The Sniper - Brossura

Riordan, James

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1845078853 ISBN 13: 9781845078850

Casa editrice: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, 2008

Riassunto

Offers the story of legendary sniper Vasily Zaitsev, a member of the Stalingrad snipers of World War II, through a review of the dangerous work she did, the risky assignments she was given, and the personal motivation that made her succeed in her missions. Original.

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Recensione:

Every moment of the chilling account...should change the perspective of many readers - both girls and boys - whether they study this period at school or not. This is an important story from the Second World War and one for a mature reader. --Carousel

Riordan writes with pace and verve, having set the mood with a highly atmospheric opening chapter. He keeps the reader turning pages and I for one could not put the book down. There are wonderfully vivid and tautly written descriptive passages here and Riordan does not shirk from presenting the cruelty and hardship endured by the Russian people and their enemies. --IBBY Link

This is a powerful and moving account of an event which many young people may be unaware of today. --Writeaway

L'autore:

James Riordan has traveled the world collecting folktales and has published over thirty volumes of tales from different countries. The Twelve Labours of Hercules won the UK Reading Association Award 1998. He is Emeritus Professor at the University of Surry and Visiting Professor at the University of Worcester, as well as holding honorary degrees from Birmingham, London, Moscow and Grenoble. He regularly reviews children's books for The Times., and his autobiography, Comrade Jim: the spy who played for Spartak, was published in 2008 by Fourth Estate.

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• Editore: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1845078853
• ISBN 13: 9781845078850
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 229