Gabe: The Dog Who Sniffs Out Danger

by Thea Feldman, Chris Danger (Illustrations)

Meet Gabe, a real dog who worked with the United States military, in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read based on one of the winners of the annual American Humane Association's Hero Dog Awards!

Meet Gabe. Gabe had an important job: He used his canine sense of smell to find weapons before they hurt anyone. Gabe saved lives! When he wasn't sniffing out explosives in Iraq, Gabe spent his time cheering up wounded soldiers in the hospital and visiting schools across the United States! Read his action-packed story to find out more about what he did and what made Gabe a hero dog!

Emerging readers will love discovering the inspiring, action-packed story of a different heroic dog in each book of the Hero Dog series.

(c) American Humane Association. The American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards(TM) is a trademark of the American Humane Association.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Dogs, Animals

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 9, 2014

About the author

Based in New York City, Thea Feldman is a prolific writer and editor with over 250 children’s books to her credit. She has collaborated with major publishers, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals. She lives with her cat, Rose, who enjoys lounging on her manuscripts.

Reviews

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Review: I figured this would be a great one for Munchkin, he loves non-fiction books and dogs, and his uncle recently joined the Army. I like the way that this story is illustrated, the style gives it a taste of real without getting so real that it may cause issues for young kids with family serving (we do get to see an actual picture of Gabe at the end). The sentences are simple and the words are easy to sound out and are repetitive for those emerging readers.

[Laura H · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so cute and informative. Our library's copy is signed by the subject, Chuck, and a paw print signature from dear Gabe. I highly recommend.

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 5 year old enjoyed this book. She was amazed that real dogs are trained to assist soldiers in war zones. The artwork is good and the story is interesting. We would have liked more information on how the dog does what he does. This book left unanswered questions for my child. Such as how the train the dog to sniff out explosives. More detail would have been nice.

[Beth Kakuma-Depew · Rating 4 out of 5]

"wow, is this REAL?" Yes, I reassured by 3rd grader. A very cozy look at dogs in war time. The explosives are a plot point, but not who gets injured, keeping the danger rather abstract.

[Janice · Rating 4 out of 5]

True story about an Army explosives dog