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Brouwer, Sigmund, 1959-
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction.
Animals -- War use -- Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction.
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Brouwer, Sigmund, 1959-
World War, 1914-1918 -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction.
Animals -- War use -- Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction.
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Innocent heroes : stories of animals in the first World War /
Sigmund
Brouwer
.
by
Brouwer
,
Sigmund
,
1959-
Tundra Books, a division of Random House of Canada Limited, a Penguin Random House Company, 2017.
Call #:
FICTION BRO
Subjects
World War, 1914-1918 -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction.
Animals -- War use -- Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction.
ISBN:
9781101918463 (hc.)
Description:
ix, 198 p. : ill., photo. facsimiles ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Little Abigail -- Boomer -- Coal Dust -- Tomato --
Leo
-- Charlie -- Biscotte -- Louise.
Summary:
"Provides fictional accounts of animals and their heroic exploits in World War I, including a dog who warns soldiers of a gas attack, a cat who saves soldiers from rat bites, and a pigeon who saves an entire platoon. Stories are based on real-life animal war heroes. Through these stories, readers get a close-up look at life in the trenches of war, the bonds between soldiers and their animals, the First Nations contribution to the military and the significance of the battle of Vimy Ridge to Canadians then and now."--Jacket.
Audience:
Ages: 9-12. Kirkus Reviews.
Genre:
Historical fiction, Juvenile.
War fiction, Juvenile.
Short stories, Juvenile.
Other authors:
Brouwer
,
Sigmund
,
1959-
Little Abigail.
Brouwer
,
Sigmund
,
1959-
Boomer.
Brouwer
,
Sigmund
,
1959-
Coal Dust.
Brouwer
,
Sigmund
,
1959-
Tomato.
Brouwer
,
Sigmund
,
1959-
Leo
.
Brouwer
,
Sigmund
,
1959-
Charlie.
Brouwer
,
Sigmund
,
1959-
Biscotte.
Brouwer
,
Sigmund
,
1959-
Louise.
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Cole Harbour Public Library
Children's Fiction
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