War and Peas - Michael Foreman

...with a number of publications: War Boy, After the war was over, The war game etc An award winning author and illustrator: The Kate Greenaway Medal 1983 & 1990 The Smarties Prize 1993 Victoria & Albert Museum Francis Williams Prize 1971 & 1977 This really is a must have book, full of great illustrations which don't reflect how long ago it was first published in 1974 and a wealth of things to talk about! ...

neenn 15.05.2006 · Read full review
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War and Peas I have been doing some work on WW2, and of course, out came this well thumbed book, drawing as it does on some of the aspects of war and negotiations in a light hearted way. STORY AND ILLUSTRATIONS The author of this book has illustrated many books by other authors, so it's a foregone conclusion as we read through the book that the illustrations will perfectly complement the text, and will be instantly appealing to children. In fact, ...
...request for help goes unnoticed, war is declared. The blurb on the back of the book asks us whether "it will end in peas-or just lots and lots of peas". Before we read the book, children will make predictions, and generally see the humour in the play on words. The story starts with a skinny King Lion in his suit of armour, sitting looking over his barren land, while elephants and rhinos look forlornly at the dry ground. He knows that in the next ...

danielalong 13.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of War and Peas - Michael Foreman