Bedbug-Sniffing Beagles and Other Scent Hounds

Bedbug-Sniffing Beagles and Other Scent Hounds
Author: Rosie Albright
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2012-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448861527

Introduces the beagle, a type of dog known as a scent hound because of its great sense of smell, and explains that beagles and dogs like them, besides being hunting dogs and pets, can be trained to find bedbugs in dark places by their smell.

Police Dogs / Perros policías

Police Dogs / Perros policías
Author: Rosie Albright
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2012-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448867142

Introduces police dogs and the K-9 units to which they belong, describes their training, and explains the many important jobs they do.

Detection Rats / Ratas detectoras

Detection Rats / Ratas detectoras
Author: Rosie Albright
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2012-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448867150

Introduces detection rats, most of which are African pouched rats, the largest rat in the world, and explains that rats can be trained to find land mines and dangerous diseases.

Detection Rats

Detection Rats
Author: Rosie Albright
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2012-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448864933

When you think of rats, it’s hard not to think of dirty animals that spread diseases, but rats are actually very intelligent animals that can perform many helpful jobs for people. Because of their excellent sense of smell, rats are being trained to sniff out land mines mine, and they can even use their noses to tell if a person has tuberculosis. Age-appropriate vocabulary and interesting photographs give young readers a simple introduction to the lives of these hard working rodents.

Bee Detectives / Abejas detectives

Bee Detectives / Abejas detectives
Author: Rosie Albright
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2012-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448867177

Introduces the honeybee, describes how bees find flowers by sight and scent, and explains that bees can be trained to find land mines and bedbugs.

Pig Detectives / Cerdos detectives

Pig Detectives / Cerdos detectives
Author: Rosie Albright
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2012-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448867576

While some pigs live on farms and roll in the mud, others are performing valuable services to people. Pigs have a great sense of smell and have been put to work for centuries sniffing out truffles, which are highly-prized mushrooms used in cooking and to make oil. Pigs are also used to sniff out bombs and drugs, and to do search and rescue work.

Military Dolphins / Delfines del ejército

Military Dolphins / Delfines del ejército
Author: Rosie Albright
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2012-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448867169

Introduces bottlenose dolphins, describes how they are trained, and explains that the United States Navy and the Marine Corps have trained dolphins to find explosive mines and enemy swimmers in the water.

Military Dolphins

Military Dolphins
Author: Rosie Albright
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2012-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448861535

Introduces bottlenose dolphins, describes how they are trained, and explains that the United States Navy and the Marine Corps have trained dolphins to find explosive mines and enemy swimmers in the water.

Pig Detectives

Pig Detectives
Author: Rosie Albright
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2012-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1448861519

Tells how pigs are trained to use their strong sense of smell to find truffles, bombs and land mines.