Key Stages: 1 - 2

Description

Format: Super six (guided reading set - 6 copies for set) - Picture book

PAYU Price Code link:  Price Code C

Number of pages: 38

Reading Age: 6 - 8 Interest Level: 5 - 9

Theme: war, stories in rhyme, animals

Notes: A cumulative rhyme in the style of 'The House that Jack Built' which pays tribute to the animals that served as rescue animals during World War I.
Mercy dog, Flo, has more to contend with than racing across the dangerous battlefield of the Somme.
Can she get her medical kit to the injured? Can she lead Ray, the stretcher-bearer, and his donkey to them in time?
Depicting key landmarks of the Somme such as High Wood, Sausage Valley and Crucifix Corner - the only pre war wayside cross which survived the battle - this book pays tribute to the remarkable bravery of the animals who played their part during World War I.

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