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Archie's War (Hardcover)

by Marcia Williams (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd (5 Nov 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1406304271
  • ISBN-13: 978-1406304275
  • Product Dimensions: 32 x 25.6 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 23,980 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Crammed with hilarious, minutely detailed strip drawing. Smashing." The Guardian on Greek Myths (9781406303476)"


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In 1914, just before the outbreak of the First World War, thirteen-year-old Archie is sent a scrapbook in the post from his Uncle Colin. In the years that follow, until the war ends in 1918, we experience life through Archie's eyes and learn about his world and his family through an exhilarating collage of strip comics, doodles, drawings, cartoon characters, mementoes, photos, thoughts, jokes, and much more - giving an insight into what it was like being a child at this important moment in history.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Shortlisted for the English Association English 4-11 Best Books Awards, 25 Jul 2008
By H. Lucas (Leicester, England) - See all my reviews
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What was it like to be a child growing up in an ordinary family during the First World War? Organised like a scrapbook, this exciting book tells of the big shapes of the conflict and the way the war years were experienced by thirteen-year-old Archie and his family in London. There is a broadly chronological organisation: the events and privations of the early stages of the war and how these impacted on Archie and his family; Uncle Teddy's experiences in the trenches; the bombing of London; the final stages of the conflict, and then peace. These are conveyed and made credible for young readers by the main linking narrative in Archie's `voice'. Marcia Williams shows that the comic strip form can convey the full range of human situations and emotions - not least in her depiction of the moving story of Nurse Edith Cavell.

The book's powerful visual impact makes it original and boundary breaking. Cartoons, photographs, visual jokes, mementoes, drawings and diagrams combine to provide a distinctive reading and learning experience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bringing wartime to life., 20 Oct 2009
This is a fantastic book for children of about 8 years plus. I bought it for all three grandchildren aged 8 - 11 & all found it fascinating. It's funny & moving & gives a real insight into the life & thoughts of a child whose father is away fighting. The cartoons, lift-up flaps & photos add to the enjoyment. The companion book by the same author, My Secret War Diary, is written by Archie's daughter when he is fighting in France in WW2 and is equally good.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Archie's War KS2, 5 Oct 2009
By G. Seaward (UK) - See all my reviews
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A great WW1 resource for the classroom and a beautiful book.I am actually covering WW11 and bought this by mistake! I kept it anyway as it is sowell presented.
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