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A Child's Garden: A Story of Hope

Title: A Child’s Garden

Author: Michael Foreman
Illustrator: Michael Foreman

Publisher: Walker Books (2010)

ISBN: 9781406325881

In an environment of war and poverty, a home is turned into rubble. “Then, one day, soldiers came and destroyed everything.” But a boy sees hope in a small green shoot growing towards the sun and gently encourages the plant to grow, creating a garden of hope. “The new garden became home once more to birds and butterflies. Let the soldiers return, though the boy. Roots are deep and seeds spread.”

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TES Teach: A Child’s Garden by Michael Foreman: Creative ideas for literacy and art
Resource Link: Remembrance Day – Exploring the concepts of War and Peace through Literature
British Legion: Remembrance Learning Resources
The Guardian: Michael Foreman: life through a line
The Guardian: Michael Foreman: 50 years of picture books
Playing by the Book: An Interview with Michale Foreman
British Council Literature: Author Biography

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