War Game
Publication Information
Author:  Foreman, Michael	Illustrator:  Foreman, Michael
Title:  War Game	Date:  1993
Publisher:  Arcade	City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  1-55970-242-7	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    historical fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
Based on true events, this book tells about a group of boys who go to fight in the trenches of WWI. It describes the incident of one amazing Christmas when all animosities are put aside. The powerful anti-war message is accompanied by charming watercolor illustrations; photographs; reprints of WWI posters; and small paragraphs of detailed, factual information.
Teaching Ideas:
Teachers may choose to read this book aloud to a class and encourage students later to study the posters and war memorabilia. Students may want to write comparison and contrast paragraphs or essays that examine the events and message of the text with the propaganda of the patriotic posters. This book fits logically into a unit on war; in fact, teachers who wish to focus not on one particular war but rather on the human aspect of war may choose to present War Game along with Polacco's Pink and Say, Rylant's I Have Seen Castles or Shin's Tricycle.
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Celebration > holidays > Christmas Geography > locations > countries > England Government/Civics > propaganda History > topic > war > World War I Sports/Recreation > soccer Art and Photography > photography > photographs History > region > England

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