War and Peas
by Michael Foreman
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King Lion's people are starving, while in a neighbouring country the Fat King is hoarding cakes, jellies and cream pies. When sharing is off the menu, war is declared and the ultimate food fight begins! A classic Michael Foreman picture book with a powerful message for our time about sharing and caring for others in need.Tags
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I liked this book a great deal, and it was useful in my text set. In War and Peas, the great King Lion has run out of food, but his greedy neighbor has extra and won’t share. The two go to war, but eventually, after a clever trick of nature, the war ends and “peas” is restored. This book examines the inequalities that often fuel wars, and the characters are animals, avoiding racial stereotypes.
Lovely picture book nonsense!
Just the sort of thing a kid would love.
Just the sort of thing a kid would love.
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Michael Foreman was born in Pakefield, Suffolk on March 21, 1938. At the age of fifteen, Foreman began to study art. His first children's book was published while he was still a student. He earned his M. A. from the Royal College of Art and since then, has written and/or illustrated many children's books. After leaving art school Michael traveled show more all over the world making films and television commercials. He has also worked on magazines, book jackets, animated films, and TV ads. He even worked for the police, sketching criminals described by witnesses. Foreman has won the Kate Greenaway Award twice, the Smarties Book Prize, The Kurt Maschler Award, the Children's Book Award, the Bologna Book Prize and the Francis William's Illustration Award twice. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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