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War Boy: A Country Childhood

by Michael Foreman · 1990

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The award-winning illustrator of Eric the Viking and Nicobobinus looks back on his own wartime childhood, in this book which won the Kate Greenaway Medal 1990. His illustrations evoke the horror and beauty of blazing buildings and the comforts of childhood amid the shortages.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisWorld War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
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World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of this20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 96 pages

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