This is a scrapbook originally put together by a boy in World War One named Archie. It was then re-put together and his story retold.

This book is about a kid named Archie that talks about the war in his eyes and how it change his family. I like this book because it talks about war in the kids eyes. I would use book in my class as a history activity. This book would be good for older students like in the grades of fourth and fifth. ( )

I would use this book in a third or forth grade classroom, and I think that boys would find this book particularly appealing since it is told from a young boys' perspective. The pictures are very colorful, and many of them are supposed to be amusing, so, even though it is a heavy subject, I think younger students could take something from the book. I think this also would work in a sixth or seventh grade classroom, when we're going into more depth about wars. Students would also be able to understand the context more by middle school. ( )

Archie’s War: My Scrapbook of the First World War 1914-1918 by Marcia Williams is the story of ten-year-old Archie Albright, who receives a scrapbook from his uncle Colin. Archie is a boy living in East London, England, who’s in love with drawing and comics, and he’s a got a best friend named Tom and a dog named Georgie. In the book he explains a little bit about his family, particularly his 16-year-old sister’s interest in voting. Once talk about Austria declaring war on Serbia begins, Archie’s house becomes divided with his grandmother and father in favor of Britain entering the war, and his sister against the war and eager for peace to remain. Once Germany invades Britain’s ally Belgium, Britain has little choice but to enter the war. Archie’s scrapbook includes a nice break down of which countries were allied with Germany and which were allied with Britain, and it includes copies of news articles reminiscent of the time period. Plus, there is a running body count, which is something that young boys would likely keep track of.

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