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My Once Upon a Wartime

Book of Books

... Adventures in

Wartime Literature

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Climb inside the pages of five classic war stories and uncover the history behind them.

Use this book to play, find, talk and discover. Think of it as a way of creating your own

adventure through the exhibition!

Name:

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Favourite book:

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Favourite place to read:

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Type of adventurer I am:

Brave [ ] Careful [ ]

Fearless [ ] Sensible [ ]

Curious [ ]

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WAR HORSE by Michael Morpurgo

The story takes place during the First World War when Albert Narracott travels to the battlefields of France to find his horse Joey who has been sold to the cavalry.

Inspiring Objects

Find the painting of the horse Topthorn that inspired Michael Morpurgo to write War Horse. Imagine what you could find in your home to inspire a main character for your own story. It could be anything...

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DRAW your character and the object that inspired them:

Albert

Joey

War Horse

got us talking about...

LOYALTY

Who would you be there for

in a time of need?

Why are they important

to you?

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A is for

E is for

P is for

R is for

A is for

O is for

N is for

S is forCARRIE’S WAR by Nina Bawden

The story takes place during the Second World War when Carrie and Nick Willow are sent from London to Wales as evacuees and learn to live with different people and get used to a new home.

Separation Suitcase

Imagine you are going on a trip alone and away from home. You are going to pack a Separation Suitcase but your challenge is to think of one thing to pack for each letter of the word.

Teddy

T is for

I is for

The author’s little brother Robin packed his sister’s Teddy so that would be his T word.

Carrie Nick

E P A R A T I O NS

Carrie’s War

got us talking about...

SEPARATION

Separation from your family can

lead to making new friends and

building a home elsewhere.

Where do you feel most at home?

Can you have more than

one home?

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THE MACHINE GUNNERS by Robert Westall

The story takes place during the Second World War with Chas McGill and his friends determined to help protect their town from German bombers.

The Rules of Excitement

Crawl through the tunnel into the FORTRESS. You and your gang need rules. Look at the rules that Chas and his gang made.

Write down your favourite on the page opposite and add some of your own to ensure that your gang work as a team.

Rules

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The Machine Gunners

got us talking about...

EXCITEMENT

Why do you think children and adults

play war games? (eg. chess, play

acting, computer games)

What are your

favourite games?

Chas

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Ride a horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ]

Fix a bike tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ]

Row a boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ]

Wink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ]

Tame wild animals . . . . . . . . [ ]

Light a fire

without a match . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ]

Make a shelter from what

you have around you . . . . . [ ]

THE SILVER SWORD by Ian Serailler

The story starts in Poland during the Second World War when Ruth, Edek and Bronia Balicki become separated from their parents. Joined by Jan, a refugee, they embark on an epic journey across war-torn Europe to Switzerland to find their parents.

LITTLE SOLDIER by Bernard Ashley

The story starts in a fictional African country in the 1990s, during a war where Kaninda Bulumba sees his family killed and becomes a boy soldier. He is rescued and comes to South London where he gets caught up in gang warfare.

Space Explorer

Authors use words to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. Museums use objects, photographs, pictures, letters, film and sound. Find a space in the Little Soldier gallery and stand still for as long as you can.

The ‘Can You’

Survival Tick List

Can you...?

Tie a knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ]

Whistle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ]

Sneak around quietly . . . . . [ ]

Take care of sick people . . [ ]

Tell if someone is lying . . [ ]

Milk a cow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ]

RuthEdek

Kaninda

LauraThe Silver Sword

got us talking about...

SURVIVALThe characters in The Silver Sword

needed survival skills to get to Switzerland and they also had to

make decisions. What skills do you need in your daily life?

What new skills would you like to learn?

Little Soldier got us talking about...

IDENTITY Reading books can help us imagine

what it would be like to be in someone else’s shoes. Choose one of

the characters from the exhibition. What three things do you think most

shaped who they are? What three things have most shaped

who you are?

What sounds can you hear?

What can you see?

What does it tell you about Kaninda’s life?

How does this space make you feel?

Jan

Bronia

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Be an AuthorAt the very end of the exhibition you will find a toy dog. Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse has written a new book, called

Little Manfred, inspired by this object. Why not choose an object from one of the museum’s displays and create your own story?

Little Manfred and other war stories for children and adults alike are available to purchase from the museum shop.

Take partThe story doesn’t end here, a host of fun and informative events

are on offer to help bring the themes of the exhibition to life. There’s free family fun in creative craft sessions, interactive

storytelling and the chance to get hands on with real artefacts. Events run every day at weekends and during school holidays.

The whole family can get involved.

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