Evacuee: A Real-Life World War ll Story by Jan Pollard (author) (UK edition)

Evacuee – a real-life World War Two story is the author’s own true story of her evacuation to the countryside during WWII. Beautifully told, readers aged 7+ will engage with this vivid account of her journey from war-torn London and how her escape from the Blitz changed her life for ever.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781407157207

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Date published

January 1st, 2015

Lexile measure

NC1170L

Other details

112 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Reviews

Michael Pomerantz
on 1 April 2015

An outstanding read

Review of Evacuee: A Real-Life World War II Story written by Jan Pollard and published by Scholastic Children’s Books

This new narrative is an outstanding, accessible and most readable account of what it was like to be a child evacuated from wartime London under severe aerial bombing conditions. It has been carefully drafted by a master story-teller who carefully places the reader of any age right at the heart of what was happening in a once-in-a-lifetime context. Someone who was literally there recounts the experiences in a thoroughly engaging manner. This well-published author generously shares her deeply recalled personal reflections with others.
Melody Partridge
on 7 March 2015

Awesome

I thought this book was awesome. I didn't understand what it was like for children in wars before, how dangerous with bombs falling on houses. I think the doodlebugs sound very scary. It would be scary too and sad for children to be sent away from their parents and not know where they were going or what families they would be with. Melody aged 9.

5 out of 5