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One Boy´s War
Lynn Huggins-Cooper
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Description for One Boy´s War
Paperback. A young soldier's honest portrayal, told through letters home and a frank journal, of his enthusiasm for the 1914 recruitment campaign, and joining up - followed by the disillusionment and degradation of soldiering in the trenches of World War I. Illustrator(s): Benfold Haywood, Ian. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 5AH; YFT; YNJ. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 276 x 224 x 3. Weight in Grams: 176.
A young soldier's honest portrayal, told through letters home and a frank journal, of his enthusiasm for the 1914 recruitment campaign, and joining up – followed by the disillusionment and degradation of soldiering in the trenches of World War I. Sixteen-year-old Sydney is overwhelmed by the excitement of the 1914 recruitment campaigns and the bravado of men leaving for the Great War. Bursting with enthusiasm, he runs away to join up, but soon finds himself a long way from home in a frontline trench where reality - and the rats - begin to bite. Told through Sydney's optimistic letters home ... Read more
A young soldier's honest portrayal, told through letters home and a frank journal, of his enthusiasm for the 1914 recruitment campaign, and joining up – followed by the disillusionment and degradation of soldiering in the trenches of World War I. Sixteen-year-old Sydney is overwhelmed by the excitement of the 1914 recruitment campaigns and the bravado of men leaving for the Great War. Bursting with enthusiasm, he runs away to join up, but soon finds himself a long way from home in a frontline trench where reality - and the rats - begin to bite. Told through Sydney's optimistic letters home ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847801265
SKU
V9781847801265
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Lynn Huggins-Cooper
IAN BENFOLD HAYWooD studied Fine Art at the Nottingham School of Art and Design and Illustration at the North Wales School of Art & Design. He has painted in Spain, worked as a community artist and been an art teacher, been marketing manager for a Japanese company and established his own business supplying components to the major audio-logical manufacturers in ... Read more
Reviews for One Boy´s War
I thoroughly enjoyed this realistic and amazing picture book which reproduces letters on some pages and has soft, glossy paper. It brings the war to life and tells the story of a real boy and many others like him who went to war in 1914. Sofia Hurtado (age 11)