My Secret War Diary

Author: Marcia Williams
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780763641115
Category : Diaries
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Marcia Williams uses her own childhood momentos to create a diary of a nine-year-old girl in Britain during World War II.

Archie's War

Author: Marcia Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406352689
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
In 1914, just before the outbreak of the First World War, 10-year-old Archie is sent a scrapbook in the post from his Uncle Colin. In the years that follow, until the war ends in 1918, we experience life through Archie's eyes and learn about his world and family.

My Secret War

Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439555128
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Thirteen-year-old Madeline's diaries for 1941 and 1942 reveal her experiences living on Long Island during World War II while her father is away in the Navy.

The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India

Author:
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 0763659169
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38

Book Description
Draws eight stories from well-known collections of Indian folktales--Hitopadesha tales, Jataka tales, and Panchantra tales--and presents them with cartoon-like illustrations.

Archie's War

Author: Marcia Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781406310023
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 45

Book Description
A scrapbook insight to the First World War, as seen through the eyes of a young boy.

When We Were Warriors

Author: Emma Carroll
Publisher: Faber & Faber Limited
ISBN: 9780571350407
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An irresistible return to World War Two for the Queen of Historical Fiction.

Ancient Egypt

Author: Marcia Williams
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 076365308X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Retells nine tales of ancient Egypt, including the story of Ra rising from the waters of the Nile to create the gods of the earth, sky, and rain.

A Child's Garden

Author: Michael Foreman
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763642711
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Living in ruin and rubble with a wire fence and soldiers separating him from the cool hills where his father used to take him as a small child, a boy's tiny, green plant shoot gives him hope in a bleak landscape.

My Secret War Diary

Author: Marcia Williams
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780763641115
Category : Diaries
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Marcia Williams uses her own childhood momentos to create a diary of a nine-year-old girl in Britain during World War II.

Skyward

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911171515
Category : Fighter pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 88

Book Description
The year is 1927, and in America, England and Russia, three young girls share a dream: to fly. But it won't be easy. Against the odds, Hazel, Marlene and Lilya follow their hearts, enrolling in pilot courses and eventually flying for the countries in WWII. Follow the adventures of these young women as they battle not only enemies in the skies but sexism and inequality in their own teams. Risking their lives countless times in feats of incredible bravery, the female air pilots of the Second World War are honoured in this beautiful book, illustrated in Sally Deng's raw, dynamic style.