• Courageous Canine! (National Geographic Kids: Chapters)

Courageous Canine!
(National Geographic Kids: Chapters)

Publication Date
July 09, 2013
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Courageous Canine! (National Geographic Kids: Chapters)

Description
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. 
Publication date
July 09, 2013
Classification
Non-fiction
Page Count
-
ISBN-13
9781426313967
Lexile Measure
560
Guided Reading Level
O
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Series
National Geographic Kids: Chapters
BISAC categories
JNF047000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers | Chapter Books
JNF003150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Marine Life
JNF003060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Dogs
JNF003010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Apes, Monkeys, etc.
Library of Congress categories
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Dogs
Animal heroes
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Readers / Chapter Books
Kelly Milner Halls
For the past 15 years, award-winning author KELLY MILNER HALLS has crafted high interest nonfiction books and articles for young readers. Known for quirky but well researched topics, Halls delights in drawing even reluctant readers into the realm of discovery through the explorations of dinosaurs, Sasquatch, UFOs or dozens of other unusual themes. She speaks at schools and conferences all over the country and also works as YA novelist Chris Crutcher's assistant.
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