Sierra, a Golden Retriever puppy with a knack for hide-and-seek becomes an unlikely hero when a little neighbor girl gets lost in the woods near her home. With practice and persistence little Sierra turns a children’s game into a life-saving mission, earning the vest that marks her as an official search and rescue dog. Inspired by the author’s own experience training and leading SAR (Search And Rescue) dogs, Sierra Becomes a Search Dog is the first in a series of books for all ages about K9 Sierra. Robert "Bob" Calkins has been a search and rescue dog handler in Kitsap County, Washington, for more than a dozen years. He currently searches with K9 Ruger, a four year old Golden Retriever who is his third search dog. He and his dogs have responded to everything from routine missing person cases, to homicides, to the horrific landslide that in 2014 swept over homes in the tiny community of Oso, Washington. Bob is the author of the Sierra the Search Dog series of books for children and adults. Taillefer Long is an illustrator and designer based in Charleston, SC. He loves visual storytelling, the creative process, and seeing ideas come to life. Taillefer has collaborated with many authors, illustrating and designing books for over a decade. His childhood Basset Hound, Aesop, was an expert cuddler and drooler but could have used a little obedience training from Bob!