Fly, Cher Ami, Fly!

Fly, Cher Ami, Fly!: The Pigeon Who Saved the Lost Battalion by Robert Burleigh, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2008, hc, Ages: 4-8, OP.

Based on an actual event during World War I, Fly, Cher Ami, Fly! is about a carrier pigeon who saves the lives of a battalion cut off from other American forces, trapped and surrounded by the enemy. The story combines Burleigh's poetical text with the soft golden hues of MacKenzie's paintings. It is a dramatic story of perseverance and hope.