Publisher's Synopsis
Key selling points
Although more than enough has been written about animals, authors seldom focus on relations between animals and humans, or on how the animal kingdom and humankind come together to help each other. How did humanity come to tame the dog or the cat? How do dolphins help us today, and how did cheetahs help us in the past? How did it come to pass that an ordinary goose saved the Capitoline in Rome, or that a no less ordinary pigeon was behind the founding of the famous Reuters news agency? The remarkable book Animals Helping a Man provides answers to all these questions and many more. The book is embellished with lyrical illustrations by Misha Berry, a young artist of Russian origin.
The competition: What is the competition, and how does this book better it?
In describing the relationship between humans and animals, this book encourages readers to empathize with animals and their fellow humans; it also promotes in them a positive attitude to the natural world. Besides, the stories it tells are so engaging that many could form the basis of a Hollywood movie.
News tie-in/current relevance
This book addresses historical events from today's perspective, resulting in greater emphasis on the relationship between animals and humans than on their impact on history. It has a message, too: Truly anyone can be a hero.
Notable elements
As the telling of well-known stories is not its primary focus, this book does not devote much space to them. Its main content comprises tight, concise stories told in entertaining fashion.
