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Winkie’s War
A01=Brita Granstrom
A01=Mick Manning
Author_Brita Granstrom
Author_Mick Manning
Big Cat
bravery
Category=YPCA21
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fiction
guided
guided reading
Key Stage 1
KS2 English
literacy
pigeon
Primary
read
reading
scheme
series
World War II
Product details
- ISBN 9780007428946
- Weight: 100g
- Dimensions: 265 x 192mm
- Publication Date: 04 Jan 2012
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Follow the true story of Winkie, a carrier pigeon in WWII whose crew crash landed in the sea. All hopes rested with Winkie as she battled to reach help – but would she be able to lead them back to her crew? The story is told in the style of a graphic novel and illustrated by award-winning author-illustrator team Mick Manning and Brita Granström.
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