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Rescue and Jessica: a Life-changing Friendship

Name: Rescue and Jessica: a Life-changing Friendship
ISBN: 9780763696047

Hardcover – Picture Book, April 3, 2018

Jessica Kensky, Patrick Downes

Candlewick Press · Hardcover · April 3, 2018

Reading lane: Special Needs

A New York Times bestseller!

Friendship Dogs Special Needs story

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Why This Clicks

Teamwork, Step by Step

A girl and her service dog build trust and find a way forward together.

Come here for

A warm story of friendship and shared problem-solving
A service dog’s perspective on learning a new role

Expect

A picture-book story based on a real-life partnership
An endnote about service-dog training and abilities

Book Details

Authors: Jessica Kensky, Patrick Downes
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: April 3, 2018
Format: Hardcover
Theme: Special Needs · Friendship
Reading lane: Special Needs

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Dog Stories
Everyday Routines
Special Needs

About This Book

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A New York Times bestseller! A 2019 Schneider Family Book Award Winner Based on a real-life partnership, the heartening story of the love and teamwork between a girl and her service dog will illuminate and inspire. Rescue thought he’d grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog — it’s the family business, after all. When he gets the news that he’s better suited to being a service dog, he’s worried that he’s not up to the task. Then he meets Jessica, a girl whose life is turning out differently than the way she'd imagined it, too. Now Jessica needs Rescue by her side to help her accomplish everyday tasks. And it turns out that Rescue can help Jessica see after all: a way forward, together, one step at a time. An endnote from the authors tells more about the training and extraordinary abilities of service dogs, particularly their real-life best friend and black lab, Rescue.