Title

In Flanders Fields

Author

Jorgensen, Norman

Illustrator

Harrison-Lever, Brian

Publisher

Sandcastle Books

Published Date

2002

Annotation

Christmas Day in the trenches of World War 1 is quiet until a soldier steps out into no-man’s-land to rescue a robin trapped in barbed wire. Although fictional, this picture book suggests that moments of empathy during wartime are possible.

Key Concepts

Empathy, Kindness, Respect, War

Audience

Primary

AC Links/EYLF

English, Geography, HASS, History, ACELA1475, ACELT1594, ACELT1596, ACELT1599, ACHASSK063, ACHASSK064, ACHASSK065, ACELA1487, ACELA1498, ACELT1602, ACELT1603, ACELT1605, ACHASSK084, ACHASSK085, ACHASSK086, ACHASSK087, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACELA1515, ACELA1518, ACELT1613, ACELT1614, ACHASSK134, ACHASSK135, ACHASSK136, ACHASSK137