In 1915, mortally wounded in Loos, France, 18-year-old John Kipling, son of writer Rudyard Kipling, remembers his boyhood and the events leading to what is to be his first and last World War I battle.
France
Materials from France
The Princetta
Rebelling against the rigid constraints of her life as Princetta of Galnicia, fifteen-year-old Malva escapes with her maid Philomena and together they embark on a perilous and adventurous journey that will change the course of their lives forever.
Monsters Are Afraid of the Moon
When Marie brings the moon into her bedroom, it scares away the monsters who have tormented her but also causes problems which only the village cats can help solve.
Different like Coco
Simple text and color illustrations present the life of Coco Chanel.
Cyrano
Ashamed of his ugliness, long-nosed Cyrano de Bergerac, a brilliant 17th-century poet and expert swordsman in the French army, helps a rival woo and win Roxane, the beautiful cousin Cyrano loves in silence.
The Pull Of The Ocean
Loosely based on Charles Perrault’s “Tom Thumb,” seven brothers in modern day France flee their poor parents’ farm, led by the youngest who, although mute and unusually small, is exceptionally wise.
The Miraculous Tale of the Two Maries
After perishing in a boating accident, two 16-year-old girls, both named Marie, ask God to allow them to return to earth where they intervene in the lives of villagers.
It Happened At School: Two Tales
In the first of two school stories set in France, a homework assignment involving autographs excites Claudette’s class; in the second, the teacher’s boyfriend becomes a nuisance using the class’s new telephone/fax machine to express his love.
The Last Snow of Winter
The great sculptor Gaston Pompicard creates a snow sculpture for his friends the children, and then later he receives a similar gift from them during the last snow of winter.
Lizette’s Green Sock
Lizette tries to figure out what to do with the one green sock that she finds while out walking one day.