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The Wall
This is the wall, my grandfather's wall. On it are the names of those killed in a war, long ago. "A father and his young son have come to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to find the name of the grandfather the little boy never knew. They share the sadness as well as the pride of having Grandpa's name there. This moving account is beautifully told from a young child's point of view." ( The Horn Book , starred review). "Himler's intense, quiet watercolors capture the dignity of the setting as Bunting's story reaches to the heart of deep emotions. A quiet, respectful exploration." (Booklist) "Captures the meaning of the memorial to the American people, especially to those who have lost loved ones. A sensitive and moving picture book." ( School Library Journal , starred review) One of this book's many 5-star reviewers "As a teacher, this is the perfect book to read to help kids understand more about Memorial Day." Another reviewer, a Vietnam veteran, "Bought this to give to my great-grandson on Memorial Day. The book gave us an excellent story and illustrations that helped keep his interest and it started a great discussion that has lasted for weeks after the reading."
32 pages, Paperback
First published April 23, 1990
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Eve Bunting
307 books406 followersAlso known as Evelyn Bolton and A.E. Bunting.
Anne Evelyn Bunting, better known as Eve Bunting, is an author with more than 250 books. Her books are diverse in age groups, from picture books to chapter books, and topic, ranging from Thanksgiving to riots in Los Angeles. Eve Bunting has won several awards for her works.
Bunting went to school in Ireland and grew up with storytelling. In Ireland, “There used to be Shanachies… the shanachie was a storyteller who went from house to house telling his tales of ghosts and fairies, of old Irish heroes and battles still to be won. Maybe I’m a bit of a Shanchie myself, telling stories to anyone who will listen.” This storytelling began as an inspiration for Bunting and continues with her work.
In 1958, Bunting moved to the United States with her husband and three children. A few years later, Bunting enrolled in a community college writing course. She felt the desire to write about her heritage. Bunting has taught writing classes at UCLA. She now lives in Pasadena, California.
Anne Evelyn Bunting, better known as Eve Bunting, is an author with more than 250 books. Her books are diverse in age groups, from picture books to chapter books, and topic, ranging from Thanksgiving to riots in Los Angeles. Eve Bunting has won several awards for her works.
Bunting went to school in Ireland and grew up with storytelling. In Ireland, “There used to be Shanachies… the shanachie was a storyteller who went from house to house telling his tales of ghosts and fairies, of old Irish heroes and battles still to be won. Maybe I’m a bit of a Shanchie myself, telling stories to anyone who will listen.” This storytelling began as an inspiration for Bunting and continues with her work.
In 1958, Bunting moved to the United States with her husband and three children. A few years later, Bunting enrolled in a community college writing course. She felt the desire to write about her heritage. Bunting has taught writing classes at UCLA. She now lives in Pasadena, California.
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May 29, 2019
I never knew my Uncle Clip, my father's youngest brother, who died eight years before I was born. But although it would probably be an overstatement to say I grew up in his shadow, there is no denying that he was a presence in my childhood home. His picture - a black and white photograph of a handsome young man, laughing, with the sun in his face - hung, framed, on my father's study wall. Beneath it, also in a frame, was an oblong piece of paper, with a pencil rubbing of his name. Long before I understood the significance of these two images, or their relationship to one another, long before I heard Uncle Clip's story, and my father's, I instinctively recognized this was a sacred space. We all of us, consciously or not, know what a shrine looks like.
I used to find it terrifying that Uncle Clip looked so much like my father, when he was young, almost as if the image on the wall were of my father, almost as if they might still, despite the passage of time, switch places, my father disappearing into that photograph. My older sisters, thinking perhaps, to frighten me briefly, and probably never dreaming that I would believe them for so long, once told me that the old tarp in our attic was actually the body bag in which Uncle Clip had been shipped home, from far-off Southeast Asia. As bizarre, grotesque (and patently absurd) as such an idea might seem now, it did not come as a surprise to me then, and I believed it for years. Just as Uncle Clip's photograph was with us, in the house, so too, I often felt, was his spirit - why not his body bag? It seemed frightening and strange, but then, so too did the war.
I can't remember when I first heard the story - perhaps all at once, perhaps in bits, as I questioned my parents - of my father's idealistic young brother: of his belief in the justness of the American cause in Vietnam, his belief that he would be fighting for democracy, and to protect the threatened South Vietnamese; of his determination to serve something greater than himself, and his desire to do his duty to the country he loved; of his enlistment in the army, despite the disapproval of his family, who all believed the war to be wrong; of his deployment to Vietnam, and the letter he wrote home, telling his mother (my grandmother) that the American people had been deceived, and that nothing was as he had expected it to be; and finally, of his death, on Good Friday, 1968. I can't remember when I learned that it was my father, and my Great Uncle Bob, who identified his returning body, because my grandparents were so heart-broken that they couldn't bear to do it; or when I discovered that there was such a thing as the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial - the Wall - from which the rubbing of Uncle Clip's name (my grandfather's name, too) was obtained, and to which my grandmother could never bring herself to go.
Suffice it to say that, long before I ever knew it existed, the Wall was a part of my life, and of the life of my family. It has a presence amongst us, and it casts a shadow. It belongs to us, like it belongs to so many other Americans, in a way that few public monuments do. Naturally, walking past the Veteran's Day display, in the children's room of my local public library this past weekend, I was arrested by the sight of this book, sitting on the shelf - arrested by that cover image, of father and son at the Wall. Almost against my will, not sure I really wanted to read it at all, I checked it out, and this morning, reluctantly, I put it in my bag, to be read on my commute. What would Eve Bunting have to say, I wondered, about the Wall? Would she understand its unique power and significance? Would she take an ideological position on the Vietnam War? Would I hate her book? Love it? Be indifferent?
I loved it, and am so glad I gave it a chance! The Wall is a beautiful story, told in a gentle and contemplative way, of a father and his young son visiting the memorial, to find the name of the father's father (and the son's grandfather), who died in Vietnam. Together, they search for his name, encountering others who have also come to visit the Wall: a grieving older couple, a veteran amputee in a wheelchair, a group of schoolgirls with flags, and (most poignant of all) a grandfather with his grandson. This last, in particular, had me tearing up, and was a deeply moving reminder of the loss experienced by the young boy, who would never know his own grandfather.
