Overview
Friends Marwa and Ahmad are playing near their village when they find the little yellow bottle. They don't realize that is is a bomb, dropped from the sky by the warplanes that fly over their village. When Ahmad picks it up to play with it, both he and Marwa are hurt. The scars of war, both those on the outside and those inside, take a long time to heal. But with time and courage, hope returns for Marwa and Ahmad, as it has to children all over the world whose lives will never be the same after being touched by war.
Full Product Details
Author: Angele Delaunois ,
Christine Delezenne
Publisher: Second Story Press
Imprint: Second Story Press
Dimensions:
Width: 22.50cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 22.00cm
Weight: 0.344kg
ISBN: 9781926920344
ISBN 10: 1926920341
Pages: 22
Publication Date: 01 September 2011
Recommended Age: From 6 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
The text of the story is simple and descriptive...The accompanying artwork is mature and illustrates the nightmare that way can impose on innocent people...Recommended for both school and public libraries. --Resource Links
The use of first-person narrative gives a unique perspective not often realized or understood. Delaunois has Marwa speak with such honesty it reminds the reader that, though children may live in the midst of war, they, themselves, aren't ""at war with anyone."" ... Delezenne's blend of collage, drawings and texture juxtapose the images of war from a child's perspective. They encapsulate the journey a child of war is forced to take. Though it begins with complete blackness, it can end with a winged soccer ball.-- ""CM Magazine"" This book is recommended for both school and public libraries. Because of the serious subject of war and the sophisticated illustrations this book could be used as a teaching tool for older grades.-- ""Resource Links""
The use of first-person narrative gives a unique perspective not often realized or understood. Delaunois has Marwa speak with such honesty it reminds the reader that, though children may live in the midst of war, they, themselves, aren't at war with anyone. ... Delezenne's blend of collage, drawings and texture juxtapose the images of war from a child's perspective. They encapsulate the journey a child of war is forced to take. Though it begins with complete blackness, it can end with a winged soccer ball.-- CM Magazine This book is recommended for both school and public libraries. Because of the serious subject of war and the sophisticated illustrations this book could be used as a teaching tool for older grades.-- Resource Links
"The use of first-person narrative gives a unique perspective not often realized or understood. Delaunois has Marwa speak with such honesty it reminds the reader that, though children may live in the midst of war, they, themselves, aren't ""at war with anyone."" ... Delezenne's blend of collage, drawings and texture juxtapose the images of war from a child's perspective. They encapsulate the journey a child of war is forced to take. Though it begins with complete blackness, it can end with a winged soccer ball.-- ""CM Magazine"" This book is recommended for both school and public libraries. Because of the serious subject of war and the sophisticated illustrations this book could be used as a teaching tool for older grades.-- ""Resource Links"""
The text of the story is simple and descriptive...The accompanying artwork is mature and illustrates the nightmare that way can impose on innocent people...Recommended for both school and public libraries. -- (10/01/2011)
Author Information
Angele Delaunois is both a children's author and the founder and publisher of the Quebec-based press Editions de L'Isatis. The author of over forty books for children, she lives in Montreal.
