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Series
Publisher
Neon Squid, an imprint of St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 Wonderbook (160 pages) : digital, color illustrations ; 28 cm ; 1 attached digital audio player.
Language
English
Description
Everyone knows what Adolf Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill were doing during World War II, but what about ordinary people? In this beautifully illustrated book for children and grandchildren, war historian Dr. Hattie Hearn reveals some of the most incredible true tales from the war, including:
• The Canadian cabin boy who avoided German U-boats crossing the Atlantic
• The Navajo soldiers who developed a secret code to outfox...
2) White Bird
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 Wonderbook (220 pages) : digital, color illustrations ; 26 cm ; 1 attached digital audio player.
Language
English
Description
To the millions of readers who fell in love with R.J. Palacio's Wonder, Julian is best known as Auggie Pullman's classroom bully. White Bird reveals a new side to Julian's story as he discovers the moving and powerful tale of his grandmother, who was hidden from the Nazis as a young Jewish girl in occupied France during the Second World War. As Grandmere tells Julian, "It always takes courage to be kind, but in those days, such kindness could cost...