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How the Children Stopped the Wars

How the Children Stopped the Wars( )
Author: Wahl, Jan
Illustrator: O'Keefe, Maureen
ISBN:978-1-883672-00-3
Publication Date:Sep 1997
Publisher:Ten Speed Press
Imprint:Tricycle Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $32.75
Book Description:

This is the inspirational tale of Uillame, a young shepherd, who sets off to end a war. Beautifully written in a timeless voice, How the Children Stopped the Wars will provoke questions about violence and provide a powerful message of peace in today's volatile world. A young boy sets out to stop the wars that have devastated his homeland and separated families for generations. Includes new preface discussing the book's relevance today, plus questions for discussion. From the Trade...
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Book Details
Pages:84
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General
Juvenile Fiction / Boys & Men
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.24 x 20.32 x 1.321 cm
Book Weight:0.568 Kilograms
Author Biography
Wahl, Jan (Author)
Jan Wahl was born in Columbus, Ohio on April 1, 1931. He received a bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1953 and a master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1958. He worked with director Carl T. Dreyer on the film Ordet. He was also the secretary for author Isak Dinesen but was fired for misspelling two words.

His first children's book, Pleasant Fieldmouse, was published in 1964. He went on to write more than 100 books for children including Humphrey's Bear, Furious Flycycle, How the Children Stopped the Wars, I Met a Dinosaur, The Fieldmouse and the Dinosaur Named Sue, The Art Collector, and Hedy and Her Amazing Invention. He received numerous awards including the Bologna (Italy) Book Fair Young Critic's Prize in 1969, the Ohioana Book Award in 1970, the Parents Choice Award in 1987, the Redbook Award in 1987, the Christopher Medal in 1987, and the Coretta Scott King recognition in 1992. He died of prostate cancer on January 29, 2019 at the age of 87.

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