Like the Wall itself, Bunting concentrates on the grief attendant on losing a loved one in war, rather than on the politics of the war itself. This allows the reader to come to their own conclusions - although the young boy's declaration, at the end of the book, that as proud as he is of his grandfather's service to country, he would rather have had the chance to get to know him - can be read as a commentary of sorts, I suppose. The illustrations, done in somber watercolor by Ronald Himler - who has also collaborated with Bunting on titles such as Fly Away Home and A Day's Work - perfectly capture the emotional intensity of each scene, whether it be the one in which the young boy's father prays, beside the wall, or that in which the elderly couple embrace one another.
Given the way in which this book perfectly captures one of the most important aspects of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial - that it manages to honor the fallen, without glorifying the war - I was more than a little incensed to read that one of my fellow reviewers considers it "patriotic pornography." I guess Bunting wasn't as explicitly condemnatory as this person could have wished. In addition to being a gross misreading of the story, and one of the most appallingly heartless things I have read of late, it seems to me that this fellow reviewer's comments point to a fundamental misunderstanding of what the Wall is, to so many of us.
Just as I can't remember when and where I first learned the details of Uncle Clip's story, I can't remember when I learned my father's: that he was involved, as a young seminarian and minister, in the Civil Rights and anti-War movements. That he had been in the midst of his first pastorate, at a church in Kansas, when Uncle Clip died, and had been speaking out, from the pulpit, against the Vietnam War. That he had been labeled a "communist" by some (nowadays I expect it would be "terrorist"), although the career Army men in his congregation thanked him, privately, for speaking the truth that they could not. Most of all, although I cannot remember when or how I learned it, that, whatever my father's view of the war, he loved his brother with all his heart, and knew that his actions, in volunteering, came from a noble and honorable impulse, and a selfless desire to serve. That it wasn't necessary to agree with a man's decisions, or his views, to see the goodness and nobility in him, and to honor that.
I don't think, really, I could have put all that into words, as a child, or even a young(er) adult. But it was with a deep sense of recognition that I first read, a few years back, On the Slain Collegians, one of Herman Melville's Civil War poems, in which he wrote:
"Woe for the homes of the North,
And woe for the seats of the South:
All who felt life's spring in prime,
And were swept by the wind of their place and time--
All lavish hearts, on whichever side,
Of birth urbane or courage high,
Armed them for the stirring wars--
Armed them--some to die."
And then, later:
"Warred one for Right, and one for Wrong?
So be it; but they both were young--
Each grape to his cluster clung,
All their elegies are sung."
That's how I think of my Uncle Clip: as an idealistic young man who was "swept by the wind of his place and time," a young man - one amongst many - who paid a terrible price for the misguided ambitions of the powerful. I don't need to agree with the war (and I don't) to believe he was a good man, and to mourn his death. And The Wall - whether we're speaking of this book, or of The Wall itself - doesn't require me to. It doesn't require anything of me, of us, politically. What it does do is provide a space, a unique and powerful space, in which we all, regardless of our views, can mourn our loved ones, and honor the dead. Oh Maya Lin! You did a good, good thing, and a profoundly important service to your country, when you designed that wall!
Today, as I write this review, it is Veteran's Day. My father, who isn't in the best of health, has been speaking recently of seeing the Wall, one last time, before he dies. I think that I will look into going down to D.C., this spring. We'll go to the Wall, my father and I, like the two in this book, and we'll search for the name of that laughing young man, amongst the many thousands of his comrades. My father will pray for the dead, and that his brother's soul be at peace. And I? I will sing my uncle's elegy. With all my heart, will I sing it.
I used to find it terrifying that Uncle Clip looked so much like my father, when he was young, almost as if the image on the wall were of my father, almost as if they might still, despite the passage of time, switch places, my father disappearing into that photograph. My older sisters, thinking perhaps, to frighten me briefly, and probably never dreaming that I would believe them for so long, once told me that the old tarp in our attic was actually the body bag in which Uncle Clip had been shipped home, from far-off Southeast Asia. As bizarre, grotesque (and patently absurd) as such an idea might seem now, it did not come as a surprise to me then, and I believed it for years. Just as Uncle Clip's photograph was with us, in the house, so too, I often felt, was his spirit - why not his body bag? It seemed frightening and strange, but then, so too did the war.
I can't remember when I first heard the story - perhaps all at once, perhaps in bits, as I questioned my parents - of my father's idealistic young brother: of his belief in the justness of the American cause in Vietnam, his belief that he would be fighting for democracy, and to protect the threatened South Vietnamese; of his determination to serve something greater than himself, and his desire to do his duty to the country he loved; of his enlistment in the army, despite the disapproval of his family, who all believed the war to be wrong; of his deployment to Vietnam, and the letter he wrote home, telling his mother (my grandmother) that the American people had been deceived, and that nothing was as he had expected it to be; and finally, of his death, on Good Friday, 1968. I can't remember when I learned that it was my father, and my Great Uncle Bob, who identified his returning body, because my grandparents were so heart-broken that they couldn't bear to do it; or when I discovered that there was such a thing as the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial - the Wall - from which the rubbing of Uncle Clip's name (my grandfather's name, too) was obtained, and to which my grandmother could never bring herself to go.
Suffice it to say that, long before I ever knew it existed, the Wall was a part of my life, and of the life of my family. It has a presence amongst us, and it casts a shadow. It belongs to us, like it belongs to so many other Americans, in a way that few public monuments do. Naturally, walking past the Veteran's Day display, in the children's room of my local public library this past weekend, I was arrested by the sight of this book, sitting on the shelf - arrested by that cover image, of father and son at the Wall. Almost against my will, not sure I really wanted to read it at all, I checked it out, and this morning, reluctantly, I put it in my bag, to be read on my commute. What would Eve Bunting have to say, I wondered, about the Wall? Would she understand its unique power and significance? Would she take an ideological position on the Vietnam War? Would I hate her book? Love it? Be indifferent?
I loved it, and am so glad I gave it a chance! The Wall is a beautiful story, told in a gentle and contemplative way, of a father and his young son visiting the memorial, to find the name of the father's father (and the son's grandfather), who died in Vietnam. Together, they search for his name, encountering others who have also come to visit the Wall: a grieving older couple, a veteran amputee in a wheelchair, a group of schoolgirls with flags, and (most poignant of all) a grandfather with his grandson. This last, in particular, had me tearing up, and was a deeply moving reminder of the loss experienced by the young boy, who would never know his own grandfather.
