Super Sniffers: Dog Detectives on
the Job
By Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Bloomsbury. 2014
ISBN: 9780802736185
Grades 3-6
To review this book, I borrowed a
copy from my local public library.
I couldn't resist reviewing another book about dogs who use their incredible sense of smell to help get the job done.
Take any dog, any dog, for a walk along a sidewalk or in a park, and you won’t be walking much—you’ll be standing there holding a leash while the dog sniffs at every bush and every lamppost.
Take any dog, any dog, for a walk along a sidewalk or in a park, and you won’t be walking much—you’ll be standing there holding a leash while the dog sniffs at every bush and every lamppost.
That’s good, because with their keen
sense of smell –a bloodhound has over three hundred million sensitive cells
that can detect odors–dogs have been recruited to help in a variety of service
areas. In Super Sniffers: Dog Detectives
on the Job, veteran science writer Dorothy Hinshaw Patent combines how dogs
are trained with some real-life examples. There are search-and-rescue dogs, law enforcement canines and dogs who are helping save
our planet by sniffing out invasive weeds, locating the scat of endangered
species, and detecting contaminated water.
Entries are one to two pages.
Sidebars highlight a specific dog and their job. Lots of color photos enhance
the text. Back matter includes further reading, and index.
Patent is a master at engaging her
readers as she combines scientific information with examples of dogs at work. Pair Super
Sniffers with another book by Patent, Dogs on Duty: soldiers best friends on the battlefield and beyond and Sniffer Dogs: how dogs (and their noses) save the world by Nancy F. Castaldo.
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