Real Lives: World War II Children

Real Lives: World War II Children

by Duncan Smith (Illustrator), SalliePurkis (Author), PriscillaLamont (Illustrator)

Synopsis

True-life experiences of four children during World War II, beautifully presented as historical biographies. Through hours of research, Sallie Purkis has uncovered these original histories and retells them for the first time with historical photographs and large colour illustrations. In this book, we find out about Hella who was forced to flee England when the Nazis invaded her country, about Molly who watched the German army march into Guernsey and about John who had a bomb land in his garden in London. The war even affected Gloria in Jamaica, on the other side of the world.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 31 Jan 2003

ISBN 10: 0713658568
ISBN 13: 9780713658569
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: There are no other historical biographies of ordinary children. Real life accounts with added appeal of child subjects of similar ages to the reader. Subjects deliberately chosen for their contrasting life experiences. Ideal for literacy teaching (biography). Supports the QCA scheme of work for History for KS2. Includes full colour illustrations and historical photographs. Includes 'How do we know?' section, activity ideas, places to visit, index and further resources.

Author Bio
Sallie Purkis is a renowned historian who has had over forty history books for children published. She is a regular contributor to Junior Education, a consultant to BBC Schools Television and writes for English Heritage and the National Trust Education services.