Like the Wall itself, Bunting concentrates on the grief attendant on losing a loved one in war, rather than on the politics of the war itself. This allows the reader to come to their own conclusions - although the young boy's declaration, at the end of the book, that as proud as he is of his grandfather's service to country, he would rather have had the chance to get to know him - can be read as a commentary of sorts, I suppose. The illustrations, done in somber watercolor by Ronald Himler - who has also collaborated with Bunting on titles such as Fly Away Home and A Day's Work - perfectly capture the emotional intensity of each scene, whether it be the one in which the young boy's father prays, beside the wall, or that in which the elderly couple embrace one another.
Given the way in which this book perfectly captures one of the most important aspects of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial - that it manages to honor the fallen, without glorifying the war - I was more than a little incensed to read that one of my fellow reviewers considers it "patriotic pornography." I guess Bunting wasn't as explicitly condemnatory as this person could have wished. In addition to being a gross misreading of the story, and one of the most appallingly heartless things I have read of late, it seems to me that this fellow reviewer's comments point to a fundamental misunderstanding of what the Wall is, to so many of us.
Just as I can't remember when and where I first learned the details of Uncle Clip's story, I can't remember when I learned my father's: that he was involved, as a young seminarian and minister, in the Civil Rights and anti-War movements. That he had been in the midst of his first pastorate, at a church in Kansas, when Uncle Clip died, and had been speaking out, from the pulpit, against the Vietnam War. That he had been labeled a "communist" by some (nowadays I expect it would be "terrorist"), although the career Army men in his congregation thanked him, privately, for speaking the truth that they could not. Most of all, although I cannot remember when or how I learned it, that, whatever my father's view of the war, he loved his brother with all his heart, and knew that his actions, in volunteering, came from a noble and honorable impulse, and a selfless desire to serve. That it wasn't necessary to agree with a man's decisions, or his views, to see the goodness and nobility in him, and to honor that.
I don't think, really, I could have put all that into words, as a child, or even a young(er) adult. But it was with a deep sense of recognition that I first read, a few years back, On the Slain Collegians, one of Herman Melville's Civil War poems, in which he wrote:
"Woe for the homes of the North,
And woe for the seats of the South:
All who felt life's spring in prime,
And were swept by the wind of their place and time--
All lavish hearts, on whichever side,
Of birth urbane or courage high,
Armed them for the stirring wars--
Armed them--some to die."
And then, later:
"Warred one for Right, and one for Wrong?
So be it; but they both were young--
Each grape to his cluster clung,
All their elegies are sung."
That's how I think of my Uncle Clip: as an idealistic young man who was "swept by the wind of his place and time," a young man - one amongst many - who paid a terrible price for the misguided ambitions of the powerful. I don't need to agree with the war (and I don't) to believe he was a good man, and to mourn his death. And The Wall - whether we're speaking of this book, or of The Wall itself - doesn't require me to. It doesn't require anything of me, of us, politically. What it does do is provide a space, a unique and powerful space, in which we all, regardless of our views, can mourn our loved ones, and honor the dead. Oh Maya Lin! You did a good, good thing, and a profoundly important service to your country, when you designed that wall!
Today, as I write this review, it is Veteran's Day. My father, who isn't in the best of health, has been speaking recently of seeing the Wall, one last time, before he dies. I think that I will look into going down to D.C., this spring. We'll go to the Wall, my father and I, like the two in this book, and we'll search for the name of that laughing young man, amongst the many thousands of his comrades. My father will pray for the dead, and that his brother's soul be at peace. And I? I will sing my uncle's elegy. With all my heart, will I sing it.
November 5, 2011
No one is better at the picture book then Eve Bunting. Books like The Wall, Fly Away Home, December, and Smokey Night stay with you forever. They change the way you think, live, love, and act. EVE BUNTING is the Bomb!
February 18, 2016
I can still remember having a teacher read this book to me when I was young. A wonderful book to read to students to discuss the loss that comes with war.
March 5, 2025
**Sad News to Impart**
Eve Bunting passed away on October 1, 2023, at age 94.
Eve Bunting passed away on October 1, 2023, at age 94.
June 7, 2016
I was going through my picture books this morning trying to get them a little organized, and I came across The Wall, which I had completely forgotten that I owned. I wish I remembered it so for Memorial Day, but I didn't so I thought I would write about it today.
On a cool, breezy day, a young boy and his father visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. The boys notices that the wall long long, shiny and shaped like a V. The names on the wall are in straight lines, the "letters march side by side, like rows of soldier."
But this isn't just a sightseeing visit. The boy and his father are looking for the boy's grandfather. As they search for his name, the boy sees different people approach the way - a wounded veteran, an elderly couple, a group of school girls - and the different mementos left by friends and family members who are still mourning the loss of the sons, brother, fathers, grandfathers Meanwhile, the boys father searches for the name of the father he lost when he was the age his son is now.
Finally, there it is - George Munoz. Son and father make a rubbing of his names, then quietly stand in front of it together, no doubt thinking about what a loss they have suffered.
Because, besides honoring the veterans who lost their lives in the Vietnam War, the wall also reminds us of what a profound loss to family and friends even a single life can be. And I think Eve Bunting has really captured that so well in this book, as well as what a truly emotional experience visiting the Wall can be, regardless of your feelings about the Vietnam War.
Ronald Himler's quiet impressionistic styled watercolor illustrations and his palette of background grays and semi-colorful foreground figures of visitors and mementos really reflect the somber mood of visiting such a meaningful visit.
I created this blog because I was interested in the impact war has on children effected by it and I think the little boy's last words really epitomize that impact:
"But I'd rather my grandpa here, taking me to the river, telling me to button my jacket because it's cold.
I'd rather have him here."
This book is recommended for readers age 5+
This book was purchased for my personal library
This review was originally posted on The Children's War
On a cool, breezy day, a young boy and his father visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. The boys notices that the wall long long, shiny and shaped like a V. The names on the wall are in straight lines, the "letters march side by side, like rows of soldier."
