Brave Bess and the ANZAC horses
By: Susan Brocker
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Auckland [N.Z.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781869507916
Description: Uses a story format to present factual information about the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade. Describes how horses carried the ANZAC troops through the desert during World War One, and the essential role they played, including Bess, the only horse to return to New Zealand. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Notes: Subtitle on cover: A true story of courage and loyalty.