For as long as there have been wars, animals have been out there saving lives. Courageous dogs, cats, birds, horses, and even a bear have shown courage and devotion, and this book tells you their extraordinary stories. Includes the story of Jet the Alsatian who became a hero of the Blitz, pulling survivors from burning rubble, night after night. Gallipoli Murphy, the donkey who served as an ambulance. Simon, the cat who saved his crew. And many, many more. These animals help us to remember that not all heroes are human. Glorious full-colour double-page illustrations throughout.

 

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Faber & Faber .

Writer and historian David Long is the author of the acclaimed Animals' VC: For Gallantry and Devotion and more than twenty other books. Jet the Rescue Dog is his first for younger readers. David is currently working on a second non-fiction book for children, The Man Who Sucked Blood From a Shark. Anne Fine was the second Children's Laureate and is a distinguished multiple prize-winning writer for children of all ages, with over forty books to her credit. She has also written for adults to considerable critical acclaim. Kerry Hyndman is an illustrator and mapmaker. In the studio, she works on a range of projects across editorial, advertising and publishing. She has recently illustrated Coming Home, written by Michael Morpurgo. She is also a lecturer in Illustration at Goldsmiths University.