| Record Number |
850756 |
| ISBN |
9781913337407 (paperback) |
| Author |
Woolf, Alex, 1964- author. |
| Title |
You wouldn't want to be in the trenches in World War One! : a hole you would rather not be in / written by Alex Woolf ; illustrated by David Antram ; created and designed by David Salariya. |
| Edition |
Expanded edition. |
| Publisher/Date |
Brighton, [England] : Book House, [2021] |
| ©2021 |
| Pagination etc. |
39 pages : colour illustrations, colour map ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
You wouldn't want to-- |
| Contents note |
Includes index. |
| "Now with 25% extra misery, gloom and despair"--Cover. |
| Summary Note |
It's August 1914. You are 16-year-old Tommy Atkins, living in London. Set against a backdrop of the war just broken out in Europe, find out what your life was like after joining up and being sent to the trenches. From sharing your bed with rats and lice to a diet of bully beef, bread and biscuits, discover why you really wouldn't want to be a soldier living in a trench during World War One. The expanded edition also includes information about the Commonwealth soldiers from territories like India, Africa, Canada and Australia who fought in the conflict and the story behind the Cenotaph. |
| Target audience note |
Age range 6+. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Trench warfare -- Juvenile literature |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, British -- Juvenile literature |
| Soldiers -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature |
| Added Author |
Antram, David, 1958- illustrator. |
| Salariya, David book designer. |
| Shelf Location |
J 940.4144 WOOL |
