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Original Title:	War Game
ISBN:	1559702427 (ISBN13: 9781559702423)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for 6 – 8 Years & Overall (1993)

War Game Hardcover | Pages: 204 pages

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Title	:	War Game
Author	:	Michael Foreman
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 204 pages
Published	:	April 1st 1994 by Arcade Publishing (first published January 1st 1993)
Categories	:	Childrens. Picture Books. History. War. Holiday. Christmas. World War I

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War Game By Michael Foreman

War Game chronicles the story of four friends, from the football pitch in Suffolk to the trenches of the Western front. Young and impressionable; Will, Lacey, Billy and Freddy join the army excited by the prospect of adventure in a foreign land. This is a moving story and a painful reminder of the heroism of the young soldiers who fought and died in First World War. It is also a wonderfully human piece about the sense of sympathy that grew between the two opposing forces as they suffered together on the front line.

Foreman manages to capture the mood of the time brilliantly, through photographs of contemporary propaganda posters and illustrations documenting the boys journey. Their enthusiasm to enlist is characteristic of thousands of young men in Britain in 1914, and is what makes it so powerful when they arrive in the bleak landscape of No Man's Land, so tragically unaware of the appalling conditions that awaited them. Months later, in the mud and rain of the trenches. With the continuous bombardment of shells and gunfire as well as suffering the freezing weather, the boys become all too familiar with the horrors of war.

On Christmas eve, the guns stop. Lights appear from the German trenches and the sound of carol-singing breaks through the silence. The next day the troops from both sides emerge unarmed from their trenches and join each other on the 'halfway line' of No Man's Land. Foreman then beautifully depicts the infamous story of the football match, that unexpectedly erupted on the battlefield. Boys at war, no longer enemies, unified for just one day by something as basic as a football.

This book offers the reader an excellent overview of a soldiers experiences during the Great War, from basic training, the journey to and arrival at the front lines, construction of the trenches, daily duties and living conditions, through to the full on conflict with the enemy. The illustrations depict everything in exquisite detail: the aeroplanes, the uniforms, the weaponry and bleak, unforgiving landscape of the battlefield.

Reading this book in conjunction to with WW1 lessons would be very beneficial to pupils as it would help provide a vivid context to the topic. Lessons could include; comprehension exercises such as drawing and labelling trenches, designing propaganda posters or war poetry. Bringing in additional First World War props, would further aid learning and offer a visual kinaesthetic element to the lessons.

What Michael Foreman is able to do so effectively is work the historical facts into his narrative without disrupting the pace and excitement of the plot. It simply continues on seamlessly to is poignant, heartfelt and tragic conclusion.

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Ratings: 4.35 From 156 Users | 29 Reviews

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War Game by Michael Foreman depicts the spontaneous truce that took place on Christmas Day, 1914 on the Western front during the Great War. This beautifully illustrated book begins with 4 young boys playing soccer in Suffolk. They are craving some adventure, an opportunity to travel and so decide to join the fight with the assumption they will be home before Christmas. The author beautifully portrays the innocence of these young boys on their first London bus driving across the French

A heartbreaking tribute to the soldiers of WWI. Beautifully illustrated in watercolour. Foreman tells simple truths with huge impact.

Michael has worked on magazines, book jackets, animated films, TV adverts, and even for the police, sketching criminals described by witnesses. As well as illustrating many of his own books, Michael has illustrated over a hundred books for authors such as Shakespeare, J. M. Barrie, the Brothers Grimm, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde. Michael has travelled widely - to Africa, Japan, the Arctic

What a beautiful and moving story set in the trenches of WW1. Extraordinary watercolour illustrations add to the pathos, bravery, cameraderie, humour and tragedy of the tale. Highly recommended for both children and adults.

A fantastic story... just a shame it had to be so true. Combined with elements of non-fiction this book would make a fantastic resource in a classroom of learners studying the World Wars. Displaying the highs and lows of the life of a soldier, you are really able to connect with their story. A great recommendation Mat, was a pleasure to read!

This book is an illustrated book for children. The story happened in 1914 during the first world war. It deals with a group of four young boys who dreamt of becoming professional football players and to join the national soccer team but they were enlisted and had to fight in France..This book is very interesting because it shows how humans can be nice despite the horror of the WAR! What a nice Book!

96-page novella by one of the foremost children's illustrators from the UK. Dedicated to his four uncles, ages 18-24, killed in WWI, or the Great War, as the Brits call it. Using his uncles names for the main characters, Foreman follows four best friends from the time they enlist among all the patriotic jingoism to the realities of trench warfare, the famous Christmas truce, and their deaths in No Man's Land, the area between the German and the Allied trenches. Reprodcutions of wartime