Stubby the War Dog, Ann Bausum
Stubby the War Dog, Ann Bausum
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Stubby the War Dog
The True Story of World War I's Bravest Dog

Author: Ann Bausum

Narrator: Andrea Gallo

Unabridged: 2 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/13/2014


Synopsis

Unedited Jacket copy: The Story of a Dog So Brave He Saved Livesand Won Hearts. This is the true heart-warming story of Stubby, a small, stump-tailed terrier who fought alongside Allied forces on the Western Front during World War I. This brave and clever dog could detect enemy soldiers, impending gas attacks, and even salute higher-ranking officers! But even more, this is the story of the remarkable friendship between an American soldier named Robert Conroy and the stray who adopted him and his unit.

Author Bio

Ann Bausum is the daughter of a history professor and grew up in Lexington,
Virginia, with a love of American history and a passion for research. She writes books about US history for young
people and adults, and many of her books deal with issues of social justice.
Her books consistently earn prominent national recognition. Denied,
Detained, Deported (2009) was named the 2010 Carter G. Woodson Book Award
winner at the secondary school level from the National Council for the Social
Studies. Muckrakers (2007) earned the Golden Kite Award as best
nonfiction book of the year from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and
Illustrators. Freedom Riders (2006) gained a Sibert Honor designation
from the American Library Association, and With Courage and Cloth (2004)
received the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award as the year’s best book on
social justice issues for older readers. She lives in Beloit, Wisconsin.

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