The Prisoner - Couverture souple

Riordan, James

 
9780192718129: The Prisoner

Synopsis

Two English children discover an injured German enemy pilot. The air-raid warnings sound and they must take shelter. While they are confined together, Martin the pilot tells his story. They come to realize that the real casualties of war are not just the soldiers, and bombs don't care about sides.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Tom and Iris watch the enemy aircraft coming down towards the trees and make up their minds to go hunting for souvenirs. But they find more than they had bargained for: the injured pilot. And then the air-raid warnings sound and they all have to take shelter. While the two English children and the teenage German pilot are confined together, with the bombs falling around them, Tom and Iris listen to Martin's story... Themes: moral issues around war; propaganda Teaching points: rich language and description make it ideal for sentence level work; has great appeal for both girls and boys and would link to war poetry

Revue de presse

I was particularly convinced by this book... It is entertaining, realistic...Every little word is well chosen. (Martin, Ecole Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel)

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