HEROIC ANIMALS: 100 Amazing Creatures Great & Small

Bobbie the Wonder dog crossed more than 2,500 miles of plains, desert and mountains to find his way home - and became the inspiration for Lassie. Cher Ami the pigeon, despite being shot twice, delivered a message that saved the lives of 194 soldiers in 1918. Trakr the police dog spent two days exhaustively searching Ground Zero and found the last survivor of the 9/11 attacks. Learn how Pickles rescued the World Cup and how Wojtek the bear joined the fight against the Nazis. How Able Seacat Simon saved the crew of HMS Amethyst or how in Gallipoli Murphy the donkey carried 250 wounded soldiers to safety, and how Roselle guided her blind owner out of the Twin Towers on 9/11. The popular TV broadcaster and animal lover Clare Balding tells the true stories of 100 remarkable creatures who have changed our world for the better. The tales are happy, sad, inspiring and funny from life-saving canaries, empire-rescuing geese and even a ship's pig. Each has a heroic story to tell and highlights the timeless special bond between humans and animals. 342pp, illustrations plus many colour plates.