Title:
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MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD
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By: |
Michael Foreman |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£19.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1862054088 |
ISBN 13: |
9781862054080 |
Publisher: |
PAVILION BOOKS |
Pub. date: |
1 October, 2000 |
Edition: |
Limited ed Combined ed |
Pages: |
192 |
Description: |
Michael Foreman looks back on his own childhood both during and after the war on the Suffolk coast of England, where wartime life was far from quiet and uneventful, and where post-war life was full of potential adventures for small boys. |
Synopsis: |
When they were first published more than a decade ago, both" War Boy" and "After the War Was Over" were met with huge acclaim, with "War Boy" winning Britain's prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal. Now for the first time, these two remarkable books are brought together in a limited-edition volume. In "War Boy, " Michael Foreman looks back on his own wartime childhood in an English coastal village and at life on the front line of battle. Written and illustrated with the same simplicity and gentle humor, "After the War Was Over" shows us that same village from 1945 onwards, when victory bonfires burned, and where bombsites were turned into playgrounds for the children of peacetime. Such a memorable picture of life in the 1940s and 1950s will have a poignancy for earlier generations while captivating and informing the imaginations of children today. |
Illustrations: |
Colour illustrations throughout |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Chrysalis Children's Books |
Returns: |
Returnable |