There are 9 records in the war and peace bibliography.
| Bibliographic Record |
Annotation |
Interest Level |
Contributor |
| Balgassi, Haemi. Peacebound Trains. New York: Clarion Books: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996. |
This is a fictional story based on a true story from the author set in 1950, the beginning of the Korean War. The illustrations by Chris Soentpiet and the full text of the book may be read on the internet at: http://korea50.army.mil/peacebound/ |
3rd - 5th Grade, 6th - 8th Grade, |
William Prante
Researcher
New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Goldsmith, Martin. Inextinguishable Symphony: a True Story of Music and Love in Nazi Germany, The. New York: Wiley, 2000. |
Goldsmith tells the true story of two musicians (his parents) who meet during the Holocaust as participants in the Judische Kulturbund. Author Goldsmith is interviewed about his book by National Public Radio's Bob Edwards at these internet sites:
http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1082110 http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1082171
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9th - 12th Grade, |
William Prante
Researcher
New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| King, David C.. World War II Days: Discover the Past with Exciting Projects, Games, Activities and Recipes. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2000. |
In addition to portraying life in America during World War II through the lives of two fictional families, this book presents projects and activities for hands on experiences. |
3rd - 5th Grade, |
Learnng Page
Other
Library of Congress |
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| Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. |
A 1990 Newbery winner, the story is set in Nazi-occupied Denmark in 1943. The dramatic story of Danish resistance to the annihilation of Jews is told through a 10-year-old girl's successful attempt to save her best friend from the Nazis. |
3rd - 5th Grade, 6th - 8th Grade, |
Learnng Page
Other
Library of Congress |
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| Piasecki, Jerry. Marie in the shadow of a lion: a humanitarian novel. New York: United Nations, 2000. |
This is the story of 12-year-old Marie who becomes a child soldier.
Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General, writes, "Marie's story may upset
and even alarm you. But this is as it should be. It is right to be
shocked when brutal things happen to innocent people. We must use
our sense of outrage to stop them from happening. You, as one of the
leaders of tomorrow, have the power to change things."
The complete book is available online in PDF format:
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/childsoldiers/whatsgoingon/Marie.pdf
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6th - 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade, |
William Prante
Researcher
New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Trân-Khánh-Tuyêt. Little Weaver of Thái-Yên Village, The. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press, 1987. |
Hien is a lively, happy child who thrives on two simple things—the beauty of her country and the love of her family and neighbors for one another. But then the war comes to her village. Hien is badly hurt and is brought to the United States for medical treatment. This book is available FREE on the internet. |
3rd - 5th Grade, 6th - 8th Grade |
William Prante
Researcher
New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Tsuchiya, Yukio. Faithful Elephants: A True Story of Animals, People and War. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. |
A zookeeper narrates this heartbreaking story set in Tokyo during World War II. To protect the public from the possible escape of wild animals during the bombing of the city, it was decided that all the zoo animals would be killed. They were unable to kill the elephants by poisoned food or lethal injection as the other animals were killed. So the elephants were starved to death by the zookeepers who loved them. This powerful story conveys the deadly side effects of war. |
3rd - 5th Grade, 6th - 8th Grade, |
Learnng Page
Other
Library of Congress |
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| Whitman, Sylvia. Children of the World War II Home Fron. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda, 2001. |
Photographs and brief text depict the experiences of children living in the United States during World War II. |
3rd - 5th Grade, |
Learnng Page
Other
Library of Congress |
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| Whitman, Sylvia. V is for Victory: the American home front during World War II. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1993. |
A concise exploration of life in the United States during World War II focusing on home front activities such as rationing, censorship, propaganda and the Japanese relocation. |
3rd - 5th Grade, |
Learnng Page
Other
Library of Congress |
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