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Kids and Dogs

A Dog's Best Friend: An Activity Book for Kids and Their Dogs
Lisa Rosenthal, John Caruso (Foreword)
Chicago Review Pr (October 1999)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
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Aspca Pet Care Guides for Kids: Puppy
Mark Evans
DK Publishing (September 1992)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
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The Complete Dog Book for Kids
American Kennel Club
John Wiley & Sons (November 1996)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Available from Amazon.com

Eyewitness: Dog (Eyewitness Books)
Juliet Clutton-Brock, Jerry Young (Photographer)
DK Publishing; 1st edition (July 1, 2000)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
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Puppy Training for Kids
Sarah Whitehead
Barrons Educational Series (August 2001)
Suitable for ages 9-12, or 4-8 with parental guidance.
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Totally Fun Things to Do with Your Dog
Maxine Rock
John Wiley (May 1998)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
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Dogs and Wild Dogs

Reading Level: Ages 4-8

City Foxes
Wendy Shattil (Photographer), Susan J. Tweit
Alaska Northwest Books (September 1997)
Available from Amazon.com

Growing Up Wild: Wolves
Sandra Markle
Atheneum (March 2001)
Available from Amazon.com

We Are Wolves
Molly Grooms
NorthWord Press (September 2002)
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Wild Dogs: Wolves, Coyotes and Foxes
Deborah Hodge
Kids Can Press (September 1997)
Available from Amazon.com

Reading Level: Ages 9-12

Coyote (Wild Canines)
Jalma Barrett, Larry Allan (Photographer)
Blackbirch Marketing (January 2000)
Available from Amazon.com

Coyote: North America's Dog
Stephen R. Swinburne
Boyds Mills Pr (October 1999)
Available from Amazon.com

Coyote Attacks (Animal Attacks)
Suzanne J. Murdico
Children's Press (September 2000)
Available from Amazon.com

Dogs & Wild Dogs: My First Pocket Guide
Marfe Ferguson Delano
National Geographic (September 2002)
Available from Amazon.com

Foxes (Wild Canines!)
Jalma Barrett, Larry Allan (Photographer)
Blackbirch Marketing (January 2000)
Available from Amazon.com

How the Wolf Became the Dog (Before They Were Pets)
John Zeaman
Franklin Watts, Incorporated (March 1998)
Available from Amazon.com

Once A Wolf : How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf
Stephen R. Swinburne
Houghton Mifflin Co (March 26, 1999)
Available from Amazon.com