Bombs and Blackberries by Julia Donaldson - ISBN: 9781444938791
Hardcover
WWII children face danger, return home, then war truly arrives.

Bombs and Blackberries

A World War Two Play

  • Hardcover

    48 pages

  • Release Date

    11 December 2018

Summary

A short illustrated play set in World War Two, perfect for class reading as well as performance, written by Julia Donaldson, author of the modern classic The Gruffalo. Perfect for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day in 2019.

World War Two has been declared and the Chivers children are sent to the safety of the countryside. They are delighted to be brought back home when it looks like the Germans aren’t going to invade after all. But the air-raid siren goes off and this time it’s fr…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781444938791
ISBN-10:1444938797
Author:Julia Donaldson, Thomas Docherty
Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:Hodder Children's Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:48
Release Date:11 December 2018
Weight:448g
Dimensions:278mm x 217mm x 14mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Would make an excellent presentation as part of a study project on life in war time … 8 to 11-year-olds should enjoy taking part … gives the atmosphere of the period well– School Librarian

perfect for class reading or performance - Primary Times

A way of linking history with English which I really liked - TES Teacher

Would make an excellent presentation as part of a study project on life in war time … 8 to 11-year-olds should enjoy taking part … gives the atmosphere of the period well - School Librarian

This touching play brings to life Manchester during the Second World War in a very accessible way for junior children - Books for Keeps

About The Author

Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson (Author)

Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world’s best-loved picture books, and was the 2011-2013 UK Children’s Laureate. Her books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man, What the Ladybird Heard and the modern classics The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child which have sold 17 million copies worldwide and have been translated into seventy languages. Julia also writes fiction as well as poems, plays and songs and her brilliant live children’s shows are always in demand. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh.

Thomas Docherty (Illustrator)

Thomas Docherty is an acclaimed author and illustrator of children’s picture books including Little Boat, Big Scary Monster, and the Driftwood Ball. The Snatchabook, which was written by his wife Helen, has been shortlisted for several awards in the UK and US and been translated into 17 languages.

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