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2) Goldie
Author
Series
The puppy place. Main volume 1
Language
English
Description
Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. They want a puppy of their own more than just about anything. They know dogs are a lot of work. But their Mom still doesn't think their family is ready for a puppy. Then, Goldie arrives. She is a sweet golden retriever who needs a home. Goldie is very young. She doesn't know how to be a good puppy yet. Will Charles and Lizzie be able to help her?
3) Liberty
Author
Series
Puppy place volume 32
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Language
English
Description
When Liberty, a golden retriever puppy, runs away from her family during a beach fireworks display, the Petersons try to bring her home.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
She arrived with her name, Trixie. I joked sometimes that it sounded more like a stripper than a dog. But if it sounded more like a stripper than a dog, it sounded more like an elf or a fairy than a stripper. Elves and fairies are magical beings , and so was she. A heartwarming memoir of a very special dog.
Publisher
Gaiam
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
After a magical summer together, a nine-year-old boy whispers his heart's desire into the ear of his best friend. With a loyal, Golden Retriever by their side, the boy and girl bury a time capsule of keepsakes--then they go their separate ways. Years later, looking for a fresh start, a man and woman each return to the place they felt most at home as a child. But a comedic case of mistaken identity has them competing for the same childhood memories,...
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Ranger, a golden retriever, could have been a great search-and-rescue-dog except for the squirrels--but one day he unearths a mysterious box and finds himself transported back to the year 1850 where his faithful service is really needed by a family traveling west along the Oregon Trail.
Author
Language
English
Description
Amy Redwing has dedicated her life to the southern California organization she founded to rescue abandoned and endangered golden retrievers. No one is surprised when Amy risks her life to save Nickie, nor when she takes the female golden into her home. The bond between Amy and Nickie is immediate and uncanny. Even her two other goldens, Fred and Ethel, recognize Nickie as special, a natural alpha. But the instant joy Nickie brings is shadowed by a...
Author
Series
Buddy files volume 3
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Language
English
Description
Buddy the dog risks everything when he leaves his new family to investigate what happened to Kayla and her father, his beloved former owners, by slipping into a van Kayla's uncle is using to empty her house in the middle of the night.
Author
Series
Dog's day volume 3
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Language
English
Description
Sammy, a golden retriever, becomes a guide dog for Jessie, a college freshman who is blind, and constantly watches their big-city surroundings to keep her safe. Includes back matter about the breed and the role of the working dog.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, Susannah Charleson was so impressed by the newspaper photo of an exhausted handler and his search-and-rescue dog that she decided to train a dog of her own. A dog lover and pilot with search experience herself, Charleson got Puzzle, a strong, bright Golden Retriever, who from the start, exhibited a unique aptitude for search-and-rescue work. But the puppy's willfulness challenged even Susannah, who had raised...
17) I, Cosmo
Author
Publisher
Walker Books, a division of Candlewick Press
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"What is an arthritic thirteen-year-old golden retriever to do when the human he loves most asks him to compete in a dance contest? Say yes, of course. Cosmo has been a devoted older brother to his human, Max, for a lifetime of trick-or-treating, movie watching, and family dance nights. And now Max is convinced that dance is the key to keeping his arguing parents--and his whole family--together. Max thinks that if he and Cosmo can win a canine freestyle...
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Language
English
Description
Learn all about playful and gentle golden retrievers! This book captivates young readers through simple and easy-to-read text combined with vibrant, full-color photographs. Plus, quick stats sections and bolded glossary terms invite readers to zoom in and learn more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
19) Boomer's big day
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Language
English
Description
Moving day proves confusing for Boomer, a golden retriever, until he at last explores his new home and finds his own favorite and familiar things.
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