- Paperback: 159 pages
- Publisher: Puffin Books; New impression edition (30 April 1970)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140301461
- ISBN-13: 978-0140301465
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 46,970 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The silver sword became the symbol of hope and courage which kept four deserted and starving children alive through the years of occupation, and afterwards on the search to find their parents, and is based on a true story.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i thot this book was very touching and once you started reading you couldnt put it down. it was wonderfully written for its time and it gave you a real sense of how war can affect even the youngest, most innocent children in such an extreme way. I would recommend this book to any1 who finds it easy to identify with characters in a story as this is an amzing story with the strongest of characters and they are an inspiration to every1. 5 star!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although this book is only slender, the memory of it has stayed with me for a long time. I read it when I was a child and picked it up again the other day because I couldn't get it out of my mind. I wasn't disappointed. It is a simply told, true story of Polish children struggling to survive the war and keep their family together. It is very moving, but not because it begs for pity, simply because it shows the courage and determination of ordinary people to live through terrible experiences and keep body and mind together.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We read this book called the Silver Sword in class. The book is about a real family that lived during the War time in Poland.My favourite character is Edek because he found a rifle and he shot a German soldier in his arm. Edek is eleven years old when the story starts and he does some very brave things. In the story all of Edek's family get split up - but you will have to read the story yourself if you want to find out if they all meet up again.
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the silver sword and televised serial
As child growing up in the 50' 60's I used to rush home from school to watch the "new" television serial of THE SILVER SWORD. Read more
Published 7 months ago by curious reader
childhood memories
I watched the TV series The Silver Sword every Sunday when I was a child.Now, many years later ,I decided to read the book and found it on Amazon. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Jean
Hope in the face of adversity & the true cost of war
I read this book as part of a class reading at school in the 1970's (showing my age!!) and I took it home to finish it as I was enthralled by the characters and wanted to know how... Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2009 by T. Wright
Silver Sword review - 4MD Ludlow Junior School
It was a good story because you were never sure what was going to happen next. (Laurie)
It is an adventurous book with excitement and danger. Read more
It is an adventurous book with excitement and danger. Read more
Published on 20 April 2007 by M. Davies
20 Years ago this book enchanted me
As an eight year old boy I was fortunate enought to participate in a classroom reading of this book. It has taken me just over 20 years to track it down again. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2003 by Adam Edwards
A wonderful book to read
I read this book repeatedly as a young person. It helped me to relate to those persons less fortunate than myself and to understand the effects of WWII on individuals more fully. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2002
This book is a joy to read.
I really enjoyed this book from the moment I picked it up. It was really detailed and each word was chosen carefully. The plot is interesting and suspensful. Read it!
Published on 7 Jan 2002
A wonderful book for all ages
I think this book is a very good way of helping children to understand the ways of war. When I read the book I could hardly put it down because it was so exciting and sometimes sad... Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2001
Brillent
I read this book about five years ago and the memory of it has stayed with me for a long time. It tells the heartwarming story of three children trying to survive one of the worst... Read more
Published on 29 April 2001 by ninahammond@excite.co.uk
30 Years on its still a must
I read this book as a child nearly 30 Years ago. I recently bought it for my own children who enjoyed it just as much. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2001
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