Animal Heroes

by Karleen Bradford

Thirteen true stories of animals who saved lives!

+ Cali, the calico burglar alarm
+ Grizzly, the dog who fought off a bear
+ Nago, who disobeyed in the nick of time
+ Tia, Labrador lifeguard
+ Simon, the war hero

Meet these animals and more, from career dogs to regular mutts, from Huskies to cats--even a hero rabbit!

Genres: Animals, Nonfiction, Childrens, Short Stories

90 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[MelMon Sanchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

A heart warming book filled with fury heroes and their astonishing stories. Beautifully written and I loved the pictures that showed the animals and their owners.

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book because my uncle's dog Nellie saved his life and there is a story about that happy-ending accident in Animal Heroes :)

[Markel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute short stories about hero animals. Enjoyed it.

[Tiger · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finished my book it was great because the animal are very trustful

[C. (Don't blank click my reviews, comment please! · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved Karleen Bradford’s ghost story and to my surprise, here are true stories highlighting the ‘Purina Hall Of Fame’. My Mom read of this place before I visited Toronto. It is a beautiful museum, activity centre, and monument: honouring animals who save lives! Ms. Bradford compiled an exemplary selection of heroes, largely Canadian and not centered on dogs. “Animal Heroes” had the privilege of an extraordinary story author but they were related as news reports. Subjects were quoted directly and writing didn’t elaborate beyond facts. My critique is not of the author but of people’s attitudes, in 1995. I wish all the observations were harmonious with the book’s message: there is more to an animal’s feelings and capabilities than the average person thinks.

After phenomenal proof of loyalty, heroism, and sentience; euthanasia was suggested several times for a leg injury or diabetes (with the terrible, minimizing expression ‘put down’). Those elaborations were disturbing, even if intended to show that the suggestions were refused. It was off-putting to hear them. This was not a book for reminding us that caregivers are still called ‘owners’ and still consider animals inferior. A child saved by her dog called him “dumb”! A man saved by pigs called those heroes “embarrassing”! After escaping a frozen river, a lady wondered how her dog understood the word “pull”? Good grief! Animals have an intuitive, two-way language and understand everything we say. The compiler could snip unintentionally ignorant quotations, in maintaining her wonderful message.

I did love meeting every hero and seeing their sweet photos. A rabbit who recognized enemy ships, a cat who kept rats away despite injury in war, a dog who pulled the drain from a bath... This well-thought out, very well-balanced selection does uplift readers and have us appreciating every kind of animal.

[Destiny]

omg its hard to believe this but its all true and truly amazing

[Madison]

I liked it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Krista syrstad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Animal heroes is a story about all these different types of animals who saves their owners while risking their lives and surviving. I recommend this book to every body because it is a good book

[Black3736 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a joy to read. I love hearing about stories like these wear an animal shows its true loyalty to a person.