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Last Updated: Sunday November 09 2008 10:59 GMT

In pictures: Animation teaches kids about Remembrance

A scene from a Remembrance animation

Pupils from one school are using an unusual idea to help them learn about the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War. They've made an animated film.

A pupil

One pupil said: "We're learning about a man called Richard Monty Daniels, but we're learning about the war too."

A pupil

Another said: "He wanted to go out to war because he was very proud to be British. He went on the train and never came back."

A photo of a soldier

This is Richard Monty Daniels. He was related to the historian behind the project, designed to make children think more about the war and those who died.

Peter Daniel

Historian Peter Daniel said five million soldiers fought in the First World War. Very few of them are left, so it's important to make sure everyone learns about what happened.

A pupil using animation software

The children used high-tech computer animation software to make the movie.

A scene from a Remembrance animation

Their teacher explained that it's important to talk to grandparents and find out more about what they did in the war.