But this isn't just a sightseeing visit. The boy and his father are looking for the boy's grandfather. As they search for his name, the boy sees different people approach the way - a wounded veteran, an elderly couple, a group of school girls - and the different mementos left by friends and family members who are still mourning the loss of the sons, brother, fathers, grandfathers Meanwhile, the boys father searches for the name of the father he lost when he was the age his son is now.
Finally, there it is - George Munoz. Son and father make a rubbing of his names, then quietly stand in front of it together, no doubt thinking about what a loss they have suffered.
Because, besides honoring the veterans who lost their lives in the Vietnam War, the wall also reminds us of what a profound loss to family and friends even a single life can be. And I think Eve Bunting has really captured that so well in this book, as well as what a truly emotional experience visiting the Wall can be, regardless of your feelings about the Vietnam War.
Ronald Himler's quiet impressionistic styled watercolor illustrations and his palette of background grays and semi-colorful foreground figures of visitors and mementos really reflect the somber mood of visiting such a meaningful visit.
I created this blog because I was interested in the impact war has on children effected by it and I think the little boy's last words really epitomize that impact:
"But I'd rather my grandpa here, taking me to the river, telling me to button my jacket because it's cold.
I'd rather have him here."
This book is recommended for readers age 5+
This book was purchased for my personal library
This review was originally posted on The Children's War
April 2, 2017
The Wall by Eve Bunting is a story about a little boy and his father visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The boy and his father search for the boy’s grandpa’s name on the wall. Different people pass by while the boy and his father look for the grandpa’s name. Eventually, the father finds his dad’s name and places a picture of the boy by the wall. I liked this story because it teaches about the soldiers who fought and lost their lives fighting in the Vietnam War. It shows children to pay respect to these brave soldiers while also teaching of the terrible losses the war brought. The story also manages to keep the audience’s attention by inserting different small characters into the story.
The setting takes place in present day (at the time the book was created) at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This is important because the story is teaching about the lost soldiers of the Vietnam War. By setting the story at the memorial, the author depicts how many people lost their lives in the war. The author also gives an inside look of what it is like for the family and friends of the lost soldiers. It reveals the sadness and loss that was caused by the Vietnam War.
Another literary element that was prominent in the story was the tone. The author created a gloomy and remorseful tone in order to depict the loss of the Vietnam War. The setting of the story immediately sets this story off with a gloomy tone because the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a place that reminds us of the people who lost their lives in the war. The story conveys this tone through the sadness of the characters. For example, when the father finds his father’s name, he rubs and rubs the wall, as if he wished he could have his father back (opening 7). The last page creates the remorseful tone because its shows that the child is missing out on being able to have fun memories with his grandpa.
The colors of the illustrations are an important visual element. They help establish the gloomy and remorseful tone because the colors are very dull and dark. The illustrations of the wall are especially dull and dark and the shadows on it create an even darker tone. However, the people visiting the memorial are in bright colors. For example, the father is in yellow, the boy wear a read coat, and the schoolgirls are all in bright blue uniforms. I think this colors are bright because it brings a happier, lighter feeling to the story. It shows that the soldiers will be remembered and thanked for their service.
The body language in the illustrations are also a vital visual element. The body language of the characters show their feelings about the memorial and the lost soldiers. For example, in opening 3, the boy and his father are both handing their hands behind their fact. This is a common expression of showing respect. The father is looking towards the wall, and thus, is showing respect to the soldiers who lost their lives in the war. However, the boy is facing the veteran and showing respect to him.
This story is historical realism because it is organized around the historical Vietnam Veterans Memorial and discusses the topic of the lost soldiers from the Vietnam War. It is placed during the time after the war because the people are remembering the veterans. The story is imaginary, but very realistic and authentic because many people do visit and remember the soldiers lost at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
The setting takes place in present day (at the time the book was created) at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This is important because the story is teaching about the lost soldiers of the Vietnam War. By setting the story at the memorial, the author depicts how many people lost their lives in the war. The author also gives an inside look of what it is like for the family and friends of the lost soldiers. It reveals the sadness and loss that was caused by the Vietnam War.
Another literary element that was prominent in the story was the tone. The author created a gloomy and remorseful tone in order to depict the loss of the Vietnam War. The setting of the story immediately sets this story off with a gloomy tone because the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a place that reminds us of the people who lost their lives in the war. The story conveys this tone through the sadness of the characters. For example, when the father finds his father’s name, he rubs and rubs the wall, as if he wished he could have his father back (opening 7). The last page creates the remorseful tone because its shows that the child is missing out on being able to have fun memories with his grandpa.
The colors of the illustrations are an important visual element. They help establish the gloomy and remorseful tone because the colors are very dull and dark. The illustrations of the wall are especially dull and dark and the shadows on it create an even darker tone. However, the people visiting the memorial are in bright colors. For example, the father is in yellow, the boy wear a read coat, and the schoolgirls are all in bright blue uniforms. I think this colors are bright because it brings a happier, lighter feeling to the story. It shows that the soldiers will be remembered and thanked for their service.
The body language in the illustrations are also a vital visual element. The body language of the characters show their feelings about the memorial and the lost soldiers. For example, in opening 3, the boy and his father are both handing their hands behind their fact. This is a common expression of showing respect. The father is looking towards the wall, and thus, is showing respect to the soldiers who lost their lives in the war. However, the boy is facing the veteran and showing respect to him.
This story is historical realism because it is organized around the historical Vietnam Veterans Memorial and discusses the topic of the lost soldiers from the Vietnam War. It is placed during the time after the war because the people are remembering the veterans. The story is imaginary, but very realistic and authentic because many people do visit and remember the soldiers lost at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
December 15, 2024
A poignant example of the informative and empathetic power of picture books.
Published in 1990, I'm not sure why I'm just reading this for the first time.
Somber. Beautiful. Not just for kids.
"It's sad here."
"I know. But it's a place of honor."
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the men and women of the armed forces of the United States who served in the Vietnam War. On it are listed the names of those who gave their lives and those "missing in action." The Memorial is located in Washington, D.C. On the long, black wall are more than 58,000 names.
Published in 1990, I'm not sure why I'm just reading this for the first time.
Somber. Beautiful. Not just for kids.
"It's sad here."
"I know. But it's a place of honor."
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the men and women of the armed forces of the United States who served in the Vietnam War. On it are listed the names of those who gave their lives and those "missing in action." The Memorial is located in Washington, D.C. On the long, black wall are more than 58,000 names.
