Ian Serraillier

'If you meet Ruth or Edek or Bronia, you must tell them I'm going to Switzerland to find their mother. Tell them to follow as soon as they can’ Having lost their parents in the chaos of war, Ruth, Edek and Bronia are left alone to fend for themselves and hide from the Nazis amid the rubble and ruins of their city. They meet a ragged orphan boy, Jan, who treasures a paperknife - a silver sword - which was entrusted to him by an escaped prisoner of war. The three children realise that the escapee was their father, the silver sword a message that he is alive and searching for them. Together with Jan they begin a dangerous journey across the battlefields of Europe to find their parents. BACKSTORY: Read a letter from the author's daughter and find out about the amazing true stories that inspired The Silver Sword.

The Silver Sword

Escape from Warsaw (Original title: The Silver Sword)

Jan treasures the silver sword which she claims will bring her luck and those around her.

John Escott

The Oxford Bookworms Library offers new editions of the original Oxford Bookworms Black and Green series, merging the two series into one with new covers. The new editions build on the success of the original series and provide enhanced teaching support. Sixteen additional pages inside each book allow extra pages of activities and increased author and series information. Some of the titles have new illustrations. For those titles which had associated cassettes, the cassettes will remain available with the same ISBNs as before.

"A collection of eleven extracts" -- Half t.p.

Stories from Shakespeare

The Enchanted Island

SILVER SWORD

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is a retelling of the legend of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece.

The Clashing Rocks

A Collection of Poems and Ballads

I'll Tell You a Tale

Silver Sword (Pack of 16)

In 1940 a Polish family is broken up by the Nazis. The children, Ruth, Edek and Bronia roam the streets of Warsaw. But mere survival is not enough. They are determined to be reunited with their parents, and make an astonishing trek across Europe to do so.

The Silver Sword. Illustrated From Drawings by C. Walter Hodges

Based on a true story, this is the account of four children who make their way from Poland to Switzerland in search of their parents during the final days and aftermath of World War II.

Peter Howarth is dropped by parachute into enemy-occupied territory and rescues a brilliant scientist.

An Adventure Story

There's No Escape

Have You Got Your Ticket [and] Pop Festival

A moving account of a journey through war-torn Europe. Alone and fending for themselves in a Poland devastated by war, Jan and his three homeless friends cling to the silver sword as a symbol of hope. As they travel through Europe towards Switzerland, where they believe they will be reunited with their parents, they encounter many hardships and dangers.

Ian Serraillier

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