War Game

by Michael Foreman

Book Overview

A special lavishly illustrated new edition of Michael Foreman's classic story. It's 1914 when everything changes for a group of bys growing up and playing football in the Suffolk countryside. Far... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857937139
• ISBN13: 9781857937138
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Pavilion Books
• Length: 65 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

homeschooling history

This is an excellent book that stirs the emotions. The pictures are beautiful watercolors . Though it is important to learn the facts of WW I, this book will create an impression that will not be forgotten, which is even more important than memorizing facts. I borrow most of our books, but this is one book that I would recommend buying.

Teacher's Dream

This is a rare book for anyone who loves to teach and learn about history. Michael Foreman has taken a remarkable event (i.e. The Christmas Day Truce of WWI)and created a timeless tale. His book is packed with wonderful illustrations, and contains many facts about the Great War. Foreman has also woven primary documents from the time period throughout the book; most of which are in the form of propaganda posters. Overall, this book comes highly recommended, and it will be a shame if it is not re-printed soon!

One of the best World War 1 stories for young readers.

Michael Foreman writes as beautifully as he draws. This is an evocative story of a Christmas truce during WW1 in which German and British soldiers become friends, singing carols and playing soccer together, learning to see one another as friends and fellow human beings. When the truce ends, each side deliberately fires over the heads of the other, unable to kill men they now regard as comrades. The German command learns of the game...War Game is a classic war story and should be in print.

War Game is a realistic picture of the horror of war.

This story is included in our sixth grade anthology. The students love this story. I am sorry that the book is out of print.

Realities of War

War Game was read to 6th grade students studying World War I. The author's excellent story line as well as superb illustrations dramatically told WWI thru a young man's eyes. Mr. Foreman captured our students attention at the beginning of the short story with the excitement and adventure of war. Closing the story with the realities of war, the classroom fell silent as the students grasped war's ultimate end -- the death of people they had come to "know". A very powerful life-lesson for all of us.