November 5, 2011
A father takes his son to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. to find the name of the father he lost. As the father looks for the name of his own father, the son observes the people he sees who are visiting the memorial. He meets a soldier decorated with medals in a wheelchair, he sees young school children asking questions of their teacher, and people embracing each other, crying for lost loved-ones.
With simple yet descriptive prose, Eve Bunting captures the emotions of what one might experience at a visit to the Vietnam Memorial. Ronald Himler's stark yet dreamy watercolors add to that emotion.
I knew this one was going to be emotional, but I didn't foresee that the tears would start to fall almost immediately. I don't think I'll be able to use this one in the classroom seeing as how I won't be able to get through it without crying.
With simple yet descriptive prose, Eve Bunting captures the emotions of what one might experience at a visit to the Vietnam Memorial. Ronald Himler's stark yet dreamy watercolors add to that emotion.
I knew this one was going to be emotional, but I didn't foresee that the tears would start to fall almost immediately. I don't think I'll be able to use this one in the classroom seeing as how I won't be able to get through it without crying.
November 30, 2010
Lovely illustrations enhance the quiet, contemplative but oh-so-very-sad text. This book explores what it might feel like to be a small boy whose grandfather is only a name etched in very precise ("better than I can do") printing on a long black wall. Gorgeous imagery in the text, especially where the boy notes that he and his dad are reflected in the black mirror-like surface of the wall. It made me cry, for that little boy and for all the rest of us.
March 26, 2020
In Washington, DC, there is a wall, a testimony to the large number of people who died, or who were never found in their United States military served in Vietnam. Those men and women, and those missing in action have their name on a panel of the wall, listed in the year they died or were missing.
This is a story of a father who took his child to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. When they find his name, they take a piece of paper and rub the name onto the paper. This is also a journey of people they see at the wall who are crying, or like them, looking for the name of the person who died in that country in a war that so many thought was senseless.
No matter what the personal thoughts or feelings about this war, the wall reminds us that these people deserve to be honored. The wall is a healing place where many leave trinkets at the bottom of the panel listing the name of the loved one.
Thus, the wall was needed. It helped to heal a nation in grief. Stark in its presentation, the shiny black panels are different that a statue. The names give honor to those who did not make it home alive.
The teacher who brought her class that day told the class members that this was a wall for "all of us."
This is a story of a father who took his child to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. When they find his name, they take a piece of paper and rub the name onto the paper. This is also a journey of people they see at the wall who are crying, or like them, looking for the name of the person who died in that country in a war that so many thought was senseless.
No matter what the personal thoughts or feelings about this war, the wall reminds us that these people deserve to be honored. The wall is a healing place where many leave trinkets at the bottom of the panel listing the name of the loved one.
Thus, the wall was needed. It helped to heal a nation in grief. Stark in its presentation, the shiny black panels are different that a statue. The names give honor to those who did not make it home alive.
The teacher who brought her class that day told the class members that this was a wall for "all of us."
January 1, 2015
Read in honor of Veterens Day.
April 1, 2017
This story is about the trip a young boy and his father make to the Vietnam Memorial. While looking for their grandfather’s name among many others, the son observes the numerous people coming to visit the wall. The boy encounters an army soldier covered in medals, a boy much like him and his grandfather, a group of school girls, and many others coming to mourn or celebrate those that have been lost. The story takes place in a first-person point of view. You can see this is statements like, “I can see the bare trees behind us and the dark, flying clouds” and “‘Where is grandpa’s name?’ I ask”. This is used so that young readers can relate to the emotions and actions of the main character. The setting takes place in current day, but highlights a major even from the past. i assume the story takes place in current day because of the statement, “He and i have come a long way for this and we walk slowly, searching”. There is no indicator that this takes place in the past. This story is highlighting the event of the Vietnam War. The wall is the Vietnam Memorial that honors the men and women who died serving our country. This is not stated until the end of the book, however the illustrations containing American flags, photos of soldiers, and crosses helps to support this assumption.
The illustrations in the book, done by Ronald Himler, were very well done. The illustrations looked like they were done in watercolor, using a very similar color scheme. A large amount of grey is used, largely for the wall itself and the sky. Using different shades of grey emphasizes the significance of those we have lost in the war. One illustration that really highlighted the use of “gaze” is the image of the young boy looking at the boy and his grandfather. You can see a strong pull from the boy’s eyes over to the two. I thought this illustration was especially important because they boy was there searching for his grandfather’s name, you can see in his facial expression that he is longing for that relationship. This same image also has an apparent use of pastel yellows that gives page a very earnest mood, allowing the readers the have a similar feeling to the boy watching the grandfather and grandson. This book is a very good example of historical fiction because it is written around an event and an exhibit that are both real. This book can be used as a way for children to learn about the historical event of the Vietnam War and its veterans. I really enjoyed reading this book. I though it was written and illustrated very well. I liked this book because it told a devastating story of loss without using gore. This book would be great to use in the classroom, especially around Memorial Day, and can be a fantastic introduction to the Vietnam War. I loved the story and the emotions that were translated through the images and the text.
The illustrations in the book, done by Ronald Himler, were very well done. The illustrations looked like they were done in watercolor, using a very similar color scheme. A large amount of grey is used, largely for the wall itself and the sky. Using different shades of grey emphasizes the significance of those we have lost in the war. One illustration that really highlighted the use of “gaze” is the image of the young boy looking at the boy and his grandfather. You can see a strong pull from the boy’s eyes over to the two. I thought this illustration was especially important because they boy was there searching for his grandfather’s name, you can see in his facial expression that he is longing for that relationship. This same image also has an apparent use of pastel yellows that gives page a very earnest mood, allowing the readers the have a similar feeling to the boy watching the grandfather and grandson. This book is a very good example of historical fiction because it is written around an event and an exhibit that are both real. This book can be used as a way for children to learn about the historical event of the Vietnam War and its veterans. I really enjoyed reading this book. I though it was written and illustrated very well. I liked this book because it told a devastating story of loss without using gore. This book would be great to use in the classroom, especially around Memorial Day, and can be a fantastic introduction to the Vietnam War. I loved the story and the emotions that were translated through the images and the text.
