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Cher Ami Comes Through

Heroic Carrier Pigeon of World War I
By Nel Yomtov
Series: Heroic Animals
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Set during the final days of World War I, this book tells the true story of Cher Ami, a carrier pigeon tasked with delivering a critical message. Surrounded by enemy forces and caught in friendly fire, Major Charles Whittlesey's troops depend on Cher Ami to carry their plea for help through a perilous battlefield in France's Argonne Forest.
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In October 1918, World War I had been raging in Europe for more than four years. When Major Charles Whittlesey led the U.S. 77th Division into France’s Argonne Forest, his troops were soon surrounded and cut off from escape by German forces.

Things became even more dangerous when the division came under friendly fire from U.S. forces. The troops’ only hope was to send a carrier pigeon named Cher Ami with a desperate message to stop the attack.

Read all about the brave little pigeon that carried out a dangerous mission to deliver a desperate message across a deadly battlefield.

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Book Details

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ISBN: 9781666394030

Publisher: Capstone Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 January 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Stone Arch Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 350g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Graphic Novels Nel Yomtov Series: Heroic Animals

About the Author

Nel Yomtov is an award-winning author of children's nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, current events, biography, architecture, and military history. He has written numerous graphic novels for Capstone, including the recent School Strike for Climate, Journeying to New Worlds: A Max Axiom Super Scientist Adventure, and Cher Ami: Heroic Carrier Pigeon of World War I. In 2020 he self-published Baseball 100, an illustrated book featuring the 100 greatest players in baseball history. Nel lives in the New York City area. Mark Simmons is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist based in San Francisco. His past work includes comics for publishers such as Capstone, Behrman House, and Rebellion, as well as animation and advertising storyboards, animated operas, and other strange things. He also teaches comic art, figure drawing, and wildlife illustration for local zoos, schools, and museums. He loves animals of all kinds, especially bugs! For more info, visit www.ultimatemark.com.

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