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    Kids Making a Difference for Animals
    Kids Making a Difference for Animals
    Kids Making a Difference for Animals
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    Kids Making a Difference for Animals

    By Nancy Furstinger and Sheryl L. Pipe

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    Kids just like you are making a difference in the lives of animals every day. They're rescuing homeless pets, raising money for shelters and charities, making jewelry and holding bake sales to support animal-friendly causes, volunteering their time to educate others, and so much more. You'll be inspired by their courageous and compassionate stories, and you'll learn what you can do to help make the world a better place for our furry and feathered friends.

    Loaded with lots of color photos and friendly information you can trust, the ASPCA Kids books were written by animal lovers for animals lovers—just like you.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTurner Publishing Company
    Release dateJan 26, 2010
    ISBN9780470448908
    Kids Making a Difference for Animals
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    Nancy Furstinger

    Nancy Furstinger has been speaking up for animals since she learned to talk, and she hasn't shut up yet. She is the author of nearly 100 books, including many on her favorite topic: animals! She started her writing career in third grade, when her class performed a play she wrote while recovering from chicken pox. Since then, Nancy has been a feature writer for a daily newspaper, a managing editor of trade and consumer magazines, and an editor at two children’s book publishing houses. She shares her home with big dogs, house rabbits, and a chinchilla (all rescued), and volunteers with several animal organizations. Visit her website at www.nancyfurstinger.com

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      Kids Making a Difference for Animals - Nancy Furstinger

      Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. All rights reserved.

      Howell Book House

      Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey

      Photo credits: Inge Denehin: 2, 13. Jean Fogle: 4, 10, 22, 36, 50, 62. Lisa Medina: 6. ©iStockphoto.com/Emily Rivera: 7. ASPCA: 9, 11, 23, 33, 49. Clay Myers: 12. ©iStockphoto.com/Anna Utekina: 14. ©iStockphoto.com/Joan Vicent Cantó: 15. ©iStockphoto.com/Greg Nicholas: 16. Jill Carr: 18, 29. Nick Beaven: 20. ©iStockphoto.com/Connie Alexander: 21. ©iStockphoto.com/Chris Rose: 24. ©iStockphoto.com/Mark Hayes: 26. Augusta DeLisi: 27. Stacie Wogalter: 31. ©iStockphoto.com/suemack: 34. ©iStockphoto.com/Diane White Rosier: 35. Christine Distefano: 37. ©iStockphoto.com/Debi Bishop: 40. ©iStockphoto.com/Luis Santana: 45. ©iStockphoto.com/Günay Mutlu: 47. Ayna Agarwal: 51. Skye Bortoli: 53. Purestock: 54. ©iStockphoto.com/Phooey: 55. PhotoDisc/Getty Images: 57, 66, 67, 77, 83, 84. PhotoDisc, Inc.: 58, 74. Pier Pagano: 59. ©iStockphoto.com/Cheryl Bradley: 64. image100: 68. ©iStockphoto.com/Małgorzata Ostrowska: 69. ©iStockphoto.com/Tom Grundy: 70. Marty Snyderman/Corbis Digital Stock: 71. ©iStockphoto.com/David H. Lewis: 72. Monteverde Conservation League: 76. ©iStockphoto.com/Mark Kostich: 78. ©iStockphoto.com/Ryan Bolton: 80. ImageState: 82.

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

      Furstinger, Nancy.

      ASPCA kids : kids making a difference for animals / Nancy Furstinger, Sheryl Pipe.

      p. cm.

      Includes index.

      ISBN-13: 978-0-470-41086-8

      ISBN-10: 0-470-41086-8

      1. Animal welfare—United States—Juvenile literature.

      2. Young volunteers in social service—Juvenile literature.

      3. Social action—Juvenile literature. 4. Service learning—Juvenile literature. 5. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals—Juvenile literature. I. Pipe, Sheryl. II. Title.

      HV4708.F87 2009

      179’.3—dc22

      2008046671

      Printed in China

      10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

      Book design by Erin Zeltner

      Book production by Wiley Publishing, Inc. Composition Services

      For the inspiring Virginia Ginny Kroll:

      rescuer of an amazing assortment of animals

      and writer of wondrous tales.

      Contents

      Chapter 1

      Compassionate Kids

      Read about young people who inspired their schools, started businesses, raised money, and found homes for animals in need.

      Chapter 2

      Shelter Helpers

      At animal shelters across America, kids are helping out by working with the animals, raising money, making the shelters more comfortable, and educating others.

      Chapter 3

      Animal Advocates

      Sometimes, kids can make really big things happen. From getting lifesaving vests for police dogs to changing local laws to speaking up for animals in public, kids have been busy working for animals.

      Chapter 4

      All Creatures Great and Small

      Animals in wild habitats, zoos, and circuses need help, too. These kids found creative ways to help all kinds of wild and endangered species.

      Resources

      About the Authors

      About the ASPCA

      Index

      To the degree that we come to understand other organisms we will place greater value on them and on ourselves.

      —E.O. Wilson

      We cannot do great things on this earth. We can only do small things with great love.

      —Mother Teresa

      My enjoyment of animals began with Happy, my first dog. She was energetic, loving, fun, and always available for anything—from racing me around the yard to lying quietly by my side while I finished my homework.

      But it was the bird feeder at my window that opened up the mystery of it all. From just a few feet away I could watch these alert, colorful creatures nourish themselves while keeping a wary eye on everything around them. I had so many questions about the birds: What did they do all day? Where did they go at night? What happened to them during storms? I thought there ought to be a daily newspaper to report on what had happened the night before in my yard. Who had survived? Who hadn’t?

      These questions inspired me to observe more and read more about birds. Then I began to learn about other animals—chimpanzees, snakes, and whales—by reading books written by famous authors who spent their lives studying them. Jane Goodall’s writing on chimpanzees was the most fascinating to me. But everything I read led to more questions!

      My early interest in animals continued to grow. After college, I became involved in creating programs that teach people to care about animals, and then became director of an animal shelter in New Jersey. Other positions followed, and eventually I became president of the ASPCA—which stands for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals—the first humane organization in the United States. My childhood curiosity led to a career helping animals, and that enriches my life beyond description.

      This past year, the 400-member ASPCA

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