The Friendship Train: A True Story of Helping and Healing After World War II
Debbie Levy, illustrated by Boris Kulikov
After World War II, American children and families load the Friendship Train with food for hungry people across Europe.
Book details
- Format
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Children's Books
- Published
- June 3, 2025
- Pages
- 48
- ISBN-13
- 9781547608027
- Language
- English
Reading lists that include this book
National Council for the Social StudiesNCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2026Third to Fifth GradeBank Street College of EducationBank Street Best Children's Books of the Year 2026Five to NineAssociation for Library Service to Children (ALA)ALSC Notable Children's Books 2026MIDDLESee the original listSources
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