The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War

The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War
ISBN-10
0763675547
ISBN-13
9780763675547
Series
The Great War
Category
Juvenile Fiction
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2015-04-14
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Author
Various

Description

Combines evocative photographs and illustrations in a treasury of stories by 11 international writers that were inspired by artifacts connected to World War I. Illustrated by the Kate Greenaway Medal-winning artist of A Monster Calls.

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