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Posted: Nov 03 2008 at 7:44am | IP Logged Quote SylviaB
Anyone have any suggestions for good pictures books for Veteran's Day?
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Posted: Nov 03 2008 at 2:03pm | IP Logged Quote MaryM
This thread froma few years back has some picture book selections. Veteran's Day

A popular one that is frequently mentioned is America's White Table.

In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrea is about WWI and the famous poem and the tradition of veterans selling the paper poppies on Veteran's Day.

It is also St. Martin's feast day - if you search that or Martinmas there are some great suggestions for activities as well as some books which tie the two together.

And there are lots of great picture books covering different wars from our history. If you search a particular war in the search feature here you should find some ideas.


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Seeing the Elephant (Civil War)

The Letter Home (WWI)

Across the Blue Pacific (WWII)

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Posted: Nov 07 2008 at 8:09pm | IP Logged Quote Michaela
I haven't read it yet, but I put Veteran's Day on hold at our library.

H is for Honor looks interesting, but our library doesn't carry it.

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thanks everyone!
Michaela, we love the Sleeping Bear alphabet books, I hadn't thought to look for one of those!
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Posted: Nov 17 2008 at 10:40pm | IP Logged Quote SuzanneG
Michaela wrote:
I haven't read it yet, but I put Veteran's Day on hold at our library.

This was a good read for Veteran's Day. DH read it to the girls last week. Thanks for mentioning it, Michaela.

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Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot
Christmas in the Trenches
Boxes for Katje
Memorial Day suggestions

Georgia O'Keeffe suggestions at this link for the poppy/veterans connection

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Through the intercession of St. Martin of Tours, may all Veteran's be blessed!

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