Voices from the Second World War
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2018

Voices from the Second World War

By Candlewick Press

Witnesses of WWII share their stories with a new generation.

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320 pages
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In a powerful collection, children interview World War II witnesses, capturing stories from RAF pilots, evacuees, resistance fighters, and Holocaust survivors. As memories fade, these firsthand accounts preserve the past's lessons for future generations. What truths will they uncover, and how will these stories shape their understanding of history's most devastating conflict?

From the publisher

In an intergenerational keepsake volume, witnesses to World War II share their memories with young interviewers so that their experiences will never be forgotten. The Second World War was the most devastating war in history. Up to eighty million people died, and the map of the world was redrawn. More than seventy years after peace was declared, children interviewed family and community members to learn about the war from people who were there, to record their memories before they were lost forever. Now, in a unique collection, RAF pilots, evacuees, resistance fighters, Land Girls, U.S. Navy sailors, and survivors of the Holocaust and the Hiroshima bombing all tell their stories, passing on the lessons learned to a new generation. Featuring many vintage photographs, this moving volume also offers an index of contributors and a glossary.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
320
Reading age
10–14
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
980L
Themes & topics
Books about historyBooks about World War IIBooks about 1900-1949Books about military and warsBooks about prisoners of war
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
7
F&P level
~W
AR points
14
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
195074
Publication
Published
March 20, 2018
Publisher
Candlewick
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780763694920

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