Poppy Field

A new illustrated story celebrating the poppy's history. Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman have teamedup with the Royal British Legion to tell an original storythat explains the meaning behind the poppy.In Flanders' fields, young Martens knows his family's story, forit is as precious as the faded poem hanging in their home. Froma poor girl comforting a grieving soldier, to an unexpected meetingof strangers, to a father's tragic death many decades aftertreaties were signed, war has shaped Martens's family in profoundways - it is their history as much as any nation's.They remember. They grieve. They honour the past.This book also includes a full-colour, illustrated afterwordthat explains the history that inspired the story.50p per paperback from the sale of POPPY FIELD in the UK willbe paid to Royal British Legion Trading Limited which gives itstaxable profits to The Royal British Legion (Charity no. 219279)