The Little Hen and the Great War

Subjects

Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
History Time - blasts from the past
Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
History Time - blasts from the past

Average rating

4 out 5

A young soldier is fighting in the trenches of wartime France when
he finds a hen, skinny, scruffy, and starving. He tucks her into
his jacket and takes her with him. The other soldiers laugh when
they see him looking after her and sharing his meagre rations of
food, but when the hen thrives and begins to lay eggs for them,
they realise that perhaps survival and hope are possible after all.
A beautiful story of unexpected friendship in the midst of fighting
and devastation.

I have read this book

I really liked this book. I can imagine finding a friend in the trenches really distracted you from how horrible it was.

Superintendent Bruno Bottlenose 04.08.2023

I can think this was a scary time long ago. Having a friend would have made things better.

Countess Bunny Elephant 04.08.2023

I read this book for school to learn how animals helped in the war, the hen rewarded the soldier with eggs

Empress Bernice Hedgehog 31.01.2023

This book is about a little hen that got lost and a man named Arthur finds the hen on a tree and named her Bertha.

Mademoiselle Flossy Spaghetti-Hoops 23.08.2022

Loved the hen being safe and new owner at the end

Corporal Pablo Volcano 11.08.2022

It was exciting, I felt the book was very sad, but then it became happy, which made a nice end to the story. I found the story interesting as it was about World War 1. I would recommend this book to children over 3 years old as it is a bit sad and they might cry.

Lady Rose Archway 04.08.2021