My Freedom Trip
Author: Frances Park
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1590788265
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of a young girl's escape from North Korea, based on the life of the authors' mother, Soo Park.
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Korean War For Kids: A Children's War History Picture Book
Author: Bold Kids
Publisher: FASTLANE LLC
Published: 2019-05-15
Total Pages: 31
ISBN-13: 1641933151
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Korean War was another significant point in history that not many know about. But, with this book, your child can learn all about this time period, and what it meant for society. Pick up a copy today to learn more about this and the impact this war had on society.
The Children's War
Author: Monique Charlesworth
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2007-12-18
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 0307428249
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the story of two children caught in the midst of war.It is 1939 and thirteen-year-old Ilse, half-Jewish, has been sent out of Germany by her Aryan mother to a place of supposed safety. Her journey takes her from the labyrinthine bazaars of Morocco to Paris, a city made hectic at the threat of Nazi invasion. At the same time in Germany, Nicolai, a boy miserably destined for the Nazi Youth movement, finds comfort in the friendship of Ilse’s mother, the nursemaid hired to take care of his young sister. Gripping and poignant, The Children’s War is a stunning novel of wartime lives, of parents and children, of adventure and self-discovery.
The Korean Kid
Author: Rochelle Nicholls
Publisher:
Published: 2020-09-11
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780369391100
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Korean Kid is the story of Jim Kichenside and the Australian pilots who took to the skies in the â ~forgotten war' on the Korean peninsula. Within a week of the North Korean invasion of the South on June 25, 1950, No.77 Fighter Squadron RAAF were in the air: the first United Nations air unit committed to the defence of the overrun South. Of the 340 Australians who perished in Korea, 41 were from 77 Squadron. In 1952, Jim Kichenside was the youngest pilot in 77 Squadron, at just 21 years of age. He entered the Korean theatre with just 8 hours of training on his Meteor jet. Dubbed â ~The Korean Kid', Jim's is a story of youth and resilience, of luck and loss, of young men thrust into a war against impossible odds â " the first war of the jet age.
When My Name Was Keoko
Author: Linda Sue Park
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Published: 2013-04
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 0702251267
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA heartwarming tale of courage, resilience and hope from master storyteller and winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal, Linda Sue Park. When her name was Keoko, Japan owned Korea, and Japanese soldiers ordered people around, telling them what they could do or say, even what sort of flowers they could grow. When her name was Keoko, World War II came to Korea, and her friends and relatives had to work and fight for Japan. When her name was Keoko, she never forgot her name was actually Kim Sun-hee. And no matter what she was called, she was Korean. Not Japanese. Inspired by true-life events, this amazing story reveals what happens when your culture, country and identity are threatened.
Framed by War
Author: Susie Woo
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2019-11-19
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 1479880531
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn intimate portrait of the postwar lives of Korean children and women Korean children and women are the forgotten population of a forgotten war. Yet during and after the Korean War, they were central to the projection of US military, cultural, and political dominance. Framed by War examines how the Korean orphan, GI baby, adoptee, birth mother, prostitute, and bride emerged at the heart of empire. Strained embodiments of war, they brought Americans into Korea and Koreans into America in ways that defined, and at times defied, US empire in the Pacific. What unfolded in Korea set the stage for US postwar power in the second half of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. American destruction and humanitarianism, violence and care played out upon the bodies of Korean children and women. Framed by War traces the arc of intimate relations that served as these foundations. To suture a fragmented past, Susie Woo looks to US and South Korean government documents and military correspondence; US aid organization records; Korean orphanage registers; US and South Korean newspapers and magazines; and photographs, interviews, films, and performances. Integrating history with visual and cultural analysis, Woo chronicles how Americans went from knowing very little about Koreans to making them family, and how Korean children and women who did not choose war found ways to navigate its aftermath in South Korea, the United States, and spaces in between.
Sergeant Reckless
Author: Patricia McCormick
Publisher: Balzer & Bray
Published: 2020-09-15
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780062292605
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe inspiring true story of Reckless, the brave little horse who became a Marine. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children. When a group of US Marines fighting in the Korean War found a bedraggled mare, they wondered if she could be trained to as a packhorse. They had no idea that the skinny, underfed horse had one of the biggest and bravest hearts they'd ever known. And one of the biggest appetites! Soon Reckless showed herself more than willing to carry ammunition too heavy for the soldiers to haul. As cannons thundered and shells flew through the air, she marched into battle--again and again--becoming the only animal ever to officially hold military rank--becoming Sgt. Reckless--and receive two Purple Hearts. This is the first picture book from award-winning novelist Patricia McCormick, sumptuously illustrated by acclaimed artist Iacopo Bruno.
The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published:
Total Pages: 564
ISBN-13: 9780547348896
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUpon publication, Anita Silvey’s comprehensive survey of contemporary children’s literature, Children’s Books and Their Creators, garnered unanimous praise from librarians, educators, and specialists interested in the world of writing for children. Now The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators assembles the best of that volume in one handy, affordable reference, geared specifically to parents, educators, and students. This new volume introduces readers to the wealth of children’s literature by focusing on the essentials — the best books for children, the ones that inform, impress, and, most important, excite young readers. Updated to include newcomers such as J. K. Rowling and Lemony Snicket and to cover the very latest on publishing and educational trends, this edition features more than 475 entries on the best-loved children’s authors and illustrators, numerous essays on social and historical issues, thirty personal glimpses into craft by well-known writers, illustrators, and critics, and invaluable reading lists by category. The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators summarizes the canon of contemporary children’s literature, in a practical guide essential for anyone choosing a book for or working with children.
