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Jan and Marie live in World War One Belgium. All is well until the Germans march off their parents, leaving the children on their own. Now the Twins and their dog must go on a quest to find their parents and become a family once more. Follow their adventurous and sometimes dangerous... Read Full Overview

Lucy Fitch Perkins (July 12, 1865 - March 18, 1937) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books, known best for Dutch Twins (1911) and its sequels, the Twins series.Lucy Fitch was born on July 12, 1865 in Maples, Indiana, to Appleton Howe and Elizabeth (Bennett)... Read Full Overview

Lucy Fitch Perkins (1865-1937) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. Fitch started to write children's fiction on a freelance basis for Young Folks. In 1906, she published her first work, The Goose Girl, a collection of children's rhymes. A year later, she... Read Full Overview

A charming children's classic about the adventures of two young twins in Belgium. Beautifully illustrated and full of heart and humor, this book is a delight for young readers and adults alike.

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" ...] I THE HARVEST-FIELD It was late in the afternoon of a long summer's day in Belgium. Father Van Hove was still at work in the harvest-field, though the sun hung so low in the west that his shadow, stretching far across the level, green plain, reached almost to the little... Read Full Overview

A charming children's classic about the adventures of two young twins in Belgium. Beautifully illustrated and full of heart and humor, this book is a delight for young readers and adults alike.

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"The Belgian Twins" by Lucy Fitch Perkins is a poignant and captivating story set against the backdrop of World War I. The novel follows the adventures and hardships of two young twins, Jan and Marie, whose lives are abruptly disrupted by the horrors of war.

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"The Belgian Twins" by Lucy Fitch Perkins is a heartwarming children's story set against the backdrop of World War I in Belgium. This historical fiction offers a glimpse into the lives of two young twins navigating the challenges and upheavals of a world at war. Explore themes... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This is the story of two little Belgian refugees and is based upon the actual experience of two Belgian children. Lucy Fitch Perkins' Belgian Twins is set in a "sad hour of the world's history". Her focus in this book was on the people "who, throughout the struggle, have gone... Read Full Overview