Pupils at the school, near Johnshaven, were treated to a special assembly with writer Dr Andrew Orr on Monday.
He has penned Sea Dog Bamse, together with Angus Whitson, which tells the story of a 14 stone St Bernard dog, which became famous during World War II. Amongst many of Bamse's heroic actions, he was credited with the gallant saving of crew lives in the Royal Norwegian Navy.
Bamse followed his master at the outbreak of the war to become a registered crew member of the mine-sweeper Thorodd. Often donning his own steel helmet as he took his place in the Thorodd's bow gun turret.
After Norway fell to the Germans in 1940, the Thorodd operated from Dundee and Montrose, where Bamse became a well-known and much-loved figure, shepherding the Thorodd's crew-members back to the boat at pub closing time, travelling on the local buses, breaking up fights and even taking part in football matches
Dr Orr, who served as a doctor in the Scots Guards and then worked in Montrose as a GP, said: "It is good to have an opportunity to tell the younger generation about the exploits of Bamse. It is a gentle way of introducing them to the subject of World War II, and the lessons from it that should be learned and remembered by everyone"
Sea Dog Bamse was published in August and is already proving a hit with young readers.
Dr Orr talked about Bamse to the whole school and recalled the significant role played by the Lathallan Pipe Band at the unveiling of Bamse's statue by HRH Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, in 2006.
Lathallan Pipe Major and pupil in S4, Calum Adamson, who led the band at the ceremony in 2006, were presented with the signed book at the assembly.