The Flying Angel by Vicki Bennett
$24.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
World War II. 1945. A group of nurses is handpicked to rescue injured soldiers from the frontline in Papua New Guinea, and transport them safely back home to Australia. Known for their courage and compassion, the soldiers call them... the Flying Angels. This is a story inspired by the life of one remark ...Show more
The Anzac Billy by Claire Saxby
$24.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
A tender, moving story of a child waiting at home for the return of his father from serving in WWI. During World War I, Australian and New Zealand soldiers on the front were sent Christmas care packages in a tin billy. The Anzac Billy is the heartwarming story of a little boy packing a billy with all h ...Show more
The Anzac Puppy by Peter Millett, Trish Bowles
$15.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
In the middle of the night, in the middle of the winter, in the middle of a war, a puppy was born. This fictional story was inspired by the true story of Freda, a Harlequin Great Dane and mascot of the NZ Rifle Brigade during World War 1. The ANZAC Puppy is a simple story about the reality of war, hards ...Show more
The Red Poppy (Book & CD) by David Hill
$16.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
Five minutes...Two minutes....Young soldier Jim McLeod waits in the trenches of World War I for the order to attack the enemy. With him are his friends and Nipper, the messenger dog. When they charge across no-man’s land Jim is shot ... and finds himself face to face with an enemy soldier.A sensitively- ...Show more
ANZAC Animals (HB) by Maria Gill
$26.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
Who knew our soldiers had such a variety of animal companions in the two world wars? Apart from the beasts of burden that one might expect, such as horses, mules, donkeys and camels, many battalions had mascots as well: kangaroos, monkeys, dogs, chickens, tortoises, cats... all of whom provided comfort, ...Show more
Horse Soldier (HB) by Mark Wilson
$25.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
"Bandy jerked her head. I felt her shiver and neigh to the other horses. Then a hand went up in the distance, and the soldiers urged their horses into a canter." When the shadow of war descends on Australia in 1914, a boy and his horse set off for war in the Middle East. With water rations gone, they ch ...Show more
We're Australian Now by Kerry Brown
$16.99 AUD
$24.99 (32% off)
Category: War Picture Books
The ANZAC Violin by Jennifer Beck
$24.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
More than 20 years after publication of the classic NZ story, The Bantam and the Soldier, Jennifer Beck and Robyn Belton have joined forces again to produce another heartwarming story from the First World War. This time it's the true story of Otago's Alexander Aitken and the violin that travelled with h ...Show more
Alfred’s War by Rachel Bin Salleh
$19.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
Alfred's War is a powerful story that unmasks the lack of recognition given to Australian Indigenous servicemen who returned from the WWI battlelines. Alfred was just a young man when he was injured and shipped home from France. Neither honoured as a returned soldier or offered government support afford ...Show more
The Beach They Called Gallipoli by Jackie French
$14.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
An extraordinary exploration of Gallipoli created by the incredible Jackie French and Bruce Whatley Many books have been written about the battles of Gallipoli; the men who went to war and what they faced, the letters, and the tears of those left behind. But this is a book about Gallipoli, the place, an ...Show more
Reflection by Rebecka Sharpe Shelberg
$16.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
This award-winning and poignant picture book is about remembering those who serve in war. Left! Left! Left! Right! Left! We make our way in the dark. A family journeys through the early morning darkness … A group of young men huddle in a cold muddy trench … Reflection is a powerful tribute to those who ...Show more
Rachel's War: The Story of an Australian WWI Nurse by Mark Wilson
$26.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
Growing up on a farm in country Victoria, all Rachel wants is to help people. When war comes, she travels to distant Europe and the Middle East, working tirelessly to care for wounded and sick soldiers from the battlefields of Gallipoli and the Western Front. Inspired by the life of Rachel Pratt, a Worl ...Show more