In personal jottings, photos and pictures, this scrapbook brings alive a pioneering black footballer and British officer in the First World War who lived outside the limitations of his age - from Walter's childhood in an orphanage through his footballing years at Spurs and Northampton to the Western Front, highlighting the Christmas Day Truce of 1914, Walter's officer training - pipe, moustache and all! - ending with his death on the Somme, his memorials and his legacy.
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The inspirational true story of Walter Tull's life is vividly reimagined here in scrapbook form, drawing on photographs, documents and records of his life. Born in Kent, in 1888, Walter Tull became not just the first black British professional outfield football player - for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town - but also the first black officer in the British Army. His leadership and courage in the trenches of the First World War won him a recommendation for a Military Cross that was never awarded because of his skin colour. His story takes the reader from his childhood in an orphanage, through his footballing years, to his eventual tragic death, aged 29, on the Somme. His legacy lives on.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Walter Tull's Scrapbook and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Walter Tull's Scrapbook features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Graphic Novels & Comics, Football , Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports, Sports, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, History, PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE)
Walter Tull's Scrapbook is available in Paperback, Hardback
Walter Tull's Scrapbook was written by Michaela Morgan and published by Frances Lincoln Childrens Books an imprint of Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Walter Tull's Scrapbook has 29 pages
£8.09
