Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. History    4. History - Military & Wars    5. History - United States/19th Century    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. United States    9. War of 1812   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Campaigns    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. History    6. History - Military & Wars    7. History - United States/Colonial & Revolutionary    8. History - United States/General    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Revolution, 1775-1783    12. United States    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods   

Subjects:  1. Aerial operations, American    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Fighter planes    5. History    6. History - Military & Wars    7. History - United States/20th Century    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Transportation - Aviation    11. United States    12. World War, 1939-1945   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. History - Military & Wars    4. Juvenile Military Science    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Military helicopters    8. Technology - Machinery    9. Transportation - Aviation   

Reviews (13)

A powerful tale, but not well executed
While reading this graphic novel, I continually found myself wishing it existed in a pure, written format, like a traditional novel. I have nothing against grahic novels, I collected comics for a number of years when I was younger and even today will occassionally pick up a comic or graphic novel I've heard of. But this one somehow manages to fall short of its obviously heart-felt attempt to be a great piece of story telling. Kubert's most relevant (anti-)war book yet.
Unlike Safe Area Goradze, this story isn't drawn by someone who was there.This book is Kubert's gift to a friend and colleague - yes it's done in the same artistic style as Kubert used in his superhero and war books, but this isn't Sgt Rock, or even Enemy Ace. a flawed novel...
I mistakenly picked this book up, thinking it was "Safe Area". I had heard about a graphic novel about the atrocities in Sarajevo, but wasn't sure of the title. The story is amazing, but many times I feel like I'm seeing the Hulk or Captain America in the role of the protagonist. There is a gaping lack of realism to the book, primarily in the way the characters are drawn. The subject is dark, but the characters look like they popped out of a Disney film. One reviewer compared this to Maus. This doesn't even come close. Maus is a masterpiece, while this book almost seems like hardly any work or research went into it.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - History - General    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. Graphic Literature    4. History    5. History - Europe    6. History - Military & Wars    7. History: World    8. Military - Other    9. Bosnia-Herzegovina    10. Comic book & cartoon art    11. Graphic novels   

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spunkys reveiw
Have you ever wished there was no war. "WAR and THE PITY OF WARS" is book full of poetry about war and the soldiers survive. Not all of the poems are the same. Just like how wars aren't the same. These poems tell you about war and how it is in combat and how the life is behind enemy lines.
I loved this book
"War and the Pity of War"
Not Just Guts and Glory
This brilliant collection of poems illustrates that war is more than just fighting and having fun while toting a big gun.People you know and care about can get hurt or even die.Makes you think. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children's poetry    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Collections    5. History - Military & Wars    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile poetry    8. Literary Criticism & Collections    9. Poetry    10. Poetry - General    11. War    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / General   

Subjects:  1. Adventure & Adventurers    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Espionage    5. History - Military & Wars    6. Juvenile General And Reference Works    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Social Science - Politics & Government    10. Spies    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Adventure & Adventurers   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Civil War, 1861-1865    4. History    5. History - General History    6. History - Military & Wars    7. History - U.S.    8. History - United States/19th Century    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Northeastern States    11. Social aspects    12. United States    13. United States - Civil War    14. American history: c 1500 to c 1900    15. Battles & campaigns    16. Humanities    17. USA    18. c 1800 to c 1900   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Concentration camps    4. Flags    5. Germany    6. History - Holocaust    7. History - Military & Wars    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Liberation    11. United States    12. World War, 1939-1945   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - History - General    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. General    4. History - Military & Wars    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. People & Places - Other    8. Pirates   

Editorial Review

Nominated for a 1998 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Read more

Reviews (32)

Wonderfully riveting Holocaust story. Life affirming!
This book is a tragic adventure. Anita Lobel recalls the arrival of the Nazis and the end of her childhood as she knew it. I was thankful this book was a fast read, the suspense of what would happen to Lobel and her brother was too much at times. The writing is beautiful and appropriate for young readers as well as adults. Beautiful photos.

A Deadly Game of Hide-and-Seek
Imagine playing hide-and seek, but you are hiding from the German Nazis because you are illegal. Every time they get close to you, a new hiding spot must be found, or your life will be put on the line. During the Holocaust, young Hanusiu played by these rules everyday. Told from a child's point of view, No Pretty Pictures is the memoir of Anita Lobel, earlier called Hanusiu, and her journey through the secrets, tears, and sacrifices of the Holocaust. Ms. Lobel did an amazing job describing everything that happened to her in those fatal years. One part that held excruciating description was when Hanusiu was forced into her first Concentration Camp. I felt as though I was walking into the camp alongside Hanusiu. The other prisoners, barracks, nervousness, and overall feeling of pain were expressed in a way that I cannot believe was seen through a child's eyes. Another major event that took place was when Hanusiu was diagnosed with tuberculosis after she had been rescued. She was forced to stay in a sanatorium for about a year and a half to cure the chronic disease. I could feel her hope and insecurities as each day passed, knowing that she might never get out. I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a clear picture of what happened during the Holocaust, supported with lots of description, and seen through a true survivor's eyes.

