Along the Road to Gundagai (HB Book & CD) by Jack O'Hagan
$14.99 AUD
$19.99 (25% off)
Category: War Picture Books
There's a track winding back, to an old-fashioned shack, along the road to Gundagai...' The words are familiar, but the story they tell may not be. Andrew McLean's illustrations bring to life the story of the men who went to the Great War, many of them never to return home.
Charlie's Swim by Edith Wright
$24.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
Age range 9 to 12During WWII after the Japanese invasion of Java, more than 1000 refugees from the Dutch East Indies, many in flying boats, passed through Broome, which was a major refuelling point and a significant Allied military base. On 3 March 1942 Broome was attacked by Japanese fighter planes, ki ...Show more
The Happiness Box: A Wartime Book of Hope by Mark Greenwood
$26.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
In 1942, Sergeant "Griff" Griffin was a prisoner of war. With Christmas approaching, he decided to make a book for the children cooped up in nearby Changi Prison. The book was said to contain the secrets to happiness. But the enemy was suspicious ... With this picture book, award winners Mark Greenwood ...Show more
The Happiness Box : A Wartime Book of Hope by Mark Greenwood
$16.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
An inspiring narrative nonfiction picture book by award winners Mark Greenwood and Andrew McLean.In 1942, Sergeant "Griff" Griffin was a prisoner of war. With Christmas approaching, he decided to make a book for the children cooped up in nearby Changi Prison. The book was said to contain the secrets to ...Show more
Bess the Brave War Horse by Susan Brocker
$24.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
This story is based on the true experiences of a remarkable horse called Bess, one of 10,000 NZ horses sent overseas to battle in World War One. Tragically, at the end of the war the horses could not return to New Zealand due to quarantine laws and a shortage of ships. Luckily for Bess, her master batt ...Show more
Midnight: The Story of a Light Horse (PB) by Mark Greenwood; Frane Lessac
$16.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
At once sobering and inspiring, here is the true tale of a World War I cavalry soldier and his heroic horse, Midnight. Guy Haydon raised and trained Midnight from the time she was a foal. The two had such a strong bond that when World War I broke out, Lieutenant Haydon slipped away from the frontlin ...Show more
A Day to Remember by Jackie French
$16.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
Anzac Day is the day when we remember and honour Anzac traditions down the ages, from the first faltering march of wounded veterans in 1916 to the ever increasing numbers of their descendants who march today. Containing reference to the many places the Anzacs have fought, and the various ways in which t ...Show more
ANZAC Ted (PB) by Belinda Landsberry
$14.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
Anzac Ted is the powerful, poignant story of a little boy's teddy bear that was passed down to him from his grandfather. Battered, torn, missing an eye and an ear, he might look scary but he's got a great story to tell. For Anzac Ted went to war, keeping soldiers company and giving them comfort. And whi ...Show more
My Gallipoli (PB) by Ruth Starke; Robert Hannaford
$16.98 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
"From the shores of Anzac Cove to the heights of Chunuk Bair, from Cape Helles to Gurkha Bluff, the Gallipoli Peninsula was the place where thousands of men from sixteen nations fought, suffered, endured or died during the eight months of occupation in 1915. For each of them, their families and their nu ...Show more
The ANZAC Tree by Christina Booth
$15.99 AUD
Category: War Picture Books
Inspired by the story of two soldiers who planted two trees on their farm before they headed to the Great War, the story of the Anzac Tree is one that looks at the lives of those left behind in times of war.
We're All Australians Now by Andrew Barton Paterson
$16.99 AUD
$24.99 (32% off)
Category: War Picture Books
WE'RE ALL AUSTRALIANS NOW follows the tradition of A R children's classics such as MULGA'S BILL BICYCLE and CLICK GO THE SHEARS, A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson's poem is illustrated by the award-winning Mark Wilson. Ages: 4-8 In 1915 Banjo Paterson wrote as an open letter to the troops a poem he titled We're All ...Show more