AuthorMichael Rosen
NarratorLucas Keen
Duration58m
CategoriesChildren's Fiction
Key StageKS2
PublisherInhouse
VersionUnabridged
Beginning in 1939, young Solly in London exchanges letters with his teenaged cousin, Bernie, in Poland.
While Solly is evacuated and tries his best to adjust to life in the English countryside, Bernie's parents know that as Jews they're not safe staying in Warsaw, so they send Bernie to the Russian-occupied side of the country in the hope that he'll be safer there.
Soon, though, he is arrested and sent off to a forced labour camp in Russia.
As the cousins exchange sporadic letters, they try to keep their spirits up, trading jokes and observations about the world changing all around them.
Then Bernie seizes the opportunity to join the "Anders Army" and fight the Axis powers, and tells Solly all about his experiences in Iraq and eventually Italy, where he fights alongside the British at the famous Battle of Monte Cassino.
Michael Rosen's A To Z: The Best Children's Poetry From Agard To Zephaniah
Author: Michael Rosen
Author Michael Rosen
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
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From Agard to Zephaniah, this wonderful anthology is rich with the many cultures, voices and sounds of the most exciting children's performance poets in Britain today. Whether it's haunting or funny, musical or compassionate, the brilliant Michael Rosen, our Children's Laureate, has created a simply stunning collection of the best of children's poe...
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Author Michael Rosen
Narrator The Author
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Who Are Refugees and Migrants? What Makes People Leave Their Homes? and Other Big Questions
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Author Michael Rosen, Annemarie Young
Narrator The Authors
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What does it mean for people to have to leave their homes, and what happens when they seek entry to another country? This book explores the history of refugees and migration around the world and the effects on people of never-ending war and conflict. It compares the effects on society of diversity and interculturalism with historical attempts to cr...
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Author: Michael Rosen
Author Michael Rosen
Narrator The Author
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Author: Michael Rosen
Author Michael Rosen
Narrator Michael Rosen
Duration 9m
A completely topsy-turvey view of a world seen from a dog's eye point of view-a very funny story which turns to real drama when the little girl gets lost on the beach and the search is on to find her... Part of our fantastic, Read-along collection for younger readers, these are picture books which highlight the text in time with the narration.
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Author: Michael Rosen
Author Michael Rosen
Narrator Wayne Forester
Duration 2h 25m
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