PICTURE BOOKS
$ All Those Secrets of the World by Jane Yolen
"When four-year-old Janie's father goes off to war, the rest of the family moves to the grandparents' on the Chesapeake Bay, where Janie learns a secret of the world which helps her understand her father's long absence."
♦ $ Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming
"After World War II there is little left in Katje's town of Olst in Holland. Her family, like most Dutch families, must patch their old worn clothing and go without everyday things like soap and milk. Then one spring morning when the tulips bloom "thick and bright," Postman Kleinhoonte pedals his bicycle down Katje's street to deliver a mysterious box – a box from America!"
♦ $ Casey Over There by Staton Rabin
Beautifully illustrated book 'provides a gentle introduction to wartime separation.'
♦ $ The Little Ships by Louise Borden
The heroic rescue at Dunkirk in WW2. "In may of 1940--the early days of WW2, half a million British and French soldiers were trapped in France. Weak and wounded, they needed aid. Help came in the form of countless small craft, steered by brave young men, in the legendary armada of "little ships" that sailed across the English channel."
♦ $ Waiting for the Evening Star by Rosemary Wells ill. by Susan Jeffers
Introduces two brothers on a Vermont farm in the early part of this century. It's the commonplace events that young Berty holds in his heart-his mother pouring "hot new syrup, clear as a cat's eye, over plates of fresh snow," or sitting with his older brother watching trains go past. These activities are all shadowed by the fact that Luke wants to explore the world. The ending shows him leaving on a train, headed for France and the war.
"When four-year-old Janie's father goes off to war, the rest of the family moves to the grandparents' on the Chesapeake Bay, where Janie learns a secret of the world which helps her understand her father's long absence."
♦ $ Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming
"After World War II there is little left in Katje's town of Olst in Holland. Her family, like most Dutch families, must patch their old worn clothing and go without everyday things like soap and milk. Then one spring morning when the tulips bloom "thick and bright," Postman Kleinhoonte pedals his bicycle down Katje's street to deliver a mysterious box – a box from America!"
♦ $ Casey Over There by Staton Rabin
Beautifully illustrated book 'provides a gentle introduction to wartime separation.'
♦ $ The Little Ships by Louise Borden
The heroic rescue at Dunkirk in WW2. "In may of 1940--the early days of WW2, half a million British and French soldiers were trapped in France. Weak and wounded, they needed aid. Help came in the form of countless small craft, steered by brave young men, in the legendary armada of "little ships" that sailed across the English channel."
♦ $ Waiting for the Evening Star by Rosemary Wells ill. by Susan Jeffers
Introduces two brothers on a Vermont farm in the early part of this century. It's the commonplace events that young Berty holds in his heart-his mother pouring "hot new syrup, clear as a cat's eye, over plates of fresh snow," or sitting with his older brother watching trains go past. These activities are all shadowed by the fact that Luke wants to explore the world. The ending shows him leaving on a train, headed for France and the war.
BEGINNING READERS
CULTURAL
JC 6-306 In Flander's Fields (poem)
FICTION
JC 9-87 Adventure in Sheridan Square from The Bells of Bleecker Street by Valenti Angelo
Twelve-year old Joey Enrico lives on Bleecker Street in New York City. Because his father is away at war, Joey is often in trouble. But Joey and his friends are normal, happy boys who manage to have a lot of fun.
Twelve-year old Joey Enrico lives on Bleecker Street in New York City. Because his father is away at war, Joey is often in trouble. But Joey and his friends are normal, happy boys who manage to have a lot of fun.
$ Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
Very popular British series. Children's adventures in England and Scotland between the World Wars.
Very popular British series. Children's adventures in England and Scotland between the World Wars.
HISTORY
FC F10-3 I Am An American
FC F10-110 Saving a Soldier's Life
FC F10-232 I Knew You Would Come
FC F10-110 Saving a Soldier's Life
FC F10-232 I Knew You Would Come
$ Shooting at the Stars by John Hendrix
An unforgettable Christmas Eve on the front lines of WWI.
♦ The Story of the USS Arizona by Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of the Battle of the Bulge by Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of D-Day by Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of the Battle for Iwo Jima by Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
$ Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark by Carmen Deedy
Retells the story of King Christian X and the Danish resistance to the Nazis during World War II.
An unforgettable Christmas Eve on the front lines of WWI.
♦ The Story of the USS Arizona by Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of the Battle of the Bulge by Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of D-Day by Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
♦ The Story of the Battle for Iwo Jima by Conrad Stein
Cornerstones of Freedom Series
$ Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark by Carmen Deedy
Retells the story of King Christian X and the Danish resistance to the Nazis during World War II.
HISTORICAL FICTION
♦ $ Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen
"When Marley's father returns home from World War II a broken man physically and spiritually, her mother decides that the family needs to leave the city for an extended visit to Grandma's house in the country."
$ Primrose Days by Carolyn Haywood
"Merry Primrose Ramsay is only a little girl, but because of World War II, she must leave her family in England to live with relatives in America. At first it's not easy living in a new place, but life in America is full of fun."
♦ $ We Were There at the Battle of Britain by Clayton and K.S. Knight
We Were There Series
♦ $ We Were There at the Normandy Invasion by Clayton Knight
We Were There Series
$ We Were There with the Lafayette Escadrille by Clayton Knight
We Were There Series "This is the story of the Lafayette Escadrille- one squadron of American volunteers who fought in the air alongside a galaxy of French squadrons between April 26, 1916, and February 18, 1918."
"When Marley's father returns home from World War II a broken man physically and spiritually, her mother decides that the family needs to leave the city for an extended visit to Grandma's house in the country."
$ Primrose Days by Carolyn Haywood
"Merry Primrose Ramsay is only a little girl, but because of World War II, she must leave her family in England to live with relatives in America. At first it's not easy living in a new place, but life in America is full of fun."
♦ $ We Were There at the Battle of Britain by Clayton and K.S. Knight
We Were There Series
♦ $ We Were There at the Normandy Invasion by Clayton Knight
We Were There Series
$ We Were There with the Lafayette Escadrille by Clayton Knight
We Were There Series "This is the story of the Lafayette Escadrille- one squadron of American volunteers who fought in the air alongside a galaxy of French squadrons between April 26, 1916, and February 18, 1918."
BIOGRAPHIES
$ $ Luba: The Angel of Bergen-Belsen
One night in 1944, Luba Tryszynska’s questions were answered when she found fifty-four children abandoned behind the concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen. Luba knew if the Nazis caught her she could be executed.
One night in 1944, Luba Tryszynska’s questions were answered when she found fifty-four children abandoned behind the concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen. Luba knew if the Nazis caught her she could be executed.