ID | 003916 |
Call Number | FIC/MOR |
Title Proper | War: stories of conflict |
Language | ENG |
Author | Morpurgo, Michael (ed.) |
Publication | London, Macmillan Children's Books, 2006. |
Description | 278p Cream spine |
Note | From the Crusades to the modern-day Middle East, this collection of compelling new stories explores not only the immediate perils of war but also its long-term legacies. The pity, the cruelty, the courage and the consequences of many different conflicts feature in these stories from Joan Aiken, Eva Ibbotson, Jamila Gavin, Elizabeth Laird, George Layton, and more. From the Crusades to 1970's Beirut, to the Falklands, many aspects of war are explored in a collection of work that speaks to young readers. |
Note | Half a man/ Michael Morpurgo Ex voto/ Geraldine McCaughrean Waiting for peace/ Michelle Magorian Real tears/ Celia Rees Our Italian prisoner/ Nina Bawden The question mark/ Margaret Mahy Where there is water, there is life/ Joanna Davidson American patrol/ Tony Bradman Not a scratch/ Eleanor Updale The promise/ George Layton Hard ship to Egypt/ Robert Westall The princess spy/ Jamila Gavin Albert's cap/ Joan Aiken A place on the piano/ Eva Ibbotson Leila's nightmare/ Elizabeth Laird About the authors |
Standard Number | 0330433334 |
Price. Qualification | £5.99(Pb) |
Classification Number | FIC |
Key Words | Short stories ; War stories ; UOI - Conflict resolution ; War stories, English |