"Early readers will learn how to care for a beagle, including breed-specific traits and needs"--Provided by publisher.

This sweet story about a girl named Alma and a stray dog named Lulu shows how a girl and a dog can rescue each other. Lulu’s ears flap in the wind as the rescue truck rolls into the lot. Lulu’s tail thumps— Everything smells . . . new. Lulu sleeps under the moon, drinking from mud puddles and is covered in ticks until she is rescued. She waits for the Operation Rescue Dog truck, scared and uncertain. Alma misses her Mami, who is far away in Iraq. Alma wears Mami's scarf around her like a hug. She wonders: Can a dog feel like a hug? In this heartwarming and moving picture book, a lonely child and a lonely dog come together and find warmth, companionship, and love in each other.

Shy, eleven-year-old Veronica Louse Morgan of New York CIty is not happy about having to attend Randolf School for Girls, but by the end of her first year she not only has some new friends, she may have finally convinced her parents that she is ready to own a dog.

With lyrical text by Kersten Hamilton and luminous illustrations by Jaime Kim, First Friend is an exploration of how the wild wolves became dogs, and how we learned to communicate and grow alongside the creatures we love. Long, long ago, when the world was new. . .a girl met a pup. In those days, everyone knew that wolves and children could not be friends. Still, they learned from each other—how to hunt, how to trade, how to survive, how to play. And years and years went by, and the world spun and changed. And then—a boy fished with a wolf, and a girl traded with a wild dog, and animal and human grew up side by side. . .into the best friends we are today.

Carol, a female beagle caged in a science lab, has no idea what will become of her life until a man named McGhee shows up. Set in the midlands of the Republic of Ireland, this story is based on a true and heartwarming beagle rescue. With the help of McGhee's compassion, Carol learns what it is to be like all the other dogs. The timid beagle grows to become a playful, bold companion for the man who needs a bit of rescuing himself. This is a story of patience and love - how two hearts find each other and ignite adventures that will be treasured by many for years to come.

When the first edition of this book was published, it was widely admired for its obvious expertise and for the wide range of Beagle-related topics it presented so expertly. Now a new edition updates the Beagle s story and provides a world of reading pleasure for all Beagle fans. Judith M. Musladin, MD & Anton C. Musladin are both highly respected Beagle breeders and the latter is an AKC approved judge. They live in Los Gatos, California. Ada T. Lueke has been active in Beagles for 30