I saw a beautiful woodpecker : the diary of a young boy at the outbreak World War II
Skibinski, Michal2021
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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 artefact that captures the innocence of childhood and the trauma of war.
Main title:
I saw a beautiful woodpecker : the diary of a young boy at the outbreak World War II / Michal Skibinski ; illustrated by Ala Bankroft ; translated by Eliza Marciniak.
Author:
Imprint:
Munich : Prestel, 2021.
Collation:
128 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Polish.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9783791374864 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.53438092940.534
Local class:
F
Language:
EnglishPolish
Subject:
BRN:
3004867