The little ships : the heroic rescue at Dunkirk in World War II / by Louise Borden ; illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c1997.Edition: 1st edDescription: [32] p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 26 cmISBN:- 0689808275
- [E] 20
- PZ7.B64827 Li 1997
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Fiction | Historical Events | Borden, Louise | Available | 33111002755854 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In May of 1940 -- the early days of World War II -- half a million British and French soldiers were trapped in France. Weak and wounded, they needed aid. Help came in the form of countless small craft, steered by brave young men, in the legendary armada of "little ships" that sailed aross the English Channel. Many people wanted to be a part of the rescue mission. Here is the story of a girl who was so determined to help that she disguised herself as a boy to blend in with the men as they sailed toward Dunkirk.
A young English girl and her father take their sturdy fishing boat and join the scores of other civilian vessels crossing the English Channel in a daring attempt to rescue Allied and British troops trapped by Nazi soldiers at Dunkirk.