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Why My Dad? a Story about Military Deployment
ISBN: 9781612252353 / Angielski / Miękka / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For ages 4-10 Do you know a child that is struggling to understand why their military mommy or daddy missed their baseball game, recital or a birthday? If you do then "Why My Dad?" is for you. It is a fact that the military member is not the only one that serves his or her country. The family of that military member serves as well. As one would expect, the little military members that stay at home are the most affected. They have to endure the temporary duty or lengthy deployments that are part of the job. Unfortunately, the children are often too young and too confused to really understand...
For ages 4-10 Do you know a child that is struggling to understand why their military mommy or daddy missed their baseball game, recital or a birthday...
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49,64 |
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Where the Poppies Now Grow
ISBN: 9780957124585 / Angielski / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Childhood friends, Ben and Ray, find their innocent war games become real as the Great War rages around them. Set during the First World War, in simple rhyme, Where the Poppies Now Grow takes readers on a journey of friendship set against a changing landscape of innocence, of war and then finally, of peace. Nominated for Kate Greenaway Medal 2015 Nominated for Carnegie Medal 2015 Shortlisted for Hampshire School Book Award 2014 Finalist Educational Book Award - Education Resources Award 2015"
Childhood friends, Ben and Ray, find their innocent war games become real as the Great War rages around them. Set during the First World War, in simpl...
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50,40 |
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Mud of the Somme: The first book of the Fallen Heroes series
ISBN: 9780992353704 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written by an 11 year old boy, this is the diary of a young Australian soldier sent to War and to fight in the Battle of the Somme.
Written by an 11 year old boy, this is the diary of a young Australian soldier sent to War and to fight in the Battle of the Somme.
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35,92 |
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The Easter Rising 1916 - Molly's Diary
ISBN: 9781781999745 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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52,13 |
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Where the Flag Floats
ISBN: 9780473260873 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As the target of the juvenile gangs in the docklands of Sydney in 1863, Sam Galloway finds that nimble fingers and swift feet are of more use to him that the ability to read. This changes when his dying mother gives him a man's pocket watch with an inscription on the back - an inscription he cannot read. Although the words are a mystery, his mother tells him that the watch belongs to the father he never knew. She entreats him to journey to Auckland, New Zealand and find his aunt, his father's sister, but his mother dies before she can tell him anymore. Escaping the clutches of the landlord...
As the target of the juvenile gangs in the docklands of Sydney in 1863, Sam Galloway finds that nimble fingers and swift feet are of more use to him t...
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28,06 |
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The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet (WWI Centenary Series)
ISBN: 9781473313354 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ""Our young heroes little expected to be favored with so rare an experience as a trip under the sea in one of the great submarines. In this book the author accurately describes the submarine in action, and the many interesting features of this remarkable fighting craft are made clear to the reader by a series of splendid line drawings.""
This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the worlds bloodiest wars,... ""Our young heroes little expected to be favored with so rare an experience as a trip under the sea in one of the great submarines. In this book the a...
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89,85 |
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The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army (WWI Centenary Series)
ISBN: 9781473313408 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army is part of a series of youth fiction books by American author Margaret Vandercook. It is set during the First World War and follows the experiences of the brave girls in the Red Cross as they tend to the sick and wounded. First published in 1916, this is not only an entertaining read, but also gives an insight into how the Great War was depicted in contemporary literature.
This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a... The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army is part of a series of youth fiction books by American author Margaret Vandercook. It is set during the Firs...
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94,13 |
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A Patriotic Schoolgirl (WWI Centenary Series)
ISBN: 9781473313477 / Angielski / Miękka / 386 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Patriotic Schoolgirl is a work of juvenile fiction by Angela Brazil. The story is set during the First World War and tells of the intricacies of living in a girls school in the early part of the 20th century. There are also German prisoners of war, spies, and misunderstandings, all thrown in for good measure. Originally published in 1918, this is not only an entertaining read, but also gives a valuable insight into how the Great War was depicted in contemporary literature.
This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of... A Patriotic Schoolgirl is a work of juvenile fiction by Angela Brazil. The story is set during the First World War and tells of the intricacies of liv...
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124,10 |
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The Kamikaze Diary
ISBN: 9781940283111 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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24,03 |
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Alhondiga
ISBN: 9781499767704 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mexico in 1810 is a country on the point of revolution from Spain. Two boys from different sides of the war learn that friendship crosses boundaries of class and culture. As Diego and Rodrigo witness the call for freedom from Spain and the opening battles that follow they discover the strength of friendship
Mexico in 1810 is a country on the point of revolution from Spain. Two boys from different sides of the war learn that friendship crosses boundaries o...
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36,08 |
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Stay Where You Are and Then Leave
ISBN: 9781250062864 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight--but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission. Then, while shining shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realizes his father is in a hospital close by--a hospital treating soldiers with shell shock. Alfie isn't sure what shell shock is, but he is... The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight--but he broke that promise the following da... |
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53,47 |
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Big War, Little Wars
ISBN: 9781495488900 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Daddy said that nobody really wins a war. They only make it look that way." Teenager Milla Jaeger questions the war and the rules that war triggers. She misses her family's life in the Wisconsin countryside before the move to Tralmer's Trailer Camp near Milwaukee. Milla resides with her parents and her kid sister in what their mother has labeled the "six-by-fourteen-foot-cracker-box-on-wheels." While World War II-the Big War-rages overseas, war-weary civilians on the home front endure sacrifices as they experience their own conflicts, the Little Wars. As Milla enters high school, she clings...
"Daddy said that nobody really wins a war. They only make it look that way." Teenager Milla Jaeger questions the war and the rules that war triggers. ...
