Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courageous Animals [Hardcover]

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The gripping follow-up toSurvivorswill delight readers even more with stories of brave animals in the most dramatic situations.

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 moreThese animals help us to remember that not all heroes are human.

Glorious full-color double-page illustrations throughout. Throughout history, men, women, and children have battled the elements and lived to share their stories. Among the nearly two dozen subjects Long includes in this collection are 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke, who survived a plane crash in the Peruvian rainforest; Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton; and Aron Ralston, a hiker forced to amputate his own arm, an incident that inspired the 2010 film 127 Hours. Hyndmans grainy artwork depicts the survivors at the peak moments of danger19th-century trapper Hugh Glass lunges at an attacking grizzly bear with his knife, surgeon Leonid Rogozov peers down at his abdomen, giving himself a necessary appendectomy at a polar research station. While offering excitement and peril, Longs riveting narratives also provide insight into how these individuals used their skills, knowledge, and fortitude to survive.
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