
Animals and Teens
The Ultimate Teen Guide
Gail Green(Author)
Scarecrow Press
Published on 19. January 2009
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-8108-5769-8 (ISBN)
Description
Teens live in an imperfect world where people judge each other on looks, popularity, bank accounts, or clothing styles-a world where people are not always treated fairly. But animals do not care about poor test scores or bad skin; they simply love unconditionally. Such devotion makes the human-animal bond so special.
In Animals and Teens: The Ultimate Teen Guide, author Gail Green illustrates various situations in which young adults become involved with animals, including providing foster care, pursuing career opportunities, or simply raising pets at home. Green shows how animals can enhance teens' lives and how teens can improve the welfare of animals that face abuse or live in shelters and wildlife preserves. Green discusses what is involved in the handling of service animals, such as dogs that provide physical assistance or horses that help with therapy. Animals and Teens also covers such basics as caring for animals and dealing with the loss of a pet.
The voices in this book come from a large cross section of teens and young adults whose stories will resonate with anyone who loves animals. From helping with animal rescue to overcoming learning disabilities, these heartwarming experiences demonstrate how each of us can make a difference through the incredibly rewarding human-animal bond.
In Animals and Teens: The Ultimate Teen Guide, author Gail Green illustrates various situations in which young adults become involved with animals, including providing foster care, pursuing career opportunities, or simply raising pets at home. Green shows how animals can enhance teens' lives and how teens can improve the welfare of animals that face abuse or live in shelters and wildlife preserves. Green discusses what is involved in the handling of service animals, such as dogs that provide physical assistance or horses that help with therapy. Animals and Teens also covers such basics as caring for animals and dealing with the loss of a pet.
The voices in this book come from a large cross section of teens and young adults whose stories will resonate with anyone who loves animals. From helping with animal rescue to overcoming learning disabilities, these heartwarming experiences demonstrate how each of us can make a difference through the incredibly rewarding human-animal bond.
Reviews / Votes
Offers some effective anecdotes by teens on how their own interaction with animals has enhanced their lives and provided them with a greater sense of responsibility, maturity and self-esteem....Teens will feel involved and moved by the heartfelt and sometimes saddening stories of animal care. A much more personal book. * VOYA, June / July 2009 * Illustrates through first-hand accounts how positive interactions with animals can contribute to higher self-esteem in teens, helping them break social barriers and develop compassion for other living creatures, and even reduce obesity. * Chicagoland Tails, June 2009 * A clear, teen-centric perspective... * School Library Journal, May 2009 *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 263 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
760 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-5769-8 (9780810857698)
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E-Book
01/2009
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€94.69
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01/2009
Scarecrow Press
€60.49
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Person
Gail Green is an author and illustrator, whose previous works include The Cat and Dog Lovers' Idea Book.