Annotated Bibliography: Where Poppies Grow

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Greenfield, L. (2005). Where Poppies Grow: A World War I Companion. N.p.: Fitzhenry & Whiteside. This book tells of the hard times that came of the war. It tells of all different people who cam from different sides of the war and how their story fits into play. There are different ways of communication threw note, even code just to get information across without people knowing. Very educational book and was the 2002 information book award winner.

Heinrichs, A. (2010). Voices of World War I: Stories from the Trenches (Voices of War). N.p.: Capstone Press. This is a book not only about World War 1 but other wars as well. Although it makes for a good story because it give students not only historical facts about the

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