World War II
True Stories
Published on 14. March 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-340-80497-1 (ISBN)
Description
The book contains nine short stories dealing with different aspects of life during World War II. Included is the remarkable survival story of future US President J F Kennedy, the story of the dambusters and a plotted assassination attempt on Hitler. Complete with glossary, further reading section and index.
Reviews / Votes
'For many children, narrative is one of the strong attractions of history and here it is used to good effect to demonstrate the varied ways in which individuals contributed to the war effort.' -- School Librarian Journal, Winter 2002 'Each story is relatively short and written in straightforward language, making the books accessible to young people with low reading stamina. The stories themselves are gripping with plenty of action... I would recommend these for school libraries...' -- School Librarian Journal 20021201More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
black line chapter openers
Dimensions
Height: 8 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 195 mm
Weight
101 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-80497-1 (9780340804971)
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Person
Clive Gifford is an experienced writer and editor of non-fiction children's books, having written for Hodder Children's Books, Hodder Wayland, OUP, Kingfisher and DK amongst others.