A Deadly Game of Hide-and-Seek
Imagine playing hide-and seek, but you are hiding from the German Nazis because you are illegal.Every time they get close to you, a new hiding spot must be found, or your life will be put on the line. During the Holocaust, young Hanusiu played by these rules everyday.Told from a child's point of view, No Pretty Pictures is the memoir of Anita Lobel, earlier called Hanusiu, and her journey through the secrets, tears, and sacrifices of the Holocaust.Ms. Lobel did an amazing job describing everything that happened to her in those fatal years.One part that held excruciating description was when Hanusiu was forced into her first Concentration Camp.I felt as though I was walking into the camp alongside Hanusiu.The other prisoners, barracks, nervousness, and overall feeling of pain were expressed in a way that I cannot believe was seen through a child's eyes.Another major event that took place was when Hanusiu was diagnosed with tuberculosis after she had been rescued.She was forced to stay in a sanatorium for about a year and a half to cure the chronic disease.I could feel her hope and insecurities as each day passed, knowing that she might never get out.I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a clear picture of what happened during the Holocaust, supported with lots of description, and seen through a true survivor's eyes. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    3. Childhood and youth    4. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. History - Holocaust    8. History - Military & Wars    9. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)    10. Jewish children in the Holocaust    11. Jews    12. Juvenile Nonfiction    13. Juvenile literature    14. Krakâow    15. Lobel, Anita    16. Personal narratives    17. Poland    18. Religion - Judaism    19. Fiction dealing with specific issues    20. Juvenile Nonfiction / Religion / Judaism    21. War stories   

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Teaching and Learning about Peace and WWII
Writers and illustrators speak out for peace in this colorful, inspiring book. The introduction is a comprehensive and succinct account of WWII that can be easily understood by children. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    2. Children's literature    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. General    5. History - Military & Wars    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Literary Criticism & Collections    8. Literary collections    9. Peace    10. Collections & anthologies of various literary forms    11. English literature: collections & anthologies of various literary forms   

Subjects:  1. 1738-1805    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis    7. Generals    8. Great Britain    9. History - Military & Wars    10. History - United States/Colonial & Revolutionary    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Marquis,    14. Biography: general    15. USA   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. General    4. Higher    5. History    6. History - Military & Wars    7. History - United States/General    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile Political Science    10. Juvenile literature    11. Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970    12. Kent State University    13. Nonfiction    14. People & Places - United States    15. Political activity    16. Students   

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Excellent Reference
Just like the back cover says, this is an excellent reference book for high school and college students studying the Balkans.After checking out over 20 sources for a term paper on Yugoslavia, this book turned out to be the one I cited most. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1980-1992    2. 1992-2003    3. Balkan Peninsula - History    4. Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics    5. Europe - General    6. History    7. History - Military / War    8. History: World    9. Politics and government    10. Yugoslav War, 1991-    11. Yugoslav War, 1991-1995    12. Yugoslavia    13. Bosnia-Herzegovina    14. Civil war    15. European history: from c 1900 -    16. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    17. History / Europe / General    18. Warfare & defence    19. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia    20. c 1980 to c 1990    21. c 1990 to c 2000   

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Wartime Whiffs
I was disappointed with this book.There isn't enough Sratch'n'Sniff in the book.I think there are a total of 5.I thought every page would have a smell.My boys seem to have read the book, but they too were not happywith the lack of smelly pictures.It's a great idea; kids will enjoyreading books about history with gross stuff, but...it needs more of whatit says it is...Smelly Old History! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - History - General    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. History - Ancient    4. History - Military & Wars    5. Humor - General    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Military history    9. Scented books    10. Specimens    11. For National Curriculum Key Stage 2    12. History, Other    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Military & Wars    14. World history: from c 1900 -   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. General    6. Girls & Women    7. History - Military & Wars    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. United States    11. Vietnam War, 1961-1975    12. Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975    13. Women   

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - History - Military / War    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Destruction and pillage    5. History    6. History - Europe    7. History - General    8. History - Military & Wars    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Soviet Union    12. World War, 1939-1945    13. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Aerial operations, American    2. Air pilots, Military    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Girls & Women    5. History - Military / War    6. History - United States/20th Century    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Military - Aviation    10. Military - World War II    11. Transportation - Aviation    12. United States    13. Women Airforce Service Pilots    14. Women air pilots    15. Women's Studies - History    16. World War, 1939-1945    17. Europe    18. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Military & Wars    19. USA    20. World history: Second World War   

Reviews (3)

This is an excellent book
If you're a fan of historical novels, and sometimes suspect that the heroes in those stories strain credulity, then this book will disabuse you of that fear. True, it isn't a long book--it may not weigh enough to make a sufficiently loud thud when landing on the desk of an academic (I agree with a previous review's implication that it would not be a good reference book). But it makes for a compelling read, a fascinating story that is well-grounded in its historical context.

I expected better
I ordered this book without too much thought as I had read James DeKay's previous book on the British, then American, frigate Macedonian. Decatur was responsible for the Macedonian's capture so I assumed that the biography was a natural fit. Unfortunately, I was disappointed to receive such a thin, light (in many senses of the word) tome. Perhaps, I'm attracted to more scholarly endeavors but I found the book slight where I longed for depth and detail. There was little new material in the book and sometimes I thought it was just a quick rehash of notes set down for the book on the Macedonian. That it came out about the time of the ill-fated Master and Commander movie makes me think it was also rushed. One of the founders of the American Navy living in such a colorful period of history and, in many ways, being the epitome of his time, deserves better.

Full of Action and Detail
James Tertius De Kay's book A Rage for Glory, is a great book which gives insightful inside look at the life of one of America's first Naval Heros.De Kay writes this book not for naval scholors but for the average reader who may not have any prior knowledge of teh Naval history of the Early Republic. The book is not a difficult read and will leave the reader with a better understanding of the role pirates played in the 19th century as well as the roles the U.S. Navy had in the War of 1812.The book concludes with the tradgic death of Decatur while defending his honor in a duel with another fellow naval officer.In all this book should be read by any lover of early American history or any military reader. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1779-1820    2. Admirals    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography    5. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    6. Biography/Autobiography    7. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    8. Decatur, Stephen,    9. Historical - General    10. History - Military & Wars    11. History - United States/19th Century    12. Military    13. Naval History (General)    14. Navy    15. United States    16. United States.    17. Biography & Autobiography / General