Poppy field / Michael Morpurgo ; illustrated by Michael Foreman ; afterword, Nigel McCulloch.
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TextPublisher: London : Scholastic, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 66 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 28 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781407181424; 9781407189413Subject(s): McCrae, John, 1872-1918. In Flanders fields -- Juvenile fiction | Poppies -- History -- Juvenile fiction | Families -- Belgium -- Juvenile fiction | World War, 1914-1918 -- Anniversaries, etc. -- Juvenile fiction | Armistice Day -- Juvenile fiction | Signs and symbols -- Juvenile fiction | Grief -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction. | Picture books. DDC classification: 823.914 Summary: A new illustrated story celebrating the poppy's history. 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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"In support of The Royal British Legion" -- Cover.
Junior primary school age.
A new illustrated story celebrating the poppy's history. 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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