April 1, 2017
Summary: One day a boy and his father come to the wall to find his grandfather’s name because the wall has the names who were killed in the Vietnam war. When they are finding, many different people come to here to visit. People do not forget these soldiers.
impression/opinion: I like this story because this story let the readers know we should not forget these soldiers who died in the war. Because they used their life to exchange world peace. Not sad, because people still remember these heroes. I like the teacher take her students to visit this wall, and people put the flowers under the well. I think if people still remember these heroes, then they never leave us. Also, this story can let the students to know a war is cruel because wars can kill a lot of people.
color: In 4th opening, the boy see an old soldier who lost his legs in Vietnam war. This soldier wear green clothing. The green clothing looks like an army uniform, so this is a good hint for this old man’s identity. Also, the pictures use a lot of yellow, brown, and light gray to show the world is peace and nice. The light yellow is a good color to show warmth. Thank for these soldiers, they used their life to make today’s peace.
Salience: The salience is the boy’s red clothing. This is the only red color because his is the main character, so the red clothing can help the readers keep their eyes on this boy.
Character: This main character is the boy because the reader only use the boy’s ears and eyes to get the information. The talking only happening with boy and others. The readers cannot know talking between others and others. The most thing is happening with the boy. For example, the boy talk with the old soldier. The boy never see the Vietnam war, but he follows with his father to learn what the Vietnam war, and he sees many people remember these soldiers, so he learns these soldiers used their life to exchange world peace.
POV: This is first -person. For example, “Where is Grandpa’s name?” I ask. This is story for the kids, so the writer use a young boy and first- person to write this story can help the young kids have same feeling with the character. For kid’s stories, the reader need to use kids’ eyes to look the world because the kids will feel it is close with them.
This is a historical fiction, because it has some parts can help the reader go back to that time, and learn what the Vietnam war is. Also, Vietnam war was truly happened.
impression/opinion: I like this story because this story let the readers know we should not forget these soldiers who died in the war. Because they used their life to exchange world peace. Not sad, because people still remember these heroes. I like the teacher take her students to visit this wall, and people put the flowers under the well. I think if people still remember these heroes, then they never leave us. Also, this story can let the students to know a war is cruel because wars can kill a lot of people.
color: In 4th opening, the boy see an old soldier who lost his legs in Vietnam war. This soldier wear green clothing. The green clothing looks like an army uniform, so this is a good hint for this old man’s identity. Also, the pictures use a lot of yellow, brown, and light gray to show the world is peace and nice. The light yellow is a good color to show warmth. Thank for these soldiers, they used their life to make today’s peace.
Salience: The salience is the boy’s red clothing. This is the only red color because his is the main character, so the red clothing can help the readers keep their eyes on this boy.
Character: This main character is the boy because the reader only use the boy’s ears and eyes to get the information. The talking only happening with boy and others. The readers cannot know talking between others and others. The most thing is happening with the boy. For example, the boy talk with the old soldier. The boy never see the Vietnam war, but he follows with his father to learn what the Vietnam war, and he sees many people remember these soldiers, so he learns these soldiers used their life to exchange world peace.
POV: This is first -person. For example, “Where is Grandpa’s name?” I ask. This is story for the kids, so the writer use a young boy and first- person to write this story can help the young kids have same feeling with the character. For kid’s stories, the reader need to use kids’ eyes to look the world because the kids will feel it is close with them.
This is a historical fiction, because it has some parts can help the reader go back to that time, and learn what the Vietnam war is. Also, Vietnam war was truly happened.
April 1, 2017
The wall is about a young boy and his father who goes and visits the wall his grandfather’s wall, there is names of those who were killed in the war. His dad and him are looking for his grandfather’s name on the wall, during his visit the boy comes across a veteran who is disabled, notices people crying, flowers and other nice things laid against the wall for those to be remembered, and a group of school girls with their teacher visiting the wall.
My impression of the story I think it’s a great story. I think it’s a great story to read to children so they can get an idea of the Vietnam War without the story being too sad.
The setting in this story is in Washington D.C, because the little boy and his dad to go the Vietnam Memorial Wall to remember and visit the little boys grandfather, because he was in the Vietnam War.
The protagonist in this story is the boy we notice by the word text how he could be feeling different things during his visit. The little boy is also talking in first person so we are reading his story from his point of view because he says the word “I” like when he says “Its better printing than I can do” or when he says “My grandpa?, I asked” We are reading the story from his view. We can see maybe how his feeling can be shown when he says “But I’d rather have my grandpa here, taking me to the river.” That shows that he could be feeling sad because he wasn’t able to meet his grandfather.
A visual I noticed is that the boy is the only one wearing red, which makes him stand out, I think the author did this so we can see that he is the main character of the story.
I also noticed that the colors used in the images are mostly gray and blue. Gray is the color of knowledge and wisdom. While the color blue gives us that calm, sadness in a way. I think the author did this so we can see that the memorial wall is something to see our veterans being remembered but it was a sad time in the past.
This is historical fiction because it is in the present but it takes us back in time when they visit the Vietnam Memorial wall, that is a war that happened in the past, and the setting is also in a real place that is Washington D.C and the Memorial wall exists.
My impression of the story I think it’s a great story. I think it’s a great story to read to children so they can get an idea of the Vietnam War without the story being too sad.
The setting in this story is in Washington D.C, because the little boy and his dad to go the Vietnam Memorial Wall to remember and visit the little boys grandfather, because he was in the Vietnam War.
The protagonist in this story is the boy we notice by the word text how he could be feeling different things during his visit. The little boy is also talking in first person so we are reading his story from his point of view because he says the word “I” like when he says “Its better printing than I can do” or when he says “My grandpa?, I asked” We are reading the story from his view. We can see maybe how his feeling can be shown when he says “But I’d rather have my grandpa here, taking me to the river.” That shows that he could be feeling sad because he wasn’t able to meet his grandfather.
A visual I noticed is that the boy is the only one wearing red, which makes him stand out, I think the author did this so we can see that he is the main character of the story.
I also noticed that the colors used in the images are mostly gray and blue. Gray is the color of knowledge and wisdom. While the color blue gives us that calm, sadness in a way. I think the author did this so we can see that the memorial wall is something to see our veterans being remembered but it was a sad time in the past.
This is historical fiction because it is in the present but it takes us back in time when they visit the Vietnam Memorial wall, that is a war that happened in the past, and the setting is also in a real place that is Washington D.C and the Memorial wall exists.
June 2, 2021
Here is another one that I found recommended on the Beautiful Feet Books Memorial Day Pack and was available on Kindle Freetime Unlimited (also known as Amazon Kids+). I have seen this book in the past as a recommended read and at a glance, I always assumed it was an Allen Say picture book, but I was mistaken as it is a classic Eve Bunting story with Ronald Himler illustrations. It is no wonder that it is a Reading Rainbow choice as Eve Bunting always tells a good and important tale. When I was a child, it seemed everyone would be able to one day visit Washington D.C. and memorials such as the Vietnam Wall Memorial, however, as my own children begin to reach the age of when I first visited, I realize that may not be an option for them. This book is a good field trip between the pages and is fairly accurate to the feelings of visiting the wall. My father made it back as did my uncles and others that I know but others they knew did not from their own wartime services. As I remember it, the wall was cold to the touch, but perhaps I visited early in the morning before the sun had time to warm it to the touch. But overall, the is right on key for remembering and experiencing such an important and historical site. I read this through a borrowed Kindle eBook, but would gladly add a physical book to my shelf even though the Kids+ version is made well.
4/16/2021 - Switch to paperback, I bought a ThriftBooks pb copy.
4/16/2021 - Switch to paperback, I bought a ThriftBooks pb copy.
April 2, 2017
- This book can be viewed as historical realism because of the real life events that take place from the past in the story. An example is how the story begins with this little boy and his father walking along side this endless-looking wall. There they see a veteran without it’s two bottom limbs and an old couple engaging in brief grief. The child starts to walk closer to the wall and sees objects such as flowers and flags and framed pictures. Then the dad starts to engage in some grief as well because of the death that has occurred. How his father had died around the same age as well. This to me says historical fiction because of the real life stories these realism because nothing about it is fake or fiction, it is all real, a real story that many families could could probably relate to.
- My impression of this book was expected. Just by the title I could imagine that it would be a sad book with a serious theme. The pictures took me by surprise because of all the different angles the illustrations would take. From looking at a close up of the boy touching the stones, to a far away shot of him and his father walking away.
- The colors in this book are very detailed. The clouds are not just different shades of blue, they are also mixed with white, and gray. This makes the clouds seem as if it just rained. The boy even describes the clouds as “dark flying clouds”.
- Another visual element would be the water color technique used to produce and depict the story. This makes the pictures seem like a flash back and also goes very well with the serious vibe the theme has.
- My impression of this book was expected. Just by the title I could imagine that it would be a sad book with a serious theme. The pictures took me by surprise because of all the different angles the illustrations would take. From looking at a close up of the boy touching the stones, to a far away shot of him and his father walking away.
- The colors in this book are very detailed. The clouds are not just different shades of blue, they are also mixed with white, and gray. This makes the clouds seem as if it just rained. The boy even describes the clouds as “dark flying clouds”.
- Another visual element would be the water color technique used to produce and depict the story. This makes the pictures seem like a flash back and also goes very well with the serious vibe the theme has.
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November 7, 2017“The Wall” by Eve Bunting; illustrated by Ronald Himler
1. Awards the book received: This book has not received any awards to date.
2. Appropriate Grade Level(s): This book is appropriate for third through fifth grade.
3. Summary: A boy and his father visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington D.C. looking for the boy’s grandfather’s name. His grandfather was killed in action as a soldier in the Vietnam War. The boy describes his interactions with the people around him as they search for his grandfather’s name on the wall.
4. Review: This enjoyed that this storybook covered an important part of modern American history that children’s grandparents may have lived through. I enjoyed the simplistic illustrations that give students a visual of this memorial in Washington D.C. I also liked how at the end of the story the author explains what this memorial is in remembrance of to give readers background information.
5. Uses in the classroom:
-Ask students to interview and write about a family member who lived during the time of the Vietnam War.
-Have students talk with a partner about how the boy in the story might have felt as he interacted with the people around him and other key details from the story.
1. Awards the book received: This book has not received any awards to date.
2. Appropriate Grade Level(s): This book is appropriate for third through fifth grade.
3. Summary: A boy and his father visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington D.C. looking for the boy’s grandfather’s name. His grandfather was killed in action as a soldier in the Vietnam War. The boy describes his interactions with the people around him as they search for his grandfather’s name on the wall.
4. Review: This enjoyed that this storybook covered an important part of modern American history that children’s grandparents may have lived through. I enjoyed the simplistic illustrations that give students a visual of this memorial in Washington D.C. I also liked how at the end of the story the author explains what this memorial is in remembrance of to give readers background information.
5. Uses in the classroom:
-Ask students to interview and write about a family member who lived during the time of the Vietnam War.
-Have students talk with a partner about how the boy in the story might have felt as he interacted with the people around him and other key details from the story.
April 29, 2019
The Wall by Eve Bunting is a story of a young boy and his dad as they visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The story is contemplative, quiet, and reserved. It mirrors the families demeanor at the wall as they search for his grandfathers name. Other visitors come and leave as the boy and his dad stay still and quiet. This book has the perfect mirror of emotion in the carefully crafted text by Bunting and the carefully rendered illustrations by Ronald Himler. This story is one that would be a powerful addition to any Memorial Day or Veterans Day lesson plan. Students can discuss the true way these individuals and their families should be celebrated on these days. Another extension in the classroom in relation to this text would be to pre and post read aloud ask your students if a stories ending needs to be happy. This story is not happy, but is there a purpose for it? Would it be as impactful if it was a happy tale? Does all writing have to have a happy ending to be a good story? Would this story be better with a happy ending? These are all good discussion questions to ask your students.
March 27, 2012
“The Wall” features a boy who with his father tries to find his grandfather’s name on the wall or the Vietnam Veterans memorial in Washington. While at “The Wall” the boys see many different things and people that give the story a somber and mournful mood. He sees a soldier in a wheelchair because he has entirely lost his legs, an elderly couple crying, and a drooping flower. The boy’s father is reverent, for most of the story he remains silent and with his head bowed. Although sad since the boy realizes he is missing a grandfather, his father comforts him saying he is proud to see his father’s name on that wall. This touches on the subject of war rather nicely it captures the sad reality of losing some in war but also a bit of pride in knowing their sacrifice was recognized. I think it is a good book for showing children war’s sad effects before actually discussing the war itself.
October 25, 2011
A young boy observes the Vietnam War Memorial with his father looking for the name of his father who died in the war. Beautiful language and a striking presentation of the wall and the various reactions it elicits from visitors.
A super picture book to introduce reverence for war veterans and those we have lost to war. Bunting's language is poetic and touching.
"Ladder with":
Eli the Good by Silas House
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
If you can find a copy of Kate Larken's CD, MUDDY WATERS, link to the song "The Wall" (a beautiful, beautiful song that would work nicely with this title.
A super picture book to introduce reverence for war veterans and those we have lost to war. Bunting's language is poetic and touching.
"Ladder with":
Eli the Good by Silas House
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
If you can find a copy of Kate Larken's CD, MUDDY WATERS, link to the song "The Wall" (a beautiful, beautiful song that would work nicely with this title.
June 12, 2017
A young boy and his father go to The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in search of his grandfather’s name. During their visit, they encounter many different people who have connections with people on that wall or are simply visiting or passing by. The watercolor illustrations are beautiful and capture a somber mood and the character’s emotions. This historical fiction book will allow children to learn about people’s experiences in the past and how it can affect their present day. This would be best for grades kindergarten through third grade, especially during Veterans or Memorial Day.
November 17, 2008
CIP summary "A boy and his father come from faar away to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington and find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict."
This story gives students an idea of what the wall is like in Washington DC and the many visitors that it attracts each year. It could also be a good book to discuss the Vietnam War and how many lives it affected. When researching Eve Bunting, she said that this was one of her favorite books.
This story gives students an idea of what the wall is like in Washington DC and the many visitors that it attracts each year. It could also be a good book to discuss the Vietnam War and how many lives it affected. When researching Eve Bunting, she said that this was one of her favorite books.
February 13, 2019
A quiet, but very moving, picture book featuring the Vietnam Veterans Wall Memorial in a personal way, through the eyes of a young boy whose grandfather died in the Vietnam War. The child and his father, among other people, visit the wall and discuss their deceased relative. This book is a gentle, effective way to introduce the tragedy of war to young people. Hazy watercolor illustrations complement the text perfectly.
March 11, 2016
It's strange to realize nowadays that the Vietnam generation are now grandparents, and not parents. This book does a good job of making it relatable to today's kiddos, showing the lasting effects of the war on the boy's father, an older couple, and a disabled veteran. The subject is approached with the appropriate reverence and even childlike questions are handled well.
November 11, 2017
The picture book for today is a classic. The Wall c) 1990 by Eve Bunting still captures the feeling of studying the names of veterans. Dialogue: “Is this wall for the dead soldiers, Miss Gerber?” one of them asks in a loud voice. “The names are the names of the dead. But the wall is for all of us,” the teacher says.
August 27, 2018
The wall talks about a father and a son that went to visit the Vietnam war memorial. They were looking for the grandfather's name printed on the wall. When another boy and his grandfather walked by, the kid told his father that he would rather have his grandfather still be alive, rather than dead.
May 26, 2011
I cry every stinkin' time I read this aloud to my fifth graders. This story is a good way to introduce Vietnam. And for the record, I've been to the actual wall--great experience!
February 13, 2014
tears, tears, tears.
August 27, 2018
This book tells you about how people feel about their families when they died in war.
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November 20, 2023This was such a wholesome book!!
In this book, it is told from the little boy's perspective. He and his father visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and pay tribute to the little boys' grandfather. As I was reading the book I thought about how the author did an amazing job of having the little boy notice his surroundings. It was almost as if his grandfather was physically there. At one point he sees a soldier, he sees an old man with his wife, and he sees a grandpa with his grandson. In a way, this is an analogy between his grandpa and what would've been his grandpa if he was still alive. Two major themes in this story are love and loss. The theme of love circles back around to when the little boy and his father visit his grandpa because they miss and love him. It is a given how much the dad misses his father as he traces his name and searches for his name. Loss is another theme in the book because they both grieve the little boys' grandfather. The main genre of this book is historical fiction. It is historical fiction because Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a real place that takes place in Washington D.C. This memorial recognizes men and women who fought in the war. Children reading this book could learn the importance of knowing historical memorial places and the sensitivity towards the family who have lost a loved one. This was. WOW book for me because the way that the little boy missed his grandpa and he was seeing little signs of him made the book a lot better. The little glimpses were wholesome.
Some of the literary devices the author used in writing this book were allusion and symbolism. Allusion is one of the literary devics because in the story, there's theres three situations where the little boy sees someone that could represent his grandpa, it creates an allusion that he is seeing him. The other literary device is symbolism because the wall symbolizes the only thing that is left of his grandpa. I would consider this book to be an anti-bias book because the author doesn't focus on anything that could be considered bias, the author focuses on the story of a family missing their loved one.
In this book, it is told from the little boy's perspective. He and his father visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and pay tribute to the little boys' grandfather. As I was reading the book I thought about how the author did an amazing job of having the little boy notice his surroundings. It was almost as if his grandfather was physically there. At one point he sees a soldier, he sees an old man with his wife, and he sees a grandpa with his grandson. In a way, this is an analogy between his grandpa and what would've been his grandpa if he was still alive. Two major themes in this story are love and loss. The theme of love circles back around to when the little boy and his father visit his grandpa because they miss and love him. It is a given how much the dad misses his father as he traces his name and searches for his name. Loss is another theme in the book because they both grieve the little boys' grandfather. The main genre of this book is historical fiction. It is historical fiction because Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a real place that takes place in Washington D.C. This memorial recognizes men and women who fought in the war. Children reading this book could learn the importance of knowing historical memorial places and the sensitivity towards the family who have lost a loved one. This was. WOW book for me because the way that the little boy missed his grandpa and he was seeing little signs of him made the book a lot better. The little glimpses were wholesome.
Some of the literary devices the author used in writing this book were allusion and symbolism. Allusion is one of the literary devics because in the story, there's theres three situations where the little boy sees someone that could represent his grandpa, it creates an allusion that he is seeing him. The other literary device is symbolism because the wall symbolizes the only thing that is left of his grandpa. I would consider this book to be an anti-bias book because the author doesn't focus on anything that could be considered bias, the author focuses on the story of a family missing their loved one.
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