Patricia Curtis Books
Cindy the Hearing Ear Dog
By Curtis Patricia, Patricia Curtis
Describes the training of young dogs, selected from pounds and humane shelters, to help deaf owners by alerting them to sounds they cannot hear and providing companionship.
Read MoreGreff
By Curtis Patricia, Patricia Curtis
Traces the life of a Labrador retriever from birth through training at the Guide Dog Foundation, where he is introduced to the blind owner for whom he will be responsible.
Read MoreThe Animal Shelter
By Cup Curtis, Curtis Patricia, Patricia Curtis
Discusses the history and function of S.P.C.A. and other humane shelters which provide temporary care for stray, unwanted, lost, and abused animals in need of protection from the ignorance, indiffe...
Read MoreDogs on the Case
By Curtis Patricia, Patricia Curtis
Discusses dogs that are trained to use their scenting ability to locate drugs, explosives, missing persons, agricultural products, or other substances. Includes a directory of search-and-rescue do...
Read MoreAnimals and the New Zoos
By Curtis Patricia, Patricia Curtis
Describes the animals of the world's basic habitats (grasslands, deserts, woodlands, rain forests, cold regions) and how "better" zoos in this country are trying to exhibit the animals in environme...
Read MoreAquatic Animals in the Wild and in Captivity
By Curtis Patricia, Patricia Curtis
Describes six representative aquatic habitats and the animals that live in them and discusses how modern aquariums recreate those environments.
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