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Smoky, the Dog That Saved My Life - The Bill Wynne Story (Paperback)
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Smoky, the Dog That Saved My Life - The Bill Wynne Story (Paperback)
Series: Biographies for Young Readers
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Loot Price R391
Discovery Miles 3 910
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World War II soldier Bill Wynne met Smoky while serving in New
Guinea, where the dog, who was smaller than Wynne's army boot, was
found trying to scratch her way out of a foxhole. After he adopted
her, she served as the squadron mascot and is credited as being the
first therapy dog for the emotional support she provided the
soldiers. When they weren't fighting, Bill taught Smoky hundreds of
tricks to entertain the troops. Smoky became a war hero herself at
an airstrip in Luzon, the Philippines, where she helped save forty
airplanes and hundreds of soldiers from imminent attack. After the
war, Bill worked as a Hollywood animal trainer and then returned to
his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. He and Smoky continued to perform
their act, even getting their own TV show, How to Train Your Dog
with Bill Wynne and Smoky. Nancy Roe Pimm presents Bill and Smoky's
story to middle-grade readers in delightful prose coupled with rich
archival illustrations. Children will love learning about World War
II from an unusual perspective, witnessing the power of the bond
between a soldier and his dog, and seeing how that bond continued
through the exciting years following the war.
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