Publisher: Random House

Copyright Date: 2017

Edition Date: 2017 Release Date: 01/10/17

Illustrator: Jessell, Tim,

Pages: 149 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 0-399-55128-X Perma-Bound: 0-605-96490-4

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-399-55128-4 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-96490-7

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2016010400

Dimensions: 19 cm.

Subject Heading:
Dachshunds. Juvenile fiction.
Dachshunds. Fiction.
Dogs. Fiction.
Working dogs. Fiction.
Amputees. Fiction.
People with disabilities. Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 15,793

Reading Level: 4.0

Interest Level: 3-6

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.0 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 187797 / grade: Middle Grades

Lexile: 570L

Guided Reading Level: S

Fountas & Pinnell: S

A dachshund loses a leg and finds his life's calling—as a therapy dog!
 
Scrappy dachshund Rolf von Noodle may be missing a hind leg, but he's got attitude and can-do spirit to spare! If anything, his tripod status gives him something special: real empathy for people overcoming physical challenges. And as his owner Mindy discovers, it makes him an ideal choice to become a therapy dog. With realistic black-and-white illustrations and an appendix that includes photographs and information about the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen program, therapy dog training, tripod dogs, and more, this is the kind of fact-based fiction reluctant middle grade readers sit up and beg for!