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Guide horses and dogs often wear shoes to protect their feet. For thousands of years, animals have lived side by side with people, helping humans to achieve incredible things. In this exciting new True Book series, readers will find out what role animals such as dogs, horses, and monkeys are continuing to play in human lives around the world. Key Features: Timelines show how animals have helped humans throughout history Colorful photographs show animal helpers in action Glossaries explain difficult terms in a way that makes them easy to understand Sidebars provide in-depth info some of the most remarkable animal helpers www.factsfornow.scholastic.com See inside front cover for more information.
About the Author
Lucia Tarbox Raatma was born in Georgetown, South Carolina, and grew up on the grounds of Brookgreen Gardens, an outdoor sculpture garden and wildlife park. She earned a B.A. in English from the University of South Carolina in and went on to earn an M.A. in cinema studies from New York University. She was a copy editor for G. P. Putnam's Sons and later served as managing editor. After working freelance for a few years while she and her husband, Andy, started a family, Lucia was a copy editor at Reader's Digest magazine. Later, she served as a content writer and editor for a social media company and has worked in higher education communications. Currently, she lives in the Tampa Bay area with Andy and their two children, Lizzie and Alex. She enjoys writing a variety of books for the children's educational market.
