I saw a beautiful woodpecker : the diary of a young boy at the outbreak World War II /
Skibinski, Michal,
I saw a beautiful woodpecker : the diary of a young boy at the outbreak World War II / Michal Skibinski ; illustrated by Ala Bankroft ; translated by Eliza Marciniak. - 1 volume : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm
Translated from the Polish.
"It is the summer of 1939 in Warsaw, Poland and Michal is an eight- year-old boy just finishing his school year. In order to improve his handwriting, Michal's teacher gives him a simple assignment: keep a journal, writing one sentence a day. Eighty years later, Michal's diary has been gorgeously illustrated with beautifully atmospheric paintings. Eloquent in its simplicity, the journal is a remarkable artifact that captures the innocence of childhood and the trauma of war. The journal starts out with a typical boy's observations: "July 15: I went to a stream with my brother and teacher." "July 23: I found a caterpillar." However over the course of weeks, menacing details emerge. "July 27: A plane was circling over Anin." "September 1: The war has begun." "September 3: I hid from planes." "September 14: Warsaw is bravely defending itself." These haunting entries are interspersed with visits from relatives, a soccer game, a trip to a park, an ice cream cone. Photographs of pages from Michal's diary enhance the poignancy of this simple record--an ordinary holiday interrupted by war; a life changed forever by an extraordinary moment in history." --Amazon.com.
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Skibinski, Michal--Diaries--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Poland--Juvenile literature.
I saw a beautiful woodpecker : the diary of a young boy at the outbreak World War II / Michal Skibinski ; illustrated by Ala Bankroft ; translated by Eliza Marciniak. - 1 volume : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm
Translated from the Polish.
"It is the summer of 1939 in Warsaw, Poland and Michal is an eight- year-old boy just finishing his school year. In order to improve his handwriting, Michal's teacher gives him a simple assignment: keep a journal, writing one sentence a day. Eighty years later, Michal's diary has been gorgeously illustrated with beautifully atmospheric paintings. Eloquent in its simplicity, the journal is a remarkable artifact that captures the innocence of childhood and the trauma of war. The journal starts out with a typical boy's observations: "July 15: I went to a stream with my brother and teacher." "July 23: I found a caterpillar." However over the course of weeks, menacing details emerge. "July 27: A plane was circling over Anin." "September 1: The war has begun." "September 3: I hid from planes." "September 14: Warsaw is bravely defending itself." These haunting entries are interspersed with visits from relatives, a soccer game, a trip to a park, an ice cream cone. Photographs of pages from Michal's diary enhance the poignancy of this simple record--an ordinary holiday interrupted by war; a life changed forever by an extraordinary moment in history." --Amazon.com.
9783791374864 3791374869
GBC1E2353 bnb
020307884 Uk
Skibinski, Michal--Diaries--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Poland--Juvenile literature.