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Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam
Vietnam.
A young American soldier waits for his enemy, rifle in hand, finger on the trigger. He is afraid to move and yet afraid not to move. Gunshots crackle in the still air. The soldier fires blindly into the distant trees at an unseen enemy. He crouches and waits -- heart pounding, tense and trembling, biting back tears. When will it all be over?
Walter Dean Myers joined
...morePaperback, 40 pages
Published
January 1st 2005
by HarperCollins
(first published 2002)
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Pages: 40
Age range: 8 (or maybe a little older) and up
Genre: Picture/Poetry
Race/Culture/Ethnic Group: African American
Summary: Through poetry and the voice of a young African American soldier, Myers tells of the experiences of soldiers in Vietnam.
Evaluation: Soldiers in Vietnam is a familiar topic for Myers (author of Fallen Angels, among others). The young soldier narrating the poem is very frank about his fear, about killing and about death. His ...more
Age range: 8 (or maybe a little older) and up
Genre: Picture/Poetry
Race/Culture/Ethnic Group: African American
Summary: Through poetry and the voice of a young African American soldier, Myers tells of the experiences of soldiers in Vietnam.
Evaluation: Soldiers in Vietnam is a familiar topic for Myers (author of Fallen Angels, among others). The young soldier narrating the poem is very frank about his fear, about killing and about death. His ...more
Summary: A young American soldier waits for his enemy, rifle in hand, finger on the trigger. He is afraid to move and yet afraid not to move. Gunshots crackle in the still air. The soldier fires blindly into the distant trees at an unseen enemy. He crouches and waits -- heart pounding, tense and trembling, biting back tears. When will it all be over?
Walter Dean Myers joined the army on his seventeeth birthday, at the onset of American involvement in Vietnam, but it was the death of ...more
Walter Dean Myers joined the army on his seventeeth birthday, at the onset of American involvement in Vietnam, but it was the death of ...more
Summary: A young American soldier waits for his enemy, rifle in hand, finger on the trigger. He is afraid to move and yet afraid not to move. Gunshots crackle in the still air. The soldier fires blindly into the distant trees at an unseen enemy. He crouches and waits -- heart pounding, tense and trembling, biting back tears. When will it all be over?
Walter Dean Myers joined the army on his seventeeth birthday, at the onset of American involvement in Vietnam, but it was the death of his bro...more
Walter Dean Myers joined the army on his seventeeth birthday, at the onset of American involvement in Vietnam, but it was the death of his bro...more
This vibrant picture book depicts the experience of a young American soldier during the Vietnam War. It deals with his struggle to survive in a harsh and unforgiving terrain while trying to come to terms with his role as a soldier. He is afraid but wants the enemy to fear him more. He feels conflicted about who his enemy actually is and whether or not he is the enemy. This situation climaxes when he is face to face with an enemy combatant. He realizes how young the boy is and is unable to e...more
This is an outstanding work, blending vivid poetic images with rich collage illustrations. Walter Dean Myers’ poem takes us into the vulnerable side of every soldier. He uses contrasting images of the lush beauty of the forests of Vietnam and the searing danger of combat, along with contrasting emotions of a cunning pursuit and the weary soldier’s longing for relief. In addition, he uses realistic details of combat to “put us there.” I think that whenever our young readers begin to learn abo...more
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This book is a wonderful resource for showing just how great descriptive language can be. The author does a wonderful job of using descriptive language to really make the reader feel as if they, too, are fighting in this war. We are given everything possible in these descriptions: sight, sounds, smells, tastes, emotions, and thoughts. On top of the use of descriptive language, we also get great insight into the mod of the American soldier. This book does a great job of showing that soldiers ...more
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Book about an American soldier in the bloody mess that was the Vietnam war. This book follows a particular soldier who shows real human feelings for himself and the "enemy." This book allows the reader to look at the emotional side of war.
Audience: 3-6 grade
Genre: historical fiction
Topic: War
This book is great for any kind of reding; independent, shared, or read aloud
The illustrations compliment the text very well, being able to really g...more
Audience: 3-6 grade
Genre: historical fiction
Topic: War
This book is great for any kind of reding; independent, shared, or read aloud
The illustrations compliment the text very well, being able to really g...more
Erin
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I thought this was a book where the text, illustrations and format all worked well together. The words are potent somehow gentle as well. The collages seem a lovely echo of the words- not realistic enough to be scary and beautiful enough to entice without loosing the place and meaning. This is a good example of a picturebook for older readers- the text has poetic gaps for a sophisticated reader to fill and the subject matter invites more inquiry into the Vietnam War. Would actually be an inte...more
This was my Historical Picture book.
This was a stunning story, told in poem format, and wonderfully illustrated. Telling the story of a young man who finds himself fighting in the Vietnam War, you begin to feel his fear and pain in a way that one doesn't often experience in picture books. It does a really good job of showing the sights, sounds and emotions of war, and that soldiers are sometimes afraid too.
This was a stunning story, told in poem format, and wonderfully illustrated. Telling the story of a young man who finds himself fighting in the Vietnam War, you begin to feel his fear and pain in a way that one doesn't often experience in picture books. It does a really good job of showing the sights, sounds and emotions of war, and that soldiers are sometimes afraid too.
This book would work well into a social studies unit or lesson on the Vietnam War. It would allow the students to think critically about the different emotions that are involved when a person goes off to war. It also poses the question of "who is the enemy," which is an important aspect of all fighting and wars that the students should confront.
Lindsey
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This is a powerful story about a soldier in the Vietnam War. Geared more towards advanced readers and young adults, Myers uses poetic words accompanied by Ann Grifalconi's artistic collages to send a message of fear, hardship, and determination. I would reccommend this book to supplament a curriculum about war, particularly the Vietnam War.
I love this book. It is a wonderfully written thought provoking accounting of a young soldier in the Vietnam War. It definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat from beginning to the end!
A soldier reveals his thoughts as he fights in the Vietnam War. Very introspective for a war book, it shows a more human side of the conflict.
The collages were beautiful and very fitting for the topic. This is not a book for children, but it is a good choice for the older child to understand the emotions and fears of the young soldier.
great vietnam pic book that gives insight to the duties of a soldier and their experiences and emotions.
Part of my son's history curriculum. Provides a viewpoint in a small space with few words.
Succinct and honest look at a soldier's experience. Myers is a Vietnam vet. Children's poetry.
J-Lynn
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Definitely a picture book for older students, Walter Dean Myers pulls from his own experience in Vietnam to develop a story of one soldier as he sees the world and war around him. While there isn't anything overly graphic, there is a lot that is unsaid in this story and requires the inferential comprehension skills of older readers. This book moves beyond the naive myth of glory and looks at the fear of the boy asked to fight in a foreign land. I appreciate Mr. Myer's willingness to talk to c...more
'We are afraid to move. We are more afraid not to move."
2003 Jane Adams Award Winner
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Ages: 11-18
Ages: 11-18
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pseudonyms:
Stacie Williams
Stacie Johnson
Walter Dean Myers was born on August 12, 1937 in Martinsburg, West Virginia but moved to Harlem with his foster parents at age three. He was brought up and went to public school there. He attended Stuyvesant High School until the age of seventeen when he joined the army.
After serving four years in the army, he worked at va...more
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Stacie Williams
Stacie Johnson
Walter Dean Myers was born on August 12, 1937 in Martinsburg, West Virginia but moved to Harlem with his foster parents at age three. He was brought up and went to public school there. He attended Stuyvesant High School until the age of seventeen when he joined the army.
After serving four years in the army, he worked at va...more
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