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    Posted by: lardylegs 15/07/2007 at 00:43
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    Not Carrie's War or Goodnight Mr Tom. Am looking for a book-based topic that will appeal to Year 3 (low ability) boys. Morpurgo or Swindells perhaps? Any other ideas?
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    Posted by: benjaminjames 15/07/2007 at 09:44
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    (Ditto!)
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    Posted by: nm97yd 15/07/2007 at 19:25
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    Big Tom by Jean Ure
    Synopsis
    Life in London during the second world war, as seen through the eyes of a lively nine-year-old boy. Neville Chamberlain has just made the announcement: Great Britain and Germany are at war. Mum worries about Derek in the army; Dad's thinking about the Andersen shelter he's just built in the garden; Elaine is thinking about boys and stockings and her job at the factory. Jenny, aged eleven is worrying about the animals. But Bobbie -- aged nine, has never been so excited in his life. He thinks the war is the most fantastic game. His only worry is that it will end before he is old enough to join up -- he wants to see the planes -- He knows the names of all of them; he wants to catch a German spy; he wants to be kept in the Andersen shelter over night. It's only when his beloved Big Tom, a cat, is missing believed dead, that Bobbie realises the truth about war. A wonderful picture of childhood and a sensitive portrayal of family loyalties in times of crisis. Excitement, terror, misery and humour -- the poignancy of Goodnight Mr Tom plus the humour of Hope and Glory in this beautifully crafted young novel.
    (from Amazon)
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    Posted by: valwsmith 15/07/2007 at 19:32
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    My team are looking at Narnia...
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    Posted by: lardylegs 16/07/2007 at 19:12
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    Sorry, should have made it clear, must be WW2 based - History/Literacy linkety thingy..... cross-curricularity HT's top brownie badge winner at the moment...
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    Posted by: valwsmith 16/07/2007 at 19:27
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    Children in Narnia are evacuees - stories with historical/familiar settings??
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    Posted by: Chloe66 16/07/2007 at 21:08
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    try hamilton trust. got v good planning for ww2 topic but have to pay for it- well worth it!!
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    Posted by: lardylegs 24/07/2007 at 16:04
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    ooh, I think that Narnia link is a bit tenuous... the fact that they are evacuees is only mentioned very briefly, and the 'familiar setting' is a bit dodgy too - fantasy and adventure OK, but I don't think it would wash as a WW2 link.
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    Posted by: cherryfield 24/07/2007 at 16:16
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    The Lion and the Unicorn - a short book but great for WW2

    Freddy and the War - a paperback

    War Boy - great for pictures of WW2
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    Posted by: sezzee 25/07/2007 at 20:01
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    With year 4/5 I used Friend or Foe by Morpurgo and Blitzed by Swindells!
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