Poppy Field Av Michael Morpurgo

<p> </p><h3><b>A new illustrated story celebrating the poppy''s history. </b></h3><p><b>Michael Morpurgo</b> and <b>Michael Foreman</b> have teamed up with the <b>Royal British Legion</b> to tell an original story that explains the meaning behind <b>the poppy</b>.</p><p>In Flanders'' fields, young Martens knows his family''s story, for it is as precious as the faded poem hanging in their home. From a poor girl comforting a grieving soldier, to an unexpected meeting of strangers, to a father''s tragic death many decades after treaties were signed, war has shaped Martens''s family in profound ways - it is their history as much as any nation''s.</p><p>They remember. <br/>They grieve. <br/> They honour the past.</p><p><i>This book also includes a full-colour, illustrated afterword that explains the history that inspired the story.</i></p><p><b>¿ per hardback from the sale of POPPY FIELD in the UK will be paid to Royal British Legion Trading Limited which gives its taxable profits to