Postcards From a War

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Pub Date 01 Sep 2009 | Archive Date Not set

Description

Postcards is intended for 4-8 year olds, ones who are old enough to understand that a parent in the military may have to go to a dangerous place, but maybe not why. It shows the important intergenerational bonding that families often experience during times of war.
The postcards and letters in the book were received by the author from her father during World War II.

Wilfred Bauknight sent home many letters and postcards that included his illustrations while on active duty in the Philippines in 1945-6. Wilfred was an engineer, skilled in draftsmanship. The illustrations he included with his correspondence look like they were "engineered" - a lot of detail!

Postcards is intended for 4-8 year olds, ones who are old enough to understand that a parent in the military may have to go to a dangerous place, but maybe not why. It shows the important...


Advance Praise

It's always difficult when a child is separated from his parents. But when the parent goes to war, fears and emotions can run very high.

Postcards From a War, by Vanita Oelschlager, is a touching book about a young boy whose mother has been deployed to the war overseas. The boy is plagued with sadness and fear for her safety, but his wise grandfather lovingly shares his own remedy for such anxiety. He shows the grandson postcards his own father sent him from the Phillipines, when he was only a child. The grandfather shows how his father's postcards kept the members of their family going strong until his father's safe return.

Author Vanita Oeschlager gifts her readers with a bitter-sweet view of military life, sharing actual postcards she received from her own father during WWII. Illustrator Mike Blanc adds rich colors to his realistic drawings, lending this special book a quiet, comforting overtone.

Oelschlager is Writer-In-Residence for the Literacy Program at The University of Akron. She has written several other books, including, A Tale of Two Daddies, which debuted in April, 2010.

For a wonderful story about military families, separation anxiety and family reunions, be sure to pick up a copy of Postcards From a War.

It's always difficult when a child is separated from his parents. But when the parent goes to war, fears and emotions can run very high.

Postcards From a War, by Vanita Oelschlager, is a...


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EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9780980016291
PRICE $15.95 (USD)
PAGES 40

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