Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Reading Time
    • Home
    • Reviews
      • Highly Recommended
      • CBCA Short Listed
      • Early Childhood Books
      • Younger Readers
      • Intermediate Readers
      • Older Readers
      • ANZAC books
      • Great Read Alouds
      • Information Books
      • LGBTQIA+
      • Picture Books
      • Professional Development
    • Interviews
    • Suggestions
    • News
    • Meet The Review Team
    • Contact Us
    Reading Time
    You are at:Home»Reviews»Picture Books»Bessie’s War

    Bessie’s War

    0
    By Admin on July 10, 2017 Picture Books

    Krista Bell (text),  Belinda Elliott (illus.),  Bessie’s War,  Windy Hollow Books,  1 May 2017,  32pp.,  $25.99 (hbk),  ISBN: 9781922081667

    The world is at war. All the men in the family are off in Europe having grand adventures while Bessie remains behind. She doesn’t like it. How can a 13-year-old girl help the soldiers win the war?

    One night, as she listens to her mother reading a letter from her brother, Frank, Bessie realises how she can make a difference. Inspired by her idea, Bessie soon enlists her entire class in working to support the soldiers.

    Bessie’s War is a non-confronting introduction to wartime issues. It would be a valuable classroom resource for lower primary students studying Australia’s involvement in World War One. Bessie’s War provides opportunity for discussion of a range of wartime topics – from helping the war effort from home, to some of the issues faced by those left behind. It also touches on misconceptions about the adventurous life of a front-line soldier and some of the hardships they faced.

    Krista Bell’s language captures the frustrations and joy of Bessie as she seeks to make her own contributions to the war effort. The watercolour illustrations by Belinda Elliot reflect the time period and, given the subject matter, are appropriately non-threatening or scary for young children.

    Bessie’s War is a companion volume to Jack’s Bugle published in 2014.

    Reviewed by Fiona Miller-Stevens

    Related Posts

    Enough Love?

    A Human for Kingsley

    Bear and Rat

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    • Themes
    • Curriculum
    Action adventure Airplanes Alphabet Anxiety autism Bullying CBCA Awards Coming of age Dystopian emotions family fantasy friendship grief Historical humour magic Mystery Post apocalyptic Readers Cup reluctant readers school Sci-Fi series of books siblings Sport Starting school Teacher Notes
    ANZAC Australian animals Australian history Biography Culture & Diversity Disabilities First Nations Geography health Humanities mental health Poetry Reconciliation resilience Science STEM Stolen Generation sustainability Wordless books



    Recent Comments
    • Cherie on Elephant Island
    • Patricia Tilton on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Jilanne Hoffmann on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Penelope Pratley on The Secret of Sapling Green
    • Emily Flint on Walk of the Whales
    Recent Posts
    • Enough Love?
    • Wonderful Shoes
    • A Human for Kingsley
    • Dirt Circus League
    • Dark Rise
    Recent Comments
    • Cherie on Elephant Island
    • Patricia Tilton on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Jilanne Hoffmann on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Penelope Pratley on The Secret of Sapling Green
    • Emily Flint on Walk of the Whales
    © Copyright 2021 The Children’s Book Council of Australia - All rights reserved

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    Posting....