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French, Jackie,

The donkey who carried the wounded / Jackie French. - Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 2009. - 203 pages; maps; 20 cm. - The animal stars ; bk. 4 . - French, Jackie. Animal stars ; bk. 4. .

Jack Simpson's training as a stretcher-bearer hasn't prepared him for the horror of the Anzac landing on Gallipoli Peninsula. But when he finds a donkey who has survived being thrown overboard from a ship, the two form a partnership that will become famous. And when the battle is over there is still work for the donkey to do, with his new campanion, New Zealand stretcher-bearer Richard Henderson. A fictional story based on the lives of three true Anzac heroes. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.

ISBN: 9780732288396 (pbk.) : $14.99

Subjects--Personal Names:
Kirkpatrick, John Simpson, 1892-1915 --Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Great Britain. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps --Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1914-1918--Juvenile fiction.
Donkeys--Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal relationships--Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Gallipoli (Turkey)--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Children's stories, Australian.

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic.]