Franklin and Winston: A Christmas That Changed the World

by Douglas Wood

Book Overview

A compelling look at two leaders who held the world's fate in their hands -- and the holiday visit that sealed a friendship and steered the course of World War II. At the height of World War II, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill held an extraordinary month-long visit, during which they planned the success of the Allied powers and strategized a continuing peace for when the war ended. Moving from witty banter...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763633836
• ISBN13: 9780763633837
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.2" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4