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In Flanders Fields
Simply Read Books
32 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2002
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Norman Jorgensen
15 books13 followersNorman was born in Broome in 1954, the eldest of four brothers, and lived in several country towns throughout Western Australia during his childhood. At the age of ten his family moved to Kalamunda, in the hills above Perth. Norman became an avid reader after being given The Secret Seven by Enid Blyton at age seven. His love affair with books has never ended and for the past twenty-five years Norman has worked in the book trade. He and his wife Jan, a school librarian, are currently restoring an old federation house near the city. They have five goldfish named Errol Fin, Elizabeth Taylor, David Blowie, Salmon Rushdie and Wanda and Norman spends his spare time reading and watching old movies and enjoys travelling, woodworking and photography.
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December 11, 2011
Picture books about war always make a difficult read, and this one is no exception. Set during the now famous Christmas Day ceasefire in the trenches of World War 1. A soldier is moved by the plight of a little robin stuck in the barbed wire fencing. And we are moved by both of them, and this book not for the younger picture book reading set.
August 25, 2024
What a beautiful story. 😭 💕
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June 20, 200910+
August 25, 2011
This stands out among picture books. I loved the gentle yet emotive language. It was even subtle - yet hard hitting in its meaning. Lovely artwork and well-chosen words.
August 22, 2011
A moving story about a simple act of compassion in the midst of carnage and devastation on the battlefield.
August 5, 2016
Moving short story about the Christmas truce of 1914.
May 2, 2019
This is still on of my favourite picture books... the story it holds is beautiful for such a dark time in history this story bring a little lightness and warmth and the art work is simply breathtaking
September 28, 2019
A man risks his life to save a bird.
I thought this was a good short story, the illustrations were a bit 'adult' for a book aimed at children.
Reading time around twenty minutes.
I thought this was a good short story, the illustrations were a bit 'adult' for a book aimed at children.
Reading time around twenty minutes.
November 10, 2024
A story about the Christmas true during WWI and the pictures in particular were very helpful for trying to explain what that war was like to the kids.
June 23, 2013
A picture book that tells a simple story of soldiers during the war. It's Christmas eve, a young solder sees a red-breasted robin trapped in the barb wires. Risking his life to free it, he reminds both sides of their humanity. Black and white ink drawings illustrate this book with the only colour provided by the robin effectively dramatise this story. The Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year.
July 11, 2012
This book is a story about a soldier during WWI who sees a robin struggling in the barbed wire and ventures out into no-man's land to rescue it.
Although it is called In Flanders Fields, it is not the famous poem that was written during that time, but instead includes only a verse from that poem.
Although it is called In Flanders Fields, it is not the famous poem that was written during that time, but instead includes only a verse from that poem.
February 19, 2014
A simple but powerful story about one soldier and a robin on Christmas Day durig WW I.
This will be a great book to use with classes between Remembrance Day and Christmas.
This will be a great book to use with classes between Remembrance Day and Christmas.
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December 26, 2017ANZAC Day PB; used as a read-aloud with Girl Guides.
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