Marvelous Adventures with Marly and Aerie in New York City

By Juliet Cody

Marly and Aerie are two guide dogs working across America with Juliet and Shawn, who are blind. This adventure takes the readers in a hansom cab ride throughout Central Park. In New York City, from the spires of Saint Patricks Cathedral to leading a parade, the bright lights of Broadway cannot be diminished, and there is no limit to their excitement. Marly and Aeries, two Labradors, adventures are as unforgettable as the delicious taste of the street hot dogs in New York City while educating the public about guide dog awareness everywhere they go.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Sep 24, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524638948

Juliet Cody

Juliet Cody is an immigrant from Colombia. She came to America as a child. The family lived in Hoboken, New Jersey. Having parents who grew up on the tropical beaches of the Caribbean, the family soon moved to the beaches of Southern California where she still resides. She married, had a daughter, and taught prekindergarten until blindness struck. She did not sit in the dark. Instead, she turned on the light of independence by attending classes to learn mobility, Braille, and living skills. Juliet became involved in the blind community. She became a state board member for the National Federation of the Blind, formed three chapters and served as president, taught in the Colorado Center for the Blind, became a board member of Disabilities Issues Advisory Committee at the California State University San Marcos, and is president for the San Diego Guide Dogs for the Blind Chapter. She returned to school with her guide dog, Marly, received twenty-seven scholarships and earned her BA and MA in literature and writing. Juliet travels with her guide dog, Marly, her best friend, Shawn, and his guide dog, Aerie, across the country. She has dedicated her career to writing children’s books to bring positive awareness about the abilities of the blind, with a humorous flair. Together they plunge into the guide dog culture and challenge normative conventions in the world today.

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2016 Juliet Cody. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse 06/09/2017

ISBN: 978-1-5246-3893-1 (softcover)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-3894-8 (eBook)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-5928-8 (audio)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016914845

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Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Prologue

Chapter 1 Making Plans

Chapter 2 Leaving on a Jet Plane

Chapter 3 Subways, Chihuahuas and Horses

Chapter 4 From Times Square to Broadway

Epilogue

Teaching Manual

Dedication

With honor and love I want to dedicate this trilogy: Marvelous Adventures with Marly and Aerie in San Diego, in New York City, and Washington DC to Titi and Finita, the best parents in the world. Thank you for having the love and the courage to come to America. Renee Alison Cody and Jagger Ray Cody for always making me proud and happy, and my family for supporting me with love.

Acknowledgements

I would like to acknowledge Guide Dogs for the Blind for their well-bred and excellently trained guide-dogs. Especially Charles Nathan and Keith Tomlinson for their dedication and love for the dogs. The puppy raisers for their dedication to the hard work, love, and time that takes to teach our guide-dogs their social skills. Especially puppy raiser Pat Salzarulo, who with her big heart is always there for all of us handlers whenever we need help. Peter Mansell AKA Shawn for sharing all the adventures with me and being a part of my life. My illustrators, Jenn Uran and Eric Calderon, whose creativity, talent, descriptions, caring, and love not only brought my book to life, but allowed me to see the images. My editor, Aleesa Allen, who put her heart into the story until it shone like a diamond. My angel, Jan Owens, for her love, dedication, encouragement and guidance. I want to thank mumsy for loving me and asking me to write a book. Rita Mansell for her help, timeless energy, and love.

PROLOGUE

My name is Marly, and my best friend’s name is Aerie. We are yellow Labrador Retrievers, and we are guide dogs. Our job is to help guide people that cannot see. Juliet and Shawn are good friends, and they are the blind people we guide. In guide dog schools, blind people and guide dogs become teams called, handlers or guides. Aerie and Shawn are a team, and Juliet and I are one too.

Our handlers love to travel. Our job is to guide and keep them safe throughout