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Archie's War [Paperback]

Marcia Williams
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5 Oct 2009
In 1914, just before the outbreak of the First World War, ten-year-old Archie is sent a scrapbook in the post by his Uncle Colin. In the years that follow, until the war ends in 1918, he writes in the book and we experience life through Archie's eyes and learn about his world and his family in an exhilarating collage of strip comics, doodles, drawings, cartoon characters, mementoes, photos, thoughts and jokes. It's an astonishing insight into what it was like to be a child at this important moment in history.

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  • Paperback: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Walker (5 Oct 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1406310026
  • ISBN-13: 978-1406310023
  • Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 31.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 18,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Archie's scrapbook is a thing of beauty." - The Observer"

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A fascinating scrapbook insight to the First World War, as seen through the eyes of a young boy.

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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
Format:Hardcover
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 by Marcia Gregson 5 Feb 2013
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A brilliant visual history of the First World War apparently written in cartoon/scrapbook form by a boy, whose relatives are at the front. With letters, which can be opened,and many pictures of World War memorabilia, it is an absorbing read for anyone from 8 upwards, giving a a very vivid picture of life as it was in England at that time. For an equally brilliant picture of the Second World War, My War Diary by Flossie Albright, daughter of Archie, (also written by Marcia Williams), is an essential follow-up.
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