Boy's Best Friend (18 page)

Dr. Rupert Sheldrake
is a biologist and the author of ten previous books. He studied at Harvard and Cambridge Universities and works on projects funded by many institutions around the world. He lives in London with his wife.
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CONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

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A Note from Rupert Sheldrake

Dogs Who Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home Logbook

About the Authors

Also by Kate Banks

Copyright

 

 

Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers

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Text copyright © 2015 by Kate Banks

Letters copyright © 2015 by Rupert Sheldrake

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First hardcover edition, 2015

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Banks, Kate, 1960– author.

    Boy's best friend / Kate Banks and Rupert Sheldrake. — First edition.

           pages cm

    “Frances Foster Books.”

    Summary: Lester has just moved to Cape Cod and is starting in a new school, and George is missing his best friend who has moved away, but the two develop a friendship and learn about scientific experimentation when they start working on a school science project, testing psychic ability in dogs, based on an experiment developed by Dr. Rupert Sheldrake.

    ISBN 978-0-374-38008-3 (hardcover)

    ISBN 978-0-374-38009-0 (e-book)

    1.  Dogs—Behavior—Juvenile fiction.   2.  Extrasensory perception in animals—Juvenile fiction.   3.  Science projects—Juvenile fiction.   4.  Schools—Juvenile fiction.   5.  Moving, Household—Juvenile fiction.   6.  Friendship—Juvenile fiction.   7.  Cape Cod (Mass.)—Juvenile fiction.   [1.  Dogs—Fiction.   2.  Animals—Habits and behavior—Fiction.   3.  Extrasensory perception in animals—Fiction.   4.  Science projects—Fiction.   5.  Schools—Fiction.   6.  Moving, Household—Fiction.   7.  Friendship—Fiction.   8.  Cape Cod (Mass.)—Fiction.]   I.  Sheldrake, Rupert, author.   II.  Title.

PZ7.B22594Bo 2015

813.54—dc23

[Fic]

2014040380

eISBN 9780374380090