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The arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks, Essex in 1948 was turned into a significant event by the British media but it is only one small part of a bigger story.

Windrush looks at the movement of people after the Second World War in Britain. In an accessible and child-friendly way, the book explores the treatment of Black people, the struggles they faced and those they continue to face as well as celebrating the legacy of the Windrush generation in modern Britain.

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A Ladybird Book Windrush

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A Hardback by Colin Grant, Emma Dyer, Melleny Taylor

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    Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    Publication Date: 18/05/2023
    ISBN13: 9780241544204, 978-0241544204
    ISBN10: 0241544203

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    The arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks, Essex in 1948 was turned into a significant event by the British media but it is only one small part of a bigger story.

    Windrush looks at the movement of people after the Second World War in Britain. In an accessible and child-friendly way, the book explores the treatment of Black people, the struggles they faced and those they continue to face as well as celebrating the legacy of the Windrush generation in modern Britain.

    You can build your own encyclopedia with A Ladybird Book.

    Other titles available in this series:
    The Ancient Egyptians
    Animal Habitats
    Baby Animals
    British Kings and Queens
    Climate Change
    Electricity
    The Human Body
    Insects and Minibeasts
    Mountains
    Planet Earth
    Rainforests
    Rivers
    The Romans
    Sea Creatures
    The Solar System<

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