The Wall

Here is another one that I found recommended on the Beautiful Feet Books Memorial Day Pack and was available on Kindle Freetime Unlimited (also known as Amazon Kids+). I have seen this book in the past as a recommended read and at a glance, I always assumed it was an [a:Allen Say 121814 Allen Say https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1365480667p2/121814.jpg] picture book, but I was mistaken as it is a classic [a:Eve Bunting 19126 Eve Bunting https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1261108322p2/19126.jpg] story with [a:Ronald Himler 41505 Ronald Himler https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1314391908p2/41505.jpg] illustrations. It is no wonder that it is a Reading Rainbow choice as Eve Bunting always tells a good and important tale. When I was a child, it seemed everyone would be able to one day visit Washington D.C. and memorials such as the Vietnam Wall Memorial, however, as my own children begin to reach the age of when I first visited, I realize that may not be an option for them. This book is a good field trip between the pages and is fairly accurate to the feelings of visiting the wall. My father made it back as did my uncles and others that I know but others they knew did not from their own wartime services. As I remember it, the wall was cold to the touch, but perhaps I visited early in the morning before the sun had time to warm it to the touch. But overall, the is right on key for remembering and experiencing such an important and historical site. I read this through a borrowed Kindle eBook, but would gladly add a physical book to my shelf even though the Kids+ version is made well. 4/16/2021 - Switch to paperback, I bought a ThriftBooks pb copy.