SuitabookCompanion and therapy animals
Kelli L. Hicks
- Reading
- Use the pictures, captions and fact boxes as stopping points. Invite the reader to identify the people’s needs, the animals’ described skills and the text structure used to connect them.
- Themes
- Animals as practical support: The book presents animals as trained companions that recognise warning signs or triggers and use skills to assist people. The book presents this mainly as information or explanation.
- Different human needs: Examples include soldiers returning from war and people with physical or social difficulties who may be helped by animal companions. The book presents this mainly as information or explanation.
- Worth knowing
- Some readers may need support with references to soldiers returning from war, PTSD, physical limitations and safety. Pause to clarify unfamiliar terms without assuming the book explains every experience fully.