4-11 years old:
Where the poppies Now Grow
Award-winning duo Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey tell us the tale of two friends who play together as children and then go off to the First World War together. Where The Poppies Now Grow tells of the battles and injuries and their enduring friendship. It’s a gentle rhyming story that deals with conflict in a sensitive way while the watercolour illustrations are evocative without being too graphic or upsetting for young children.
5-8 years old
Stubby: A True Story of Friendship: 1
Stubby was a brave soldier, a loyal friend... and a dog. From an army training camp to the trenches in France, this is the incredible true story of Sergeant Stubby, the dog who served bravely in the First World War, sniffing out gas attacks, catching spies and winning the hearts of his fellow soldiers.
7-11 years old
Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman have teamed up with the Royal British Legion to tell an original story that explains the meaning behind the poppy.
In Flanders' fields, young Martens knows his family's story, for it is as precious as the faded poem hanging in their home. From a poor girl comforting a grieving soldier, to an unexpected meeting of strangers, to a father's tragic death many decades after treaties were signed, war has shaped Martens's family in profound ways - it is their history as much as any nation's.
They remember. They grieve. They honour the past.
This book also includes a full-colour, illustrated afterword that explains the history that inspired the story.
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