K-9 & Deputy Heroes of the Laramie County Sheriff's Department
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K-9 & Deputy Heroes of the Laramie County Sheriff's Department

K-9 & Deputy Heroes of the Laramie County Sheriff's Department

Overview

Learn about Lyra, Parys, Ali, Ozzy and their Deputies who work hard to protect Laramie County in Wyoming. You'll discover their most heroic acts, like saving an Air Force base from a bomb to finding drugs, catching criminals with their teeth and working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on certain cases. The book goes into detail about the training that the dogs and their handlers undergo. Learn about the equipment that they use and the countries that they're from.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780692851548
Publisher: Mrs. Karen O. Cotton
Publication date: 05/06/2017
Pages: 24
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range: 3 Months to 12 Years

About the Author

This is Karen's second book. She is an award-winning journalist and photographer. She worked as a features and entertainment reporter for the Wyoming Tribune Eagle for 12 years. Her daughter was a preemie and now is five. Karen supports the March of Dimes. Her audio interviews are in the Karen Cotton collection at the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming. She's a musician, dancer, artist, and songwriter. She's received three grants fromt the Wyoming Arts Council and one for the publication of this book. She also is a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow.

Greg Flores, the graphic designer and illustrator who designed this book, is also a former deputy sheriff with the Broward County Sheriff's Office in south Florida. He specializes in pet and animal drawings and his work can be found at Colorful Critters LLC on Facebook @colorfulcrittersLLC

I am a Copy Specialist (web copy editor/publisher) at Sierra Trading Post and have worked with the company for over 17 years. I am also a mother of two boys; Sean is 19 and was diagnosed with autism at the age of three, and Camden is four and will be starting Kindergarten in the fall. I am an autism activist for my son and a coaching assistant for Special Olympics.

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