for his first year of life with a foster child who has never learned to love.
- Author:Michalko, RodSummary:
In September 2020, Rod Michalko wrote to friend and colleague Dan Goodley, congratulating him on the release of his latest book, Disability and Other Human Questions. Joking that his late guide dog, Smokie, had taken offense to the...
- Author:Members and Friends of Guide Dog Users of CanadaSummary:
"This short illustrated book recounts twenty-one heart-felt stories about the relationships between blind people and their guide dogs. Some are funny, some are sad, some are ordinary, some extraordinary. Most are awe-inspiring. Learn...
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Author:Kuusisto, StephenSummary:In a lyrical love letter to guide dogs everywhere, a blind poet shares his delightful story of how a guide dog changed his life and helped him discover a newfound appreciation for travel and independence. Stephen Kuusisto was born...
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Author:Little, JeanSummary:In this sequel to Rescue Pup, Shakespeare, the unusual Seeing Eye dog who understands humans, must win over his new master, a desperately unhappy young man who was recently blinded in an accident.
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Author:Little, JeanSummary:Seeing-eye pup, Shakespeare, conquered many fears in Rescue Pup. Now he is back, about to be matched up with a blind boy, ready to begin his working life. Tim is enraged by his blindness and wants nothing to do with a guide dog. But he...
- Author:Frank, Morris; Clark BlakeSummary:
Written by Morris Frank this book tells of how he trained in Switzerland with Buddy, the first Seeing Eye dog in America. Also tells of the very early history of The Seeing Eye in Morristown N.J. "Here are adventures that...
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Author:Moore, Eva.Summary:True account of the training and early work experiences of the German shepherd which became the first seeing eye dog in America.
- Author:Bauer Mueller, PamelaSummary:
A year has passed since puppy raiser Diego handed Aloha’s harness over to her blind partner Kimberly Louise. Now Diego is traveling to Georgia to visit his beloved friend again! This heartwarming story follows the exciting cross-country...
