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War and the Pity of War

Publication Information
Author:  Philip, Neil Illustrator:  McCurdy, Michael
Title:  War and the Pity of War Date:  1998
Publisher:  Clarion City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-395-84982-9 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    poetry

HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| social studies

Summary:
This large collection of powerful poems and very moving illustrations on war ranges over time and place and level of difficulty. The editor includes an index of writers, and index of poems, and an introduction thate gives his reasons for selecting particular poems and his feelings about poetry and warl

Teaching Ideas:
This book makes an excellent introduction to a unit on war. Readers may want to browse through the book to find a poem that speaks to them.It can be used in a text set or excerpted for material on specific wars, especially with _I Have Seen Castles_, _Soldier's Heart_, and _Music and Drum_. Learners may want to discuss/write about the different responses to the destructiveness of war depending on the historical period and one's place in society.

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > death
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > fear
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > loss
bullet Social Studies > sociology > social issues > violence
bullet History > topic > war > peace/pacifism
bullet History > topic > war > refugees
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > patriotism
bullet Literature and Language > poetry


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