The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2012-08-02
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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  • Author: John Boyne
  • Publisher: Random House
  • ISBN: 1448139880
  • Category : Young Adult Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 258

Discover an extraordinary tale of innocence, friendship and the horrors of war. 'Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone' Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind. Who is the 'Fury'? Why did he make them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to 'Out-With' ? And who are all the sad people in striped pyjamas on the other side of the fence? The grown-ups won't explain so Bruno decides there is only one thing for it - he will have to explore this place alone. What he discovers is a new friend. A boy with the very same birthday. A boy in striped pyjamas. But why can't they ever play together? ‘A small wonder of a book’ Guardian BACKSTORY: Read an interview with the author JOHN BOYNE and learn all about the Second World War in Germany.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2010
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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  • Author: John Boyne
  • Publisher: Random House
  • ISBN: 1849920435
  • Category : Berlin (Germany)
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 226

An exhilarating new book from the author of the worldwide bestseller The Tulip

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Post-Reading Activities

2015-06-26
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Post-Reading Activities

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  • Author: Kristen Kemp
  • Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
  • ISBN: 1493860801
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 5

These post-reading activities for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas allow students to share their understanding of the characters, plots, and settings of the book. They have opportunities to write, draw, and perform based on what they've learned.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

2015-05-01
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

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  • Author: Kristen Kemp
  • Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
  • ISBN: 1493860089
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 72

Encourage students to spend some time in the lives of two innocent young boys, who befriend each other during Germany's dark period of WWII. A charming, yet heart-wrenching story, students will learn to analyze the boys' friendship, their innocence, and the dangers they unknowingly face. Appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. These lessons and activities in this instructional guide for literature work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more.

A Train Near Magdeburg

2016-08-15
A Train Near Magdeburg

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  • Author: Matthew Rozell
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781948155090
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 500

In the last days of World War II, American soldiers freed a trainload of Jewish prisoners heading to certain death at Nazi hands. Rich with eyewitness testimony, this gripping narrative follows both the survivors and their liberators in vivid detail.

The Pigman

2011-05-14
The Pigman

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  • Author: Paul Zindel
  • Publisher: Graymalkin Media
  • ISBN: 1935169025
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 108

One of the best-selling young adult books of all time, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Zindel. John Conlan is nicknamed “The Bathroom Bomber” after setting off firecrackers in the boys’ bathroom 23 times without ever getting caught. John and his best friend, Lorraine, can never please their parents, and school is a chore. To pass the time, they play pranks on unsuspecting people and it's during one of these pranks that they meet the “Pigman.” In spite of themselves, John and Lorraine soon get caught up in Mr. Pignati’s zest for life. In fact, they become so involved that they begin to destroy the only corner of the world that has ever mattered to them. Can they stop before it’s too late?'

The Silver Sword

1983
The Silver Sword

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  • Author: Ian Serraillier
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Poland
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 158

A Teacher's Guide to The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

2015-12-05
A Teacher's Guide to The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

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  • Author: Greg Slingerland
  • Publisher: Lulu.com
  • ISBN: 1329739361
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 53

A Teacher's Guide to The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a complete novel study for John Boyne's novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. This teacher's guide is designed for middle school and high school age students. Students will be pushed beyond a cursory reading of the novel with questions and activities geared towards using higher order thinking skills. This guide includes: Chapter by chapter questions and answer keys Writing activities Discussion questions Research ideas Vocabulary building exercises

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

2016-06-07
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

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  • Author: John Boyne
  • Publisher: Penguin Group
  • ISBN: 0385687729
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 224

The powerful, unforgettable new novel from the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, for ages 12+. When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler. Quickly, Pierrot is taken under Hitler's wing, and is thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets and betrayal, from which he may never be able to escape.

The Last Wolf

2011-02-15
The Last Wolf

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  • Author: Michael Morpurgo
  • Publisher: Random House
  • ISBN: 1409012298
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 96

Michael Morpurgo has created a sweeping and dramatic story in the time of Bonnie Prince Charlie. This spellbinding tale is complemented perfectly by Michael Foreman's illustrations. Robbie McLeod and a wolf cub, both orphaned, venture far from their birthplace, a land of rebellious fighters and vicious redcoats. There is little constancy in Robbie's adventurous life, save for the companionship of his wolf. But when at last Robbie finds a place where he can peacefully make his home, he knows in his heart that the wolf must find his own natural home too . . .