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Bess was one of only 3 horses out the thousands that went into battle in WW1 that made it back home. Here are some of the illustrations I created for this story written by Susan Brocker and published by Scholastic NZ.
![Bess_Pg06+07_FINAL.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6fcd8617b09363517aaec7/1601239186990-SQ1M2JRD26AWFU3XPKVG/Bess_Pg06%2B07_FINAL.jpg)
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![Bess_Pg20+21_FINAL.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6fcd8617b09363517aaec7/1601239173535-IAXSDYX82H5QM2QZ2UJZ/Bess_Pg20%2B21_FINAL.jpg)
![Bess_Pg26+27_FINAL.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6fcd8617b09363517aaec7/1601239183950-WR2DN4PVWFN2DYCZMI4J/Bess_Pg26%2B27_FINAL.jpg)
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Bess was one of only 3 horses out the thousands that went into battle in WW1 that made it back home. Here are some of the illustrations I created for this story written by Susan Brocker and published by Scholastic NZ.