Our Jacko
Morpurgo, Michael2019
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No one seems to know where the scruffy tin hat came from - just that it is very old, from some war or other long ago. To young Michael and his family it has its uses today: as a child's toy, a feeding bowl for the hens, a hanging basket. Then Michael discovers that it belonged to his great-great-grandfather, 'Our Jacko', who lost his life at Ypres in 1915. As the boy digs deeper, he finds the young soldier's diary and learns more about his forgotten ancestor - husband, father, poet, actor - who died so tragically young. And it becomes clear exactly how Our Jacko should be commemorated.
Main title:
Our Jacko / Michael Morpurgo ; illustrated by David Gentleman.
Imprint:
London : Walker Books, 2019.London : Walker Books, 2019.
Collation:
60 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 19 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2018.Originally published: as part of The Great War. 2014; and as Our Jacko. 2018.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781406383140 (pbk)
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
2235641