Download or read book Henry Saves Christmas A WWII Story written by Dorothy Grace and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-10 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Richards lives with his mother in Londonderry, England. It is 1940, and his father is away at war. On December 24th, the day before Christmas, he is walking to town with his mother when a scary situation brings him into contact with a primary school, its teachers, and its students. Henry will turn out to be the older boy in the class for the next eighteen hours. What can a fourteen-year-old boy do to help turn a scary Christmas Eve into a very happy Christmas morning? Please spend a special and unusual Christmas Eve with us in a classroom in Londonderry, England. Will Santa make it there in time for Christmas morning? Who will be the hero of this story? Come on this World War II adventure with us! Bring some hot chocolate!
Download or read book Henry Saves His Father written by Dorothy Grace and published by Covenant Books. This book was released on 2024-07-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is a sequel to Henry Saves Christmas. Henry convinces his friend Luc to run away with him to war-torn France to look for his dad, who was lost there in the summer of 1941, before the war became a world war. Will they find him? The age range for this book is "tweenagers"--kids aged 10-12--two digits old but not quite teenagers.
Download or read book King Henry Saves Christmas written by Kathy Wuertz and published by . This book was released on 1996-11 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Henry Saves His Father written by Dorothy Grace and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-08-08 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is a sequel to Henry Saves Christmas. Henry convinces his friend Luc to run away with him to war-torn France to look for his dad, who was lost there in the summer of 1941, before the war became a world war. Will they find him? The age range for this book is "tweenagers"--kids aged 10-12--two digits old but not quite teenagers.
Download or read book Under a War Torn Sky written by L.M. Elliot and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shot down on a mission, 19-year-old bomber pilot Henry is alone in a treacherous land. Desperate to get back to his family and the girl he loves, he is forced to rely on the kindness of strangers and the cunning of the French Resistance. But in his battle to survive the deadly journey across Nazi-occupied Europe, he must face a terrible choice: can he take someone's life to save his own?
Download or read book Henry s Christmas written by Holly Withers and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-04 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated children's book telling the story of Henry the friendly hedgehog, whose prickles scare people away. Despite this he still tries to make friends with the other animals in the forest and is overwhelmed by the spirit of Christmas.
Download or read book Letter from Henry Christmas written by Henry Christmas and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Horrid Henry s Christmas Play written by Francesca Simon and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horrid Henry is desperate to be Joseph in the school Christmas Nativity play. The trouble is, Miss Battle-Axe has made him the inn-keeper. There's only one thing for it - Henry's got to make his own part BIGGER!
Download or read book Lime Creek written by Joe Henry and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this wonderful work of fiction, Joe Henry explores the complex relationship between a father and his sons, whose deep connections to one another, to the land, and to the creatures that inhabit it give meaning to their lives. Spencer Davis, his wife, Elizabeth, and their sons, Luke, Whitney, and Lonny, work with horses and with their hands. They spend long relentless days cutting summer hay and feeding it to their cattle through fierce Wyoming winters. The family bears witness to the cycle of life, bringing foals into the world and deciding when to let a favored mare pass on to the next. As Luke grows older, falls in love, and begins to assert his independence, Spencer strives to impart the wisdom of this way of life to his headstrong son, whatever the cost. Moving, powerful, and beautifully rendered, Lime Creek brings readers into the lives of this unforgettable family and into a world that, though often harsh, is lit by flashes of spectacular grace.
Download or read book Whatever It Took written by Henry Langrehr and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an unforgettable never-before-told first-person account of World War II: the true story of an American paratrooper who survived D-Day, was captured and imprisoned in a Nazi work camp, and made a daring escape to freedom. Now at 95, one of the few living members of the Greatest Generation shares his experiences at last in one of the most remarkable World War II stories ever told. As the Allied Invasion of Normandy launched in the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1944, Henry Langrehr, an American paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne, was among the thousands of Allies who parachuted into occupied France. Surviving heavy anti-aircraft fire, he crashed through the glass roof of a greenhouse in Sainte-Mère-Église. While many of the soldiers in his unit died, Henry and other surviving troops valiantly battled enemy tanks to a standstill. Then, on June 29th, Henry was captured by the Nazis. The next phase of his incredible journey was beginning. Kept for a week in the outer ring of a death camp, Henry witnessed the Nazis’ unspeakable brutality—the so-called Final Solution, with people marched to their deaths, their bodies discarded like cords of wood. Transported to a work camp, he endured horrors of his own when he was forced to live in unbelievable squalor and labor in a coal mine with other POWs. Knowing they would be worked to death, he and a friend made a desperate escape. When a German soldier cornered them in a barn, the friend was fatally shot; Henry struggled with the soldier, killing him and taking his gun. Perilously traveling westward toward Allied controlled land on foot, Henry faced the great ethical and moral dilemmas of war firsthand, needing to do whatever it took to survive. Finally, after two weeks behind enemy lines, he found an American unit and was rescued. Awaiting him at home was Arlene, who, like millions of other American women, went to work in factories and offices to build the armaments Henry and the Allies needed for victory. Whatever It Took is her story, too, bringing to life the hopes and fears of those on the homefront awaiting their loved ones to return. A tale of heroism, hope, and survival featuring 30 photographs, Whatever It Took is a timely reminder of the human cost of freedom and a tribute to unbreakable human courage and spirit in the darkest of times.
