World War II children - Sallie Purkis

True-life experiences of four children during World War II, beautifully presented as historical biographies.Through hours of research, Sallie Purkis has uncovered these originalhistories and retells them for the first time with historicalphotographs and large colour illustrations.

In this book, we find out about Hella who was forced to flee Englandwhen the Nazis invaded her country, about Molly who watched the Germanarmy march into Guernsey and about John who had a bomb land in hisgarden in London. The war even affected Gloria in Jamaica, on the otherside of the world.

Sallie Purkis is a renowned historian who has had over forty history

books for children published. She is a regular contributor to Junior Education, a consultant to BBC Schools Television and writes for English Heritage and the National Trust Education services.