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I found this one the other day while searching for WWII books. It's a picture book about World War I. From the Amazon.com description: "On his rooftop in Brooklyn, Julietta's grandfather tells her a compelling story of being drafted at age nine along with his carrier pigeons (doves) into the Italian army during World War I."
Language of Doves by Rosemary Wells
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Get the "Danny Boy" cd by John McDermott. It is worth every bit of its high $19.99 price tag, IMHO. Most (if not all) of the songs are from WWI and are beautifully sung. The song "Christmas in the Trenches" gives me to goosebumps every time. I didn't realize it was a poem, first, so you can add that in for Poetry Memorization, as well, along with "Flanders Fields"!
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Found this at the library today by accident...and we read it today and loved it! It's on my husband's nightstand to read tonight!
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We studied WW1 earlier in the year, here's the list of books I found; although we didn't read all of them.
Further Details here.
Picture Books
Simpson and His Donkey - Mark Grrenwood
In Flanders Field - Norman Jorgensen
Richthofen the Red Baron - Raymond Briggs
Night Without Darkness - Elizabeth Stanley
Chapter Books
The Donkey Who Carried the Wounded - Jackie French
War Horse - Michael Morpurgo
The Silver Donkey - Sonya Hartnett
Soldier Boy - Anthony Hill
War Games - James Riordan
Road to War - Valerie Wilding
Biggles Series - Cpt WE Johns (World War 1 titles)
Private Peaceful - Michael Murpurgo
The Great War - Edward Jablonski
Older Teen/Adult Chapter Books
A Fortunate Life - AB Facey
All Quiet On the Western Front - Remarque* Graphic
*There are adult themes so you will need to decide accordingly.
No Graves as Yet - Anne Perry
Shoulder the Sky - Anne PerryAngels in the Gloom - Anne Perry
At Some Disputed Barricade - Anne Perry
We Shall Not Sleep - Anne Perry
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After this thread morphed into a discussion of graphic novels, I realized that one we own, Karl I, Emperor of Peace would be an ideal addition to any WWI study 
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I'm glad you pointed out that book, Lindsay. Thanks so much!
Linking this other thread to here: WWI Reading
And adding another picture book: Knit Your Bit: A World War I Story by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Steven Guarnaccia
Historical fiction, based on actual events in 1918. Great book showing how everyone got involved in the effort to send knitted items to the soldiers during WWI -- even men and boys. This story is about how a young boy whose father was in the War, learned to knit and joined the knitting competition.
My boys enjoyed it, and I think it's a good nudger to get boys involved in handicrafts like knitting. The end provides websites to continue knitting for our current soldiers. And there are actual photos in the endpapers of boys and girls knitting during that time.
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I love it when an email notification for a really old thread pops up in my inbox!
I have a book to add for older teens and adults. I just finished Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle. It's filled with tons of history of WWI, along with stories of the real castle used on Downton Abbey. Lady Almina did turn Highclere Castle into a hospital during WWI. I found it really interesting and learned a lot, all while indulging my Downton Abbey addiction!
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One thing I was disappointed about "Knit Your Bit" is that there weren't actual patterns shared.
More on this subject, including some patterns, and ways to knit now for soldiers and charity:
Knitting for Victory -- World War I
Red Cross Museum
patterns
70 WWI knit or crochet patterns (archived link)
More to do now: http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/knit-your-bit/index.h tml
Knitting for Charity
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Lissa wrote:
| My favorite book set during WWI is the last of the Anne of Green Gables series, RILLA OF INGLESIDE. Like all of L.M. Montgomery's books, it is set in Canada, but it brings to life the realities of struggling to live cheerfully while your loved ones are off at war. |
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Seconding Rilla of Ingleside.
It is so worth reading, even just for Susan's ongoing commentary on politics. I never know whether to laugh or cry  
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Bumping this thread and one in the history forum...as we begin the centenary remembrance of WWI. What new ideas or resources do you have?
Other threads:
World War I reading
WWI Books?
WWI booklist for high schoolers?
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