Christmas in the Trenches [With CD] Contributor(s): McCutcheon, John (Author), Sorensen, Henri (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1561453749 ISBN-13: 9781561453740 Publisher: Peachtree Publishers OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Set in the trenches during World War I, this haunting story is based on a true event known as the Christmas Truce and is adapted by award-winning songwriter John McCutcheon. Full color. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2006002710 |
Lexile Measure: 520 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 12.6" W x 10.1" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A beautiful, moving holiday book about peace, understanding, and unity from award-winning musician John McCutcheon. Based on the real-life WWI event known as the Christmas Truce. Grammy Award nominee in the Best Spoken Word Album for Children category It is cold and clear on Christmas Eve night in 1914. Suddenly, a strange sound pierces the darkness. Someone is singing a Christmas carol in German. Francis Tolliver and his fellow British soldiers are holed up in muddy trenches along the Western Front. Their enemies--German soldiers--lie in wait just across a field known as "No Man's Land." As the Germans' carol ends, Tolliver and the other British soldiers sing "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." Soon carols are being sung back and forth. Then a figure emerges in the dark, carrying a small Christmas tree with lighted candles. The British and German soldiers slowly leave their trenches--and the war--behind to stand together in the open field. This haunting story, based on an event in World War I known as the Christmas Truce, is adapted by award-winning songwriter John McCutcheon from his song of the same name. Henri S rensen's traditional, full-color oil paintings reinforce the emotional power and dignity of the story. Back matter features more information about the historical event, and a CD featuring readings of the story and recordings of "Silent Night" and "Christmas in the Trenches" is included. Also available from John McCutcheon: Awards: Grammy Awards (Nominee, Best Spoken Word Album for Children) |