num_pages: 48
description: Allons, enfants, vite, vite! When the Allies invaded Normandy on June 6, 1944, one hundred orphaned girls were forced to flee their orphanage in Caen, France, the only home many of them had ever known. They began a trek on foot to a safer location, to Beaufort-en-Vallée, a town one hundred and fifty miles away. As the war raged on all sides of them, the girls, led by their teachers, bravely marched south, keeping one step ahead of the fighting and waving little white flags for protection. Told through their own drawings and words, this moving and timely book details their experiences on their journey to safety.
language: English
title: The Orphans of Normandy : A True Story of World War II Told Through Drawings by Children
titlecomplete: The Orphans of Normandy : A True Story of World War II Told Through Drawings by Children
genres: History, Childrens, World War II, Picture Books, France, Cultural, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 45
publisher: Atheneum