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by Phil Cummings and Owen Swan
Rachel is in the kitchen, warm and safe. Her father is in the trenches, cold and afraid. When Rachel makes biscuits for her father, she adds the love, warmth and hope that he needs.
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by Catherine Bauer, illustrated by Shane McGrath
Poignantly weaves tales of childhood adventures and battlefield challenges with gentle Dreaming themes. This is a touching friendship story about Jimmy and Johnno, two young Australian boys in the 1900s, mates who do everything together, sharing adventures and growing up side by side in the dusty cattle yards of an Outback South Australian station and later on the dusty WWI battlefields of the Middle East. The simple story-telling combines with stunning images to honour the service and contribution of Australian veterans, and Indigenous soldiers.
by Catriona Hoy & Benjamin Johnson
A simple, moving look at Anzac Day and its significance, through the eyes of a little girl. A gentle story about families and the importance of sharing memories and remembering.
by Gary Crew & Shaun Tan
When the soldiers return from the Great War in 1918, a memorial tree is planted... 'Lest We Forget'. But generations later, what do those who pause in the shadows of the tree's immense branches remember? Years on, the tree has grown to be huge and unruly, dislodging the statue next to it and creating a traffic hazard in what is now a much larger, busier town. A decision is made by a local council to cut the tree down...
by Tony Palmer & Jane Tanner
The Soldier's Gift is a moving story of one family's courage and endurance during the First World War, the terrible losses at Gallipoli and a time that changed Australia forever.
by Belinda Landsberry
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.
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