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Archie's War

By Marcia Williams

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

In 1914, just before the outbreak of the First World War, ten-year-old Archie is sent a scrapbook in the post from his Uncle Colin. In the years that follow, until the war ends in 1918, we experience life through Archie's eyes and learn about his world and his family through an exhilarating collage of strip comics, doodles, drawings, cartoon characters, mementoes, photos, thoughts, jokes, and much more - giving an insight into what it was like being a child at this important moment in history.

Categories: Non-Fiction

For readers aged: 7+

  • Publication details:
  • Format: Hardback
  • ISBN: 9781406304275
  • Published: 05 Nov 2007
  • Price: £12.99
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  • Size: 316 x 253 mm
  • Pages: 48

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'Enormously inventive and imaginatively put together, this book is a treat for readers, young and old alike.' The Guardian

'Archie's War illuminates the idiom and domestic detail of the time and uses letters from the trenches and snippets of radio news.' The Times

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

'An amazing treasure trove of facts...the book makes it easy to understand the changing emotions of the time. With the authentic jumble of a scrapbook - letters, cuttings, photos - this is a vivid and personal story that makes a perfect introduction to the subject.' Guardian

'This unusual approach to the subject, will be a welcome addition to a school or class library.' Books for Keeps

'This book is imaginative and captivating, and it is by far one of the best children's books covering the Great War.' School Librarian

'Fantastic, cartoon-style ... unmissable.' Angels and Urchins

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