The Guardian Team: On the Job with Rena and Roo

By Cat Urbigkit

Book Overview

Shepherds have used dogs to protect livestock for thousands of years. But burros also have a natural instinct to protect, which makes them a perfect guardian animals as well. Meet Rena and Roo, a super dog-and-burro guardian team at work on a sheep ranch in Wyoming. The animals have a close connection with the sheep they protect, but it takes time and effort for Rena and Roo to grow to trust one another. In this companion book to her award-winning Brave Dogs, Gentle Dogs, Cat Urbigkit uses simple, informative text and eye-catching photographs to show how Rena and Roo develop into guardian animals.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590787706
• ISBN13: 9781590787700
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Astra Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.1" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5