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48,12 |
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Little Boy
ISBN: 9781500354190 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Wow. Brilliant and stunning, poignant and heartbreaking, Little Boy is gorgeously written and horrific at once. Simply exquisite." --Tosca Lee, NYT bestselling author - Description: Tsukasa Yataro was unloading cargo in the storage room at the Eisaku military base when a sudden sound wave, traveling at 768 miles per hour, hurled him across the room in a shower of wood and metal. He was saved by a coin. Atsutane Saori was wiping off the counters at the Inari Clinic when a flash, brighter than the sun, ignited Hiroshima. She was saved by her brother's death. 30,000 feet above them, Will Jenney...
"Wow. Brilliant and stunning, poignant and heartbreaking, Little Boy is gorgeously written and horrific at once. Simply exquisite." --Tosca Lee, NYT b...
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60,15 |
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The Christmas Truce: The Place Where Peace Was Found
ISBN: 9780957124578 / Angielski / Miękka / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It's Christmas Eve. A group of tired soldiers start singing Stille Nacht. Soldiers the other side of No Man's Land respond with Silent Night. The next day, soldiers on both sides put down their weapons and celebrate Christmas Day with a friendly soccer match. In the sequel to Where the Poppies Now Grow, The Christmas Truce - The Place Where Peace Was Found is based on that remarkable moment in history and finds soldiers Ben and Ray shaking hands in friendship with Karl and Lars. Written with touching sensitivity and brought to life through powerful illustrations the story is a celebration... It's Christmas Eve. A group of tired soldiers start singing Stille Nacht. Soldiers the other side of No Man's Land respond with Silent Night. The n... |
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50,40 |
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ANZAC Boys
ISBN: 9781781124345 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A gripping historical tale based on a tragic episode of World War One. Bert and his little brother Frank are orphans. Determined to stay together, tragedy strikes when they are transported out of the country to serve as cheap labour in the British colonies and end up separated; Bert to Australia and Frank to New Zealand. Years pass. As the Great War dawns in Europe, the ANZACs send their soldiers to storm Gallipoli, but can the battlefield also serve as a reunion for the two brothers? Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 9+
A gripping historical tale based on a tragic episode of World War One. Bert and his little brother Frank are orphans. Determined to stay together, tra...
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40,31 |
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Shahana: Through My Eyes
ISBN: 9781743312469 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shahana lives alone with her young brother in the shadow of the Line of Control, the border patrolled by Pakistani and Indian soldiers that divides Kashmir in two. Life is hard, but Shahana ekes out a living with her beautiful embroidery. Then she finds a boy lying unconscious near the border. Zahid is from across the Line of Control, and Shahana takes a terrible risk by sheltering him. But how can she give Zahid up to the authorities when she knows he'll be imprisoned or worse?"
Shahana lives alone with her young brother in the shadow of the Line of Control, the border patrolled by Pakistani and Indian soldiers that divides Ka...
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30,22 |
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Naveed: Through My Eyes
ISBN: 9781743312483 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A heartfelt story of a teenage boy living in the conflict zone of Afghanistan "The explosion jolts him awake. He sits up, gasping for air, heart thumping. Was the blast real? Perhaps it had only happened in his head, a bad dream. Demons of the dark, his father had called them. 'Push them away. They'll only poison your thoughts. Seek the light and they can't hurt you.'" Naveed is sick of war--of the foreign powers and the Taliban, the warlords and the drug barons that together have torn Afghanistan apart. He's had to grow up quickly to take care of his widowed...
A heartfelt story of a teenage boy living in the conflict zone of Afghanistan "The explosion jolts him awake. He sits up, gasping for a...
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30,22 |
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Peppino, Good As Bread
ISBN: 9781942247005 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Allies are bombing the city. Nazis control Peppino's town. The Facist mayor has seized Peppino's house and nine year-old Peppino and his mother are forced to live with the farm animals in the basement. "Keep your mouth shut, hide your stuff, break laws if you have to, lie if you must, survive " Peppino learns the unspoken rules of survival. He finds he has a knack for deception, unexpected courage and becomes a young man "good as bread." Based on true stories by the children who lived thorough it.
The Allies are bombing the city. Nazis control Peppino's town. The Facist mayor has seized Peppino's house and nine year-old Peppino and his mother ar...
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61,15 |
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True Brothers
ISBN: 9781503169470 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Join in on the journey of a platoon of United States Marine Corps soldiers as they embark on a search and capture mission in Afghanistan. In search of a terrorist master mind this ragtag group of soldiers is teamed up with a battalion of comrades and is sent to a deserted town in hopes of capturing their target. Over time they begin to appreciate each other a little more and slowly become a family. For Frank Masons this is a hard thing to do. He was an outcast all of his life and now he is finally excepted into a true family but it is hard to do. He eventually begins to feel at home with his...
Join in on the journey of a platoon of United States Marine Corps soldiers as they embark on a search and capture mission in Afghanistan. In search of...
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36,08 |
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Butterworth's Brigade
ISBN: 9781503287686 / Angielski / Miękka / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The worlds of 12-year-old Axel Tyler and 73-year-old Brigadier Butterworth couldn't possibly be farther apart. While one is content to live life to the full in the fast track of 1990's Britain, the other yearns for the day when the country regains its senses and returns to those pre-war values that made Britain 'Great'. When events conspire to bring the 12-year-old rebel and the madcap Brigadier face-to-face, conflict becomes inevitable as the irreconcilable values and beliefs of two widely different worlds collide. The war between the two combatants is fought within a privatised,...
The worlds of 12-year-old Axel Tyler and 73-year-old Brigadier Butterworth couldn't possibly be farther apart. While one is content to live life to th...
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59,19 |
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