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Heroic Animals

100 Amazing Creatures Great and Small

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Heroic Animals

By: Clare Balding
Narrated by: Clare Balding
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100 of the most heroic, inspirational and sometimes hilarious animals from history, brought to life by national treasure Clare Balding.

Bobbie the Wonder dog crossed more than 2,500 miles of plains, desert and mountains to find his way home - and became the inspiration for Lassie.

Cher Ami the pigeon, despite being shot twice, delivered a message that saved the lives of 194 soldiers in 1918.

Trakr the police dog spent two days exhaustively searching Ground Zero and found the last survivor of the 9/11 attacks.

Ever since Alexander the Great named a city after the horse who saved his life in battle (and another after his dog), human history wouldn't be the same without the awe-inspiring tales of amazing animals.

Now BAFTA-winning presenter, number-one best-selling author and all-round national treasure Clare Balding picks out the most heroic and heartwarming (and sometimes hilarious) animals from history and tells their stories.

From Simon the sea cat to Greyfriars Bobby's 14-year vigil over his master's grave, to the elephant that saved a small girl and Paul the World-Cup-predicting octopus, Heroic Animals brings to life incredible feats and moving moments which highlight the timeless special bond between human and animal.

©2020 Clare Balding (P)2020 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Animals Biological Sciences Outdoors & Nature Science Funny Heartfelt Witty
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I Love Clare and her books, she is knowledgeable and makes listening enjoyable.
Highly recommend Clare especially if you too love animals

Amazing again

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A fabulous collection of stories of many heroic animals. Well written and read by Clare Balding. I really enjoyed listening to this audio book.

fantastic

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I really enjoyed this book, I found it very interesting. Some stories make you laugh, some make you cry. Clare Balding tells each story so clearly, you feel really involved. I really enjoyed this book and is a must listen.

So interesting, Clare always tells a story well

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Amazing tales, love Clare Balding's writing style and narration. Laughed and cried a plenty. Only recommendation would be to ditch the accents, don't feel they add anything.

Wonderful

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It was a real eye opener to hear about so many fantastic animals showing humans the way and expecting nothing.

Wonderful Stories of a Variety of Extraordinary Animals

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