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World War I Tales: The Pigeon Spy (Paperback)
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World War I Tales: The Pigeon Spy (Paperback)
Series: World War I Tales
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Loot Price R137
Discovery Miles 1 370
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From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories... Stories of the
First World War from the bestselling Terry Deary, author of the
hugely successful Horrible Histories. Flanders 1918. The
extraordinary true story of a pigeon who saved nearly 200 lives. A
troop of Americans are trapped behind enemy lines. Not only are
their German enemies firing at them but so are their own side.
Somehow they have to get a message to their comrades. The only way
is by pigeon. But every time a pigeon rises in the air it is shot
down. The last pigeon, a black bird called Cher Ami, flies with
bullets zipping through the air all around him, covering 25 miles
in just 65 minutes, helping to save the lives of the 194 survivors.
In his epic journey he is shot through the breast, blinded in one
eye, and left with a leg hanging only by a tendon. Army medics save
his life. They can't save his leg, so they carve a small wooden one
for him. When he recovers, the pigeon is put on a boat to the
United States, a hero. Astonishing true tale of animals at war from
master historical storyteller Terry Deary. Book Band: Grey Ideal
for ages 8+ Quizzed for Accelerated Reader
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