Books & Learning Packs
Browse among our unique and growing collection of books on ANZAC Day and the ANZACs. Also included are several teaching and learning packs. All of our books are printed in Australia. Prices ex and inclusive of GST are shown. All orders are shipped by couriers or Australia Post. Orders to an address in Australia incur a flat shipping and handling charge of $7.70 (incl GST) per order. Orders sent to international locations attract a shipping cost based on weight.
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In Search of Ethel Allchin
The individual book from the In Search of … series.
ISBN 0 9581625 6 5
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A Sunday in PicardyAn adventure novel set during the First World War in France.
This resource aligns with the historical , cultural and differing viewpoints in a text listed in the Australian Curriculum : English [Literature Strand] for Years 6-9.
Written by Ian Jones. 56 pages text only. Retail price $8.80 Size A5 Lucien is 16 and in love. To impress his beloved Marie-Claude he sets out with a horse and cart to rescue an abandoned crop from a First World War battlefield in France. A young Australian soldier, Percy, becomes his ally in this mad quest and they share an encounter with the legendary German fighter ace, The Red Baron. For all of them – Lucien, Marie-Claude, Percy, even for The Red Baron – no other day will ever change their lives as much.
Suitable for upper primary to lower secondary. New release November 2009. ISBN 9780980448016
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Gallipoli Medals
WILL BE AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 2013
BLURB ABOUT THE BOOK
Jack and Abi are mates. However, when Jack finds that Abi’s forbears fought the ANZACs at Gallipoli, he becomes unsure about continuing their relationship. Only through meeting relatives on both sides and exploring accounts of the conflict is this contemporary dilemma resolved.;
This is a gentle way to introduce some important Australian history.
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Lofty's Mission
Written by well known children's book author Krista Bell and illustrated by the wonderful paper images of David Miller, this book is a must for all lower primary school children's bookshelves.
This resource aligns with the Australian Curriculum : History for Years 1 and 2 and Australian Curriculum: English [Literature Strand ]for Years 1 and 2.
Harley McNamara has bred Lofty to be a champion racing pigeon. Now the army needs strong messenger pigeons to help win the war and Harley's dreams are shattered when Lofty is taken from him. Will Lofty ever come home?
This entrancing little fiction based on fact story highlights how, in Australia between 1942 and 1943 during the Second World War, home breeders donated more than 13 000 baby pigeons ('squeakers') to the army to be trained as messenger pigeons. Several Australian birds were awarded the Dickins Medal for bravery.
Weight: 120g
ISBN - 978 - 0 - 9804480 - 7 - 8
Pages 32 pages
PaperbackAdd to Cart$11.00 -
'Don't forget me, cobber!'
This resource aligns with the Australian Curriculum: History for Year 9.
A comprehensive account of WW1 and Australians’ battlefield experiences at Gallipoli, on the Western Front and in the Middle East. Includes the desert campaigns fought by the lighthorsemen and the contribution of the Navy, Flying Corps and the nurses.
Suit middle primary to lower secondary.ISBN 0 9757123 5 7
Author-Matt Anderson
Second edition
Published 2006
Paperback; 40 pp
B5 Portrait
Colour images and B&W photographs throughout.Add to Cart$10.95 -
In Search of Sloan Bolton, DCM
The individual book from the In Search of … series.
ISBN 0 9581625 8 1
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Feathered Soldiers: An illustrated tribute to Australia's wartime messenger pigeons (big book kit)
This resource aligns with the Development of Historical Text within the Australian Curriculum: History for Year 6 .It is also a suitable text for middle primary years in the Big Book format within the historical context of the Australian Curriculum: English [Literature Strand].
A Teaching and Learning Package for Primary Schools.
ISBN 0-9757123-1-4
Published 2005
Written by Vashti Farrer & Mary Small; Illustