First book review of Pawprints...

Here's the first review of Pawprints of Katrina (short but sweet). It's a wire story, published in the Orlando Sentinal and five other newspapers. --Cathy Spring into new pets books 3/5/2008 By STEVE DALE Tribune Media Services  Spring brings a pack of fresh stories of how dogs can improve people's lives - even when things seem pretty hopeless. Several new books also look at how we value these 4-legged friends, from heroic rescue stories of Hurricane Katrina to tales of divorcing couples who fight like cats and dogs over who gets the family pooch. Here's a roundup for your spring reading: "Pawprints of Katrina: Pets Save and Lessons Learned," by Cathy Scott, photography by Clay Myers (Wiley Publishing Inc, New York, NY, 2008; $19.99). Actress Ali MacGraw writes in the foreword: "This is an unforgettable account of the courage and boundless energy of people who realize that we human beings have an absolute obligation to help the other creatures of this planet. In seeing these images and reading the accounts in this book, we are reminded of the very best behavior of which the human heart is capable." Scott covered the hurricane for Best Friends Animal Society. She handles the description of what happened as a journalist with the sensitivity of an animal lover. These stories are so riveting that simple, straight-forward narrative works fine. Hopefully, lots of lessons were learned as a result of Katrina, and reminding us of these lessons is good. Warning: Tissue is required for this reading, though the book abounds in happy endings. To read about the rest of the books in this article, go to: http://www.gadzoo.com/orlandosentinel/PetsLinkView.aspx?LinkId=2118&GroupId=201