Bobby, the Littlest War Hero
Author(s): Glyn Harper
This is the story of Bobby - the littlest hero in a very big war. Bobby is a tiny canary. His best friend is Jack, a soldier in one of the tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers. Together they go deep into the tunnels under no-man's-land. Jack's job is to dig, while Bobby's job is to warn the men to get out quickly when there's dangerous gas. Bobby's warnings save the tunnellers' lives again and again. But Jack worries that it's a hard life for a little bird. Will Bobby ever be free to fly again? Glyn Harper and Jenny Cooper are the award-winning creators of bestselling picture books about the First World War- Le Quesnoy, Jim's Letters, Roly, the Anzac Donkeyand Gladys Goes to War.
Product Information
Finalist for the 2018 NZ Children's Book Awards - the Russell Clark Award for Illustration
General Fields
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- : Penguin Random House
- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : 0.22
- : February 2018
- : .4 X 24.1
- : books
Special Fields
- : Glyn Harper
- : Jenny Cooper
- : Jenny Cooper
- : Paperback