{"product_id":"hitlers-canary","title":"Hitler's Canary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1940. Copenagen, Denmark. The German troops have invaded.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA must-read account of immense courage during the Second World War, for children. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBased on real-life events experienced by Sandi Toksvig's family during the Nazi occupation of Denmark.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen-year-old Bamse Skovlund and his best friend Anton have been ordered to stay out of trouble. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt soon becomes clear that trouble isn't just going to pass any of them by. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJewish Danes are subject to appalling treatment by the German occupiers, and every day are at risk of being taken away to concentration camps in mainland Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Skovlund family are determined to fight against Nazi occupation. And if this means participating in one of history's most dramatic rescue missions, then it's time to take a stand. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA tale of resistance in Nazi-occupied Denmark. The book is inspired by the stories told to Sandi Toksvig by her father, Bamse.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Hitler's Canary: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An extraordinary story... truly life-affirming.' \u003ci\u003eMichael Morpurgo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'There are not many classic children's novels about the Second World War but this is one of them.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Racily written and full of comic incident as well as suspense.' \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brilliantly told... never loses sight of the child's view of war.' \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e World War, 1939-1945, Jews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Corgi Children's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780440866626\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Toksvig, Sandi","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £1.00","offer_id":48051728548017,"sku":"SB-0440866626-C4","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0440866626.jpg?v=1792199067","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/hitlers-canary","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}