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by Richard Panchyk (Author) "Throughout the 1920s, everyone in the world was aware of the terrible price of the First World War ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Chicago Review Press; 1 edition (5 Feb 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1556524552
  • ISBN-13: 978-1556524554
  • Product Dimensions: 28 x 21.4 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 25,576 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Jam-packed with information that kids will find fascinating." --"Today's Parent
"Chicago Review Press is famous for high quality, educational activity books. This adds a much-needed humanizing global perspective to [WWII]." --Lee Littlewood, "Copley News Service
"Lifts its subject out of the arid textbook world and into the living and breathing present." --"Big Apple Parent


Lee Littlewood, Copley News Service
"Chicago Review Press is famous for high quality, educational activity books. This adds a much-needed humanizing global perspective to [WWII]."

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5.0 out of 5 stars What it was like for U.S. kids to live during World War II, 28 Jan 2004
By Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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"World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities" really has three key components. First, there is a history of World War II from Hitler's rise to power in 1933 to the surrender of the Japanese in 1945. Second, Richard Panchyk provides excerpts from actual wartime letters written to and by troops on both sides along with personal anecdotes from people who lived through the war. Finally, there are 21 activities that can show young readers how it felt to live through World War II, both on the battlefield and on the Home Front.

Actually, the first function is the least impressive part of "World War II for Kids," although Panchyk provides a solid history of the war. It is just that the personal writings and recollections, along with the activities, are where Panchyk goes beyond what you would find in your standard American history textbook, which is why this is an excellent supplemental volume. Teachers can certainly use the activities and quote from the letters found in this volume to give students more of a sense of what it was like to live during that time.

The 21 activities are fairly interesting and cover a variety of subjects. Some are fairly complex, such as substituting a potato for an incendiary bomb and following the instructions on how to extinguish it, or staging a radio adventure program, while others are relatively simply, such as drawing a recruiting poster. There is an exercise in code breaking, learning how to camouflage, making a ration kit, going on a reconnaissance mission, figuring oat a coastal defense, the physics of dropping bombs, and a game that helps demonstrate the difference between mortar and howitzer fire versus anti-tank and anti-aircraft fire. There are also "Home Front" activities like making a bandage, putting together a care package, growing a Victory Garden, sending V-Mail, and extending butter, as well as a couple of activities having to do with the Holocaust by making a Jewish star and trying to find good hiding places in your home for the student and an adult helper.

Obviously some of these activities are going to be more practical and more beneficial than others, but Panchyk has made an attempt to come up with different ways of giving his young readers an idea of what it was like for kids and adults during World War II. Again, while young readers can certainly read this book and try the activities on their own, "World War II for Kids" is even better suited as a resource for teachers to use when teaching the pivotal events of World War II. Comparing what life was like for their grandparents during that war as opposed to the rather limited impact on their lives today during the war on terrorism could be quite an eye opener for young readers.

Note: There are companion volumes from Chicago Review Press that provide similar looks at the American Revolution and Civil War.

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1.0 out of 5 stars World War II For Kids, 28 Nov 2008
This book is soley for the American market and bears no resemblance to European history - we decided to dispose of the book rather than pass it to our children!
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