Book
The Small War of Sergeant Donkey
by Maureen Daly
- Published
- 1966
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Publisher
- Bethlehem Books
- Pages
- 87
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/755384.The_Small_War_of_Sergeant_Donkey?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_33
Donkeys by the hundreds! Twelve-year-old Chico Filippo, whose own donkeys were confiscated years before by the German army, can t stay away from the newly set up American Remount Depot. Here, in the last months of World War II in Italy, thousands of supply mules and donkeys are processed and sent onto the fierce mountain fighting in the Apennines. One of the handlers introduces Chico to a small courageous animal the boy names Sergeant Donkey. Drawn into friendship and then into unexpected danger, Chico must demonstrate his own simple courage. More than an animal or war story, this short book has a depth of truth about people of different ages and nationalities who still share a common love of the land and of human dignity. Age 8-up"
Collections
The Good & The Beautiful · 6
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781883937478
- ISBN-10
- 1883937477
Tags
AnimalsChildren'sDonkeysInterpersonal Relationships-FriendshipItalyThe Good & The BeautifulWWII