The song has always given me chills. My kids (7 and 4) might be a little too young for this book at the moment, but for older primary school children it would be a very good look at the effects of war and the Vietnam War in particular.
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Amber Dickson rated The diamond as big as the Ritz: 2 stars
Amber Dickson rated A new friend for Marmalade: 3 stars
A new friend for Marmalade (2014, Little Simon)
A new friend for Marmalade by Alison Reynolds
Best friends Ella, Maddy, and Marmalade the cat have different reactions when neighbor Toby comes over to play with them.
Amber Dickson rated Duckie's ducklings: 4 stars
Duckie's ducklings by Frances Barry
Duckie is ready to take the family for a swim. But where are her ducklings? Turn the shaped pages to …
Amber Dickson rated Sky color: 3 stars
Sky color by Peter H. Reynolds
"Marisol loves to paint. So when her teacher asks her to help make a mural for the school library, she …
Amber Dickson rated Queen Victoria's Underpants: 3 stars
Amber Dickson rated The Gift of the Magi: 3 stars
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
Wonderful Christmas story, you laugh and cry at the same time, tender, inspiring, and the best of it is, you …
Amber Dickson rated The Yellow Wall-Paper: 3 stars
Amber Dickson rated An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge: 3 stars
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (1890) is a short story by the American writer and Civil War veteran Ambrose …
Amber Dickson rated Little House on the Prairie: 4 stars
Little House on the Prairie (2010, Egmont Books, Limited)
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
When Laura Ingalls and her family leave their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, they head west for …
Amber Dickson rated Paw Power: 3 stars
Amber Dickson rated The house of 12 bunnies: 3 stars
The house of 12 bunnies by Caroline Stills
In the house of twelve bunnies, Sophia searches everywhere for the one thing that will get them to bed on …
Amber Dickson reviewed I Was Only Nineteen by John Schumann
Review of 'I Was Only Nineteen' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Amber Dickson rated Ellie And The Sea Monster: 4 stars
Amber Dickson rated Tapestry: 3 stars
Tapestry by Fiona McIntosh
The key to her future is trapped in the past. In 1978, Jane Maxwell is celebrating her engagement to Will, …