
Saving Thunder the Great
Written by Leanne Shirtliffe
Illustrated by Georgia Graham
Saving Thunder the Great; the True Story of a Gerbil's Rescue from the Fort McMurray Wildfire.
On May 3, 2016, flames from a ferocious wildfire roared into Fort McMurray. Mamma and Thunder the Great - a gerbil belonging to her son Jackson - were forced to flee their northern Alberta home. Saving Thunder the Great is a true story of a gerbil's rescue, a mother's love for her child, and a community that came together in a crisis.