Hero pup of World War I, Sgt. Stubby / Laurie Calkhoven.
Material type: TextSeries: Calkhoven, Laurie. G.I. dogs ; 2.Publisher: New York, New York : Scholastic Inc., 2018Edition: First editionDescription: 90 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781338185256
- 133818525X
- Sergeant Stubby, hero pup of World War I
- Sgt. Stubby, hero pup of World War I
- G.I. dogs hero pup of World War I
- Boston terrier -- Juvenile fiction
- Dogs -- War use -- Juvenile fiction
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Chemical warfare -- Juvenile fiction
- World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- Heroes -- Juvenile fiction
- France -- History -- German occupation, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction
- Connecticut -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Fiction | CALKHOVE LAURIE | 2 | Available | 33111010805840 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Go behind enemy lines through the eyes of famous four-legged heroes in history's biggest conflicts. In G.I. Dogs #2, you'll meet Sergeant Stubby, the most decorated canine soldier of World War I!Meet Stubby: a stray pup who was taken in by a group of American soldiers-in-training and soon found himself whisked off to the frontlines of World War I as the official mascot of the 102nd Infantry Regiment! Stubby served bravely by his soldiers' sides for 18 months and became a hero when he saved his regiment from a surprise gas attack, and again when he singlehandedly caught an enemy German soldier in No Man's Land.Join Stubby on his incredible journey from puppy to soldier to high-ranking sergeant as he narrates his story of heroism. This "dog's-eye view" takes readers into the heart of the action of WWI and will leave you cheering for Stubby and his human companions as they overcome countless obstacles and prove time and again why a dog really is man's best friend.
Based on the story of a real dog in World War I, and told from the dog's point of view.
Stubby, a Boston terrier, is scrounging for food in the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1917 when he is adopted as a mascot by the 102nd Infantry Regiment and finds himself on the way to France and the trenches of World War I where he soon learns to save his soldiers by alerting them to impending gas attacks, and eventually is awarded a medal by General Pershing.
Includes bibliographical references.
3rd-6th
Grade 4.