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English edition. |
| Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Cover title. |
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Translated from the Polish. |
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Originally published in 2019 under the title: Widziałem pięknego dzięcioła ; ©text: Marcia Skibiński, 2019. |
| Summary |
"It is the summer of 1939 in Warsaw, Poland and Michal is an eight- year-old boy just finishing his school year. In order to improve his handwriting, Michal's teacher gives him a simple assignment: keep a journal, writing one sentence a day. Eighty years later, Michal's diary has been gorgeously illustrated with beautifully atmospheric paintings. Eloquent in its simplicity, the journal is a remarkable artifact that captures the innocence of childhood and the trauma of war. The journal starts out with a typical boy's observations: "July 15: I went to a stream with my brother and teacher." "July 23: I found a caterpillar." However over the course of weeks, menacing details emerge. "July 27: A plane was circling over Anin." "September 1: The war has begun." "September 3: I hid from planes." "September 14: Warsaw is bravely defending itself." These haunting entries are interspersed with visits from relatives, a soccer game, a trip to a park, an ice cream cone. Photographs of pages from Michal's diary enhance the poignancy of this simple record--an ordinary holiday interrupted by war; a life changed forever by an extraordinary moment in history." -- Amazon. |
| Subject |
Skibiński, Michał, 1930- -- Diaries -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland -- Juvenile literature.
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Children -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Diaries -- Juvenile literature.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Europe.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World / General.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Holocaust.
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Poland. (OCoLC)fst01206891
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
Diaries. (OCoLC)fst01423794
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Diaries.
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Picture books.
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| Added Author |
Bankroft, Ala, 1997- illustrator.
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Marciniak, Eliza, translator.
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| Added Title |
Widziałem pięknego dzięcioła. English
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| ISBN |
9783791374864 (hardcover) |
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3791374869 (hardcover) |
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