Introduces bottlenose dolphins, describes how they are trained, and explains that the United States Navy and the Marine Corps have trained dolphins to find explosive mines and enemy swimmers in the water.

Bees have long been known as helpful insects, but in recent years this helpfulness has grown to a new level. They still help plants grow, including food crops. Yet people have discovered that bees and their relatives can be used as animal detectives, too. Bees have been trained to detect land mines and even bedbugs. Age-appropriate vocabulary in English and standard Latin American Spanish support new and emerging readers in both languages.

Many beagles and other scent-driven canines have been used successfully to sniff out bombs, drugs, and lost people, too. Today they are even used to help the many people who have had to fight the rising problem of bedbug infestation. Age-appropriate bilingual text explores the life, training, and work of these bedbug-sniffing dogs.

Take a sneak peek into the world of some of the bravest animals around in both English and standard Latin American Spanish. Police dogs work side-by-side with their human partners to stop crime, find missing people, stop illegal drug trafficking, and so much more. Spanish and English readers alike will be fascinated to learn about these animal detectives that protect and serve their communities every day.

The seemingly fun-loving, curious dolphin has long fascinated people. These highly intelligent marine mammals are easily trained and are often displayed in shows at aquariums. The fact of their intelligence led the U.S. Navy to develop a program that uses dolphins to do jobs that help keep citizens and soldiers of America safe. Military dolphins have been used to detect underwater mines and enemy swimmers. They also recover equipment deployed by the Navy. Young bilingual readers will be enthralled by this introduction to military dolphins presented in both English and standard Latin American Spanish.

For public and school libraries, this resource reflects recent changes in Library of Congress subject headings and authority files, and provides bilingual information essential to reference librarians and catalogers serving Spanish speakers. Libraries must provide better access to their collections for all users, including Spanish-language materials. The American Library Association has recognized this increasing need. Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries: Bilingual Fourth Edition is the only resource available that provides both authorized and reference entries in English and Spanish. A first-check source for the most frequently used headings needed in school and public libraries, this book incorporates thousands of new and revised entries to assist in applying LCSH and CSH headings. Of the approximately 30,000 headings listed, most include cross-references, and all of the cross-reference terms are translated. MARC21 tags are included for all authorized entries to simplify entering them into computerized catalogs, while indexes to all headings and free-floating subdivisions are provided in translation from Spanish to English. This book gives librarians access to accurate translations of the subject terms printed in books published and cataloged in English-speaking countries—invaluable information in settings with Spanish-speaking patrons.

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