World War II for Kids : A History with 21 Activities.
Title:
World War II for Kids : A History with 21 Activities.
Author:
Panchyk, Richard.
ISBN:
9781556526268
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (177 pages)
Series:
For Kids series
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv -- Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v -- Letter from President Clinton . . . . . . . vi -- Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii -- Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii -- Time Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x -- Chapter 1: The World at War -- Extinguish an Incendiary . . . . . . . . . . . 18 -- Draw a Recruiting Poster . . . . . . . . . . . 24 -- Chapter 2: The Long Road Ahead -- Break the Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 -- Camouflage Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 -- Make a Bandage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 -- Chapter 3: The Home Front and Life During the War -- Make a Care Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 -- Grow a Victory Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 -- Rationing Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 -- Butter Extender Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 -- Making Every Scrap Count . . . . . . . . . . 58 -- Stage a Radio Adventure Program . . . 61 -- Chapter 4: Hope Renewed -- Make a Ration Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 -- V-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 -- Know Your Ranks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 -- Mortar Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 -- Chapter 5: D-Day and Victory in Europe -- Go on a Reconnaissance Mission . . . . . 92 -- Coastal Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 -- Latitude Longitude Tracking Game . . 100 -- Speaking the Language . . . . . . . . . . . 109 -- Chapter 6: When Every Day Seemed to Be a Year Long -- Jewish Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 -- In Hiding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 -- Chapter 7: Pacific Victory -- The Physics of Dropping Bombs -- Interview a Veteran -- Military Lingo.
Afterword -- Glossary -- Resources -- Web Sites for Further Exploration -- World War II Museums -- Bibliography -- Key Personalities of World War II -- Index.
Abstract:
Now more than ever, kids want to know about our country's great struggles during World War II. This book is packed with information that kids will find fascinating, from Hitler's rise to power in 1933 to the surrender of the Japanese in 1945. Much more than an ordinary history book, it is filled with excerpts from actual wartime letters written to and by American and German troops, personal anecdotes from people who lived through the war in the United States, Germany, Britain, Russia, Hungary, and Japan, and gripping stories from Holocaust survivorsall add a humanizing global perspective to the war. This collection of 21 activities shows kids how it felt to live through this monumental period in history. They will play a rationing game or try the butter extender recipe to understand the everyday sacrifices made by wartime families. They will try their hands at military strategy in coastal defense, break a code, and play a latitude and longitude tracking game. Whether growing a victory garden or staging an adventure radio program, kids will appreciate the hardships and joys experienced on the home front.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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