Poppy Field
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
Poppy Field
By (Author) Michael Morpurgo
Illustrated by Michael Foreman
Scholastic
Scholastic
4th October 2018
4th October 2018
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces
First World War fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief
Childrens / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues
Family history, tracing ancestors
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
823.914
Physical Properties
Hardback
80
Width 218mm, Height 275mm, Spine 14mm
590g
Description
A beautifully illustrated story celebrating the poppy's history. Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman have teamed up with the Royal British Legion to tell an original story that explains the meaning behind the poppy. In Flanders' fields, young Martens knows his family's story, for it is as precious as the faded poem hanging in their home. From a poor girl comforting a grieving soldier, to an unexpected meeting of strangers, to a father's tragic death many decades after treaties were signed, war has shaped Martens's family in profound ways - it is their history as much as any nation's. They remember. They grieve. They honour the past. This book also includes a full-colour, illustrated afterword that explains the history that inspired the story. 1 per hardback from the sale of POPPY FIELD in the UK will be paid to Royal British Legion Trading Limited which gives its taxable profits to The Royal British Legion (Charity no. 219279)
