A Child's War: World War II Through the Eyes of Children [Hardcover]

Kati David (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2, 1993

This book provides a fascinating glimpse of how children were affected by the pressures of war and how they coped with the difficulties they faced.

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How do children react to the experience of war? Journalist David has questioned people who were children living in Europe during World War II. Each chapter consists of one child's as-it-happened recounting of wartime experiences, with a few paragraphs giving the person's current status. The reader is left to wonder exactly how each interviewee told his/her story and how David rewrote it; in the form given, the stories don't really have value for historians. That said, however, it must be noted that the stories are absorbing. A common theme is that the children's experience of the war depended on their parents' presence and actions, and that the war was the most exciting time of their lives. Recommended for public libraries.
- Pat Ensor, Indiana State Univ. Lib., Terre Haute
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Dutch --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 116 pages
• Publisher: Basic Books (February 2, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941423247
• ISBN-13: 978-0941423243
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,894,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Child's War, November 9, 2002

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This review is from: The Child's War: World War II Through the Eyes of Children (Paperback)

This book has moving stories of war told from many different countries, which is helpful for building reading skills, vocabulary, and building on historical knowledge in the classroom. I have used the stories from Russia, France, Italy and Germany the most in my history class.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Prose, January 4, 2001

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This review is from: A Child's War: World War II Through the Eyes of Children (Hardcover)

This book is perfect for prose selections. I am doing a selection of Fiorella which is absolutely beautifully written and and very moving. I really enjoyed it very much.