Dimensions
161 x 243 x 29mm
An Anthology of War and Peace in Children's Literature
It cannot be accidental that so many children's books on the Second World War have been published at the close of the twentieth century. There is a feeling that records need to be set straight and passed on to the generations that will grow up in the twenty-first century and perhaps an even stronger feeling that it is not too late to educate children about war and its consequences at the beginning of a new millennium.
This unique anthology of extracts, short stories and poetry on the theme of war and peace in children's literature is a moving and thought provoking selection taken from titles including Raymond Briggs' 'Ethel And Ernest: A True Story', Michael Foreman's 'War Game', Michael Morpurgo's 'War Horse', Peter Dickinson's 'AK', Wilfred Owen's 'Futility', Robert Westall's 'Gulf', Judith Kerr's 'When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit', and Art Spiegelman's 'Maus'. It also includes literature on more recent wars in Bosnia and Rwanda and the troubles in Northern Ireland.
