In Flanders Fields
a wwi children's picture book
$25.80
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
2 March 2026
Summary
A Christmas Robin in Flanders Fields
Representing a moment of humanity in the brutality of war, In Flanders Fields is a gentle introduction for young readers to the horrors of the battlefield.
Inspired by the true story of the 1914 Christmas Day truce in the trenches of Flanders early in World War I, this moving picture book follows a homesick young soldier as he risks his life to cross into no-man’s-land and rescue a robin caught in the barbed wire that separates t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760996246 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1760996246 |
| Author: | Norman Jorgensen, Brian Harrison-Lever |
| Publisher: | Fremantle Press |
| Imprint: | Fremantle Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 342g |
| Dimensions: | 251mm x 198mm x 9mm |
You Can Find This Book In
About The Author
Norman Jorgensen
Norman Jorgensen (Author)
Norman Jorgensen became an avid reader after being given The Secret Seven by Enid Blyton at age seven. His love affair with books has never ended, and for the past thirty years, Norman has worked in the books trade. In addition to Jack’s Island, Norman has published The Smuggler’s Curse and his latest, The Wreckers’ Revenge, and three picture books: In Flanders Fields, The Last Viking, and The Last Viking Returns.
Brian Harrison-Lever (Illustrator)
With a career that started in television and film, Brian Harrison-Lever later lectured in design and drawing at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He won the 2003 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award and the 2003 American SPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award for In Flanders Fields.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.