Download or read book The Story of World War II written by Donald L. Miller and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-08 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, prizewinning historian Donald L. Miller has written what critics are calling one of the most powerful accounts of warfare ever published. Here are the horror and heroism of World War II in the words of the men who fought it, the journalists who covered it, and the civilians who were caught in its fury. Miller gives us an up-close, deeply personal view of a war that was more savagely fought—and whose outcome was in greater doubt—than readers might imagine. This is the war that Americans at the home front would have read about had they had access to the previously censored testimony of the soldiers on which Miller builds his gripping narrative. Miller covers the entire war—on land, at sea, and in the air—and provides new coverage of the brutal island fighting in the Pacific, the bomber war over Europe, the liberation of the death camps, and the contributions of African Americans and other minorities. He concludes with a suspenseful, never-before-told story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, based on interviews with the men who flew the mission that ended the war.
Download or read book The Gift of the Magi written by O. Henry and published by Amila Jay. This book was released on 2021-12-22 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Gift of the Magi" is a short story by O. Henry first published in 1905. The story tells of a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been popular for adaptation, especially for presentation at Christmas time.
Download or read book Code Girls written by Liza Mundy and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the American women who secretly served as codebreakers during World War II--a "prodigiously researched and engrossing" (New York Times) book that "shines a light on a hidden chapter of American history" (Denver Post). Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.
Download or read book Pearl Harbor Christmas written by Stanley Weintraub and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas 1941 came little more than two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The shock -- in some cases overseas, elation -- was worldwide. While Americans attempted to go about celebrating as usual, the reality of the just-declared war was on everybody's mind. United States troops on Wake Island were battling a Japanese landing force and, in the Philippines, losing the fight to save Luzon. In Japan, the Pearl Harbor strike force returned to Hiroshima Bay and toasted its sweeping success. Across the Atlantic, much of Europe was frozen in grim Nazi occupation. Just three days before Christmas, Churchill surprised Roosevelt with an unprecedented trip to Washington, where they jointly lit the White House Christmas tree. As the two Allied leaders met to map out a winning wartime strategy, the most remarkable Christmas of the century played out across the globe. Pearl Harbor Christmas is a deeply moving and inspiring story about what it was like to live through a holiday season few would ever forget.
Download or read book The Gift of the Magi Other Christmas Stories by O Henry written by O Henry and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are presenting this edition as a part of the selected Christmas specials and classics published for this joyful and charming holiday season, for all those who want to keep the spirit of Christmas alive with a heartwarming tale. Table of Contents: - The Gift of the Magi - Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking - Christmas by Injunction - A Chaparral Christmas Gift
Download or read book Gunpowder Glory written by Harry Smee and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling biography of the brilliant British inventor and daredevil war hero whose efforts saved countless lives during WWI. Though he only lived to be 33, Wing Commander Frank Brock had accomplished much in his short life. The scion of the world-famous Brock Fireworks company, he is best known as the inventor of the Brock Bullet—the explosive bullet used to destroy German Zeppelins. He also invented the Dover Flares which lit up the sea at night and forced U-boats into deep mine fields. But his exploits went far beyond the engineering lab. As a secret agent Brock dashed to France on his wedding day, snuck into Switzerland, rowed across Lake Constance into enemy territory, and orchestrated the world’s first strategic bombing raid at the zeppelin factory in Friedrichshafen, Germany. On the day of his untimely death, he led the charge in a surprise naval attack on Zeebrugge, Belgium, only made possible by the smoke screen he invented to mask their approach. Co-authored by his grandson, Gunpowder and Glory tells more than Brock’s amazing life of invention and heroism. Woven into the narrative is the dazzling history of C.T. Brock & Company Fireworks, the world-famous firm started by Frank’s five-times great-grandfather.
Download or read book Henry and Hinky and the Little Pirates Save Christmas written by Judy Zummo and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-07 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Betzel and the little pirates are having a big party and Henry and Hinky are invited. ...but not that pirate frog Sneet. It seems like the doggie-duo just got rid of that frog in the Lost Fawn caper. But, he is back and up to his old tricks. Will Henry and Hinky be able to save Christmas from that rascal Sneet and his newest sidekick Sam Slither, a snake with a conscience. Step inside to the latest adventure and find out if Henry and Hinky can, indeed, save Christmas.
