A year of borrowed men / by Michelle Barker ; illustrated by Renné Benoit.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pajama Press Inc., 2016Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First editionDescription: 40 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 24 x 27 cm; 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781927485835 (bound)
- 1927485835 (bound)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Historical Events | Barker Michelle | Available | 33111008485209 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
When World War II "borrows" the men in seven-year-old Gerda's family, the German government sends them three new men in return: Gabriel, Fermaine, and Albert, French prisoners of war who must sleep in an outbuilding and work the farm until the war is over. Gerda knows they are supposed to treat the men as enemies, but it doesn't seem fair. Can't they invite them into the warm house for one meal? What harm could it do to be friendly?Writing from her mother's childhood memories of Germany during World War II, Michelle Barker shares the story of one family's daring kindness in a time of widespread anger and suspicion. Renné Benoit's illustrations bring warmth to the era, showing the small ways in which a forbidden friendship bloomed: good food, a much-loved doll, a secret Christmas tree. Family photographs and an Author's Note give further insight into the life of Gerda, the little girl who proved that it isn't so far from Feinde (enemies) to Freunde (friends).
When World War II "borrows" most of the men in Germany, 6-year old Gerda's family is allowed to borrow 3 French prisoners of war to help run their farm. They are supposed to treat them as enemies, but the family finds ways to show kindness and friendship. Based on the early childhood memories of the author's mother.
During World War II, when the men in Gerda's family go to war, the German government sends them three French prisoners of war to work on their farm. Although they are under orders to treat the men as enemies, Gerda and her family manage to find ways to show them kindness and friendship. Based on a true story.
Ages 6-9.