Citation:  Patrol: An American Soldier in Viet Nam by Walter Dean Myers and Ann Grifalconi, ill.  New York:  Harper Collins, 2002.

ISBN: 9780060289645

Annotation: Myers writes of his experiences in the Vietnam War as a young soldier. He writes in lyrical verse as he muses at the cost of war for both sides.

Media: Collage using photos, pictures, and drawings of soldiers, civilians, and scenery from the Vietnam War.

Personal Rating: 4Q/4P

Grade Level or Age Range: Grades 6-High School

By: JOanne Maher July 27th, 2009

Myers, W.D. (2005). Patrol. (A. Grifalconi, ill.).New York: HarperTrophy. ISBN:        60731591

Annotation:        A young soldier finds himself in the midst of the Vietnam war and struggles to understand who his enemy really is.

Media Used:       mixed media collage

Rating:      4Q/4P

Format:     Picture Book

Curriculum Connection: U.S. History        Grades 9-12

Submitted by Amanda Melilli 4/18/08

Myers, W. D. (2002). Patrol : an American soldier in Vietnam. Collages by Ann Grifalconi. New York:  HarperCollins.

Artwork:  Watercolors and collage

ISBN-13: 978-0-06-028364-3

Illustrated in mixed-media collages of landscape and figures, an American foot soldier on patrol during the Vietnam War comes face to face with the enemy, realizing that the two of them are much more alike than they are different.  The fear, the uncertainty, the longing for an end to the war, all expressed in poetic text, are startlingly real.

Curricular connection:  Vietnam War/ Grade 11/ CA HSS 11.9

Subjects: Vietnam War; Soldier's life; Battle; Confrontation; Perspective

Theme: Even in war, we are all more alike than we are different. 

Category: Historical Fiction

Age Level Recommendation: Middle School (and up)

Rating: 4Q/4P

AAS 5-4-08