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Burleigh, Robert

Fly, Cher Ami, Fly!: The Pigeon Who Saved the Lost Battalion

32 pp. | Abrams | September, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8109-7097-7 $16.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Robert MacKenzie. This book begins with a World War I battalion trapped behind enemy lines. Lost without provisions, the soldiers' only hope for survival comes from a homing pigeon named Cher Ami. The text is overwrought, but the story, based on an actual incident (an afterword gives more information), is exciting. Muted illustrations in browns, greens, and golds enhance the events.
Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

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