- Hardcover: 144 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition (May 13 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312373465
- ISBN-13: 978-0312373467
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,281,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“My Hero paints an intimate portrait of the personal thoughts and emotions felt by these children. It clearly demonstrates, without reservation, the immense pride, honor, and unselfishness of our nation’s military children and their families.”
-Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States of America
“This book illustrates a wonderfully accurate picture of what the children of our military personnel go through when a parent is deployed. Their essays are simple and honest expressions of grief and sadness mixed with a tremendous sense of family pride and unparalleled patriotism.
-George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States of America
“With this heartwarming collection of essays and artwork, the many mothers and fathers in the United States military can take comfort knowing how much their service means to their families. Each work in this volume was created with one beloved family member in mind, but taken together, they form a touching tribute to all of those parents, past and present, who have served our country so faithfully.”
-William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd President of the United States of America
Product Description
Working through the Armed Services YMCA, Alan Appel and Mike Rothmiller have collected more than 100 essays from children whose parents are serving or have served in the military. The children’s heartfelt, moving, sometimes funny, and completely honest observations about their moms and dads truly capture the emotional connection between parent and child. It is a connection that cannot be severed even when a parent is thousands of miles away, gone for long stretches of time, and in danger.
Inspiring, heartbreaking, and genuine, this book provides a fascinating look inside the hearts and minds of kids who love and honor their moms and dads as heroes - at home or on the battlefield.
Allen Appel is the author of five novels and the successful series, Thanks Mom and Thanks Dad. Mike Rothmiller is the author of the bestselling non-fiction book, L.A. Secret Police.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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AMAZING!!!, Aug 4 2008
By K. Reckard - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: My Hero: Military Kids Write About Their Moms and Dads (Hardcover)
We are watching child whose mother is deployed to Iraq. We ordered this book and included our own stories throughout the book for her to enjoy. We all cried putting it together and she cried reading it. It is the perfect gift for your soldier.
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This is the real deal, July 5 2008
By Earth Girl - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: My Hero: Military Kids Write About Their Moms and Dads (Hardcover)
I read this book and cried my eyes out because as a dual military family (both husband and I are serving) we have heard our children say and write alot of these things. This book is a tear jerker, but certainly worth every tear.
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A gift for my son, Mar 12 2009
By Shaphan Richardson "Shaphan" - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: My Hero: Military Kids Write About Their Moms and Dads (Hardcover)
The notes and drawings in this book, written and drawn by the children of my military comrades, truly touched me. My son is back home and I miss him dearly. I read each page fighting back tears. I only sat the book down to blow my nose. Once you start reading, you have to finish the entire book. It is that gripping! The joyful comments are evenly distributed between the writings of the children of fallen heroes, who live on in their hearts and memories of their children. This book is a must have for servicemen, servicewomen, and the children of our heroes!
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