Henry Green is a boy who loves chocolate. He likes it bitter, sweet, dark, light, and daily; for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks; in cakes, candy bars, milk, and every other form you can possibly imagine. Henry probably loves chocolate more than any boy in the history of the world. One day-it starts off like any other day-Henry finds that strange things are happening to him. First he makes…
People had to queue for food, petrol, clothing and many other household items after 1939. During the war and for some time after, the government ensured that people received equal amounts of good and other items with the creation of ration books. Shortages were eased with campaigns such as Dig for Victory and Make Do and Mend. New recipes and advice helped to make food go futher.
Life for schoolchildren in Britain changed spectacularly after the war began in 1939. Hundreds of thousands of children were evacuated to the countryside where they experienced new schools, teachers, lessons, friends, homes, and new ways of doing things. The children that were left in the cities, endured years of intense bombing, which greatly affected their schooling and the way they spent the…
"Bless you!" all the elephant cry whenever little Blessu sneezes. And as Blessu has hay fever, he sneezes an awful lot. Each sneeze stretches his trunk just a little bit more-and his sneeze becomes the biggest in the world!
Henry is Janie's new dog, a magnificent Great Dane with big black spots. The only unusual thing about Henry is that Janie can't see him. In fact, no one can he's the invisible dog.'
A father reflects on how the future depends upon all of the little things in his son's world, from his yellow drinking cup to a big cardboard box
"My mother's resilience and faith inspired and nourished our family all her life.