Darling, Mercy Dog of World War I (Dog Chronicles #1)
by Alison Hart (Author) Michael G Montgomery (Illustrator)
An action-packed, heartwarming story of a World War I canine hero
When the British military asks for dogs to help the war effort, Darling's family reluctantly sends her to be trained as a mercy dog. Through gunfire and poisonous gases, it's Darling's job to find injured soldiers on the battlefield and fetch help from the medics. After saving the lives of numerous soldiers, Darling suddenly finds herself in need of rescue. Will she ever make it back to England?
This wartime adventure, the first installment in Alison Hart's Dog Chronicles series, is a touching and exciting introduction to World War I. Darling's story of bravery and devotion reminds readers that dogs can be so much more than pets.
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Publishers Weekly
A rambunctious family pet becomes a vigilant Red Cross dog in this first book in Hart's Dog Chronicles. A herder by breed, Darling constantly runs away from her young owners, Robert and Katherine, and insists, "I didn't care about war and hard times" when the children's father ships out from England to France during WWI. The dog has a change of attitude after her family, unable to pay the increased dog tax, volunteers her for service in the British army. Though the dog doesn't actually perform a rescue mission until more than halfway through the novel, her descriptions of life on the Belgian front carry weight. Montgomery's soft pencil drawings reinforce the affection between Darling and her handlers, and back matter offers additional facts about WWI and military dogs. Ages 7-10. (Oct.)
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