Cher Ami Comes Through: Heroic Carrier Pigeon of World War I

by Nel Yomtov, Mark Simmons (Illustrator)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666394023
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2023
Series:	Heroic Animals
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	GN680L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 World War I - The Great War 4

Chapter 2 Into the Fire 8

Chapter 3 Surrounded! 12

Chapter 4 The Bird Has Flown 16

Chapter 5 World War I Savior Pigeon 22

After the War 29

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

About the Author 32

About the Illustrator 32

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