What Are We Fighting For? : New Poems About War

Moses, Brian; Stevens, Roger

ISBN 10: 1447248619 / ISBN 13: 9781447248613

Published by Macmillan Children's Books, 2014

About this Item

Seller Inventory # 20141805-n

Bibliographic Details

• Title: What Are We Fighting For? : New Poems About War
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447248619
• ISBN 13: 9781447248613
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

What Are We Fighting For? is a poetry collection that explores the concept of war in a brilliantly accessible way for younger readers.

Fascinating and moving in equal measure, there are poems about incredibly brave dogs, cats and pigeons; the Christmas truce of WWI when soldiers played football in No Man's Land; poems about rationing and what it was like to be an evacuee, poems about modern warfare and the reality of war today; plus lots of amazing true historical facts.

This cross-curricular poetry book is a brilliant way to get young readers thinking about both the historical and philosophical aspects of war.

About the Authors

Brian Moses spends much of his time visiting schools, where he runs workshops sessions and performs his poetry. He has compiled numerous collections for Macmillan (total sales of over 750,000 copies), including The Works 2 and The Secret Lives of Teachers. He lives in Sussex with his wife and two daughters.

Roger Stevens is a children's author and poet who visits schools performing and running workshops. His books include The Jumble Book, compiled for Dyslexia Action and Why Otters Don't Wear Socks. Roger also runs the Poetry Zone, a website for children and teachers.