Clare Lawrence 
Jimmy, Donkey of the Somme 

A true story of war, courage and kindness. Geordie is an 18 year old boy fighting for England on one of the most unforgiving battlefields of World War I. In the heat of fire and destruction, he notices a German pack donkey in labour. Risking his life in a temporary truce, Geordie saves the new born foal and raises him to be a favourite among the troops. Defying the odds of survival, this story tells the tale of two unlikely friends depending on each other to get through the Great War. Badger’s popular Ignite series is comprised of two collections of ten books, Ignite I and Ignite II, both with a reading age of 7-8 and an interest age of 11-14. These exciting stories boast colour illustrations and cover a wide range of topics such as: alien menaces, a restaurant for monsters, werewolves, ghosts, real and robot dogs, sport, pirates, a WW1 donkey hero, chocolate wars and an intergalactic hamster.