Where The Poppies Now Grow:. CARNEGIE & KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL Nominees 2015 (Poppy)

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The book is written in rhyming text and is a wonderful tribute to all the men and boys who made sacrifices to protect their countries. This is a very important topic that all children should learn about but it can be very upsetting too. The illustrator has done a brilliant job of creating illustrations that recreate scenes from the war in a gentle way.Popular Yorkshire author and former county inspector of schools Gervase Phinn said: ‘Written in the great poetic tradition of depicting war as something immensely sad and personal, Where the Poppies Now Grow is a powerful, poignant and beautifully written poem, superbly illustrated, and one which touches our hearts.’ Seeing the beautiful and moving pictures of primary school children planting poppies as part of the World War 1 commemorations has been truly inspiring.

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Martin says, “ My Great Uncle was killed on 9th Oct 1916 at the battle of The Somme – He was just 19 years old. His grave was unknown to the family until I researched him about 15 years ago. It was an incredibly moving experience to visit the cemetery and be the first member of our family to lay a wreath of poppies on his grave since 1916.” About This Edition ISBN: The cover is really beautiful and it does a summary of the book because we can see on the left when Ray is young and on the right when he is an adult. This book is really moving because it is story strong friendship. What a moving story ! Hilary, who has Manx ancestry, is related to William Wordsworth via a collateral branch of the poet’s family. It is a book that reflects the enduring importance of friendship and place and how they can help to