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Heroic Animals
- 100 Amazing Creatures Great and Small
- Narrated by: Clare Balding
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science & Engineering, Science
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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.
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- Jess H-J
- 22-04-21
Fab.
Great listen while dog grooming in the back of my van. Will listen again while not working. But already can’t wait for the sequel ;-) A must listen for all and tell me, who couldn’t listen to Clare all day?
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-12-20
Boring...
I wouldn’t recommend, I can’t help but think a lot of the content has unnecessarily been put in to ensure there is enough to make it a book, dragging it out. The story wasn’t very captivating.
Narrator is quite monotone so not an enjoyable listen. The best thing is that it helped me fall asleep.
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- Maggsie
- 07-12-20
Interesting stories for animal lovers
Quite enjoyed this although after a while it became rather monotonous. I read it as I always do - as a whole. In retrospect it would have been better if I had spread it over a longer period of time, dipping into it every now and again, and reading other books in between. Many of the stories were heart- warming and enjoyed it when Clare read quotes by others in gentle foreign accents which added a bit of colour to the tales.
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- Phoebe slaytor
- 06-11-20
So interesting, Clare always tells a story well
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.
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- Miss Leanne Mair
- 01-11-20
Wonderful
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.