Brave Animal Stories for Kids - by Shirley Raye Redmond (Paperback)

About the Book

From the award-winning author of engaging historical nonfiction for children comes these fifty inspiring stories about courageous animals who accomplished amazing feats.

Book Synopsis

From the award-winning author of engaging historical nonfiction for children comes these fifty inspiring stories about courageous animals who accomplished amazing feats.

Animals have a special way of connecting with kids. Your whole family will love these true tales of daring dolphins, plucky parrots, cunning canines, and other intrepid animal heroes who left their mark on history in inspiring and unexpected ways.

Shirley Raye Redmond introduces you to fifty amazing animals who exhibited epic bravery under extraordinary circumstances, including...

• Roselle, the guide dog who helped lead her blind owner out of the collapsing World Trade Center on 9/11.
• Tommy, the shelter rescue cat that dialed 9-1-1 when his owner suffered a series of strokes.
• Simon, the "Able Seaman Cat" who helped boost the morale and preserve the food supply of crewmembers held hostage on their own ship for over one hundred days.

Brave Animal Stories makes a great choice for family reading time or to give as a gift to a young animal lover you know.

About the Author

Shirley Raye Redmond is a newspaper columnist and the author of award-winning books for children, including Patriots in Petticoats: Heroines of the American Revolution and Courageous World Changers: 50 True Stories of Daring Woman of God. She is also a part-time instructor for the Institute of Children's Literature, a sought-after workshop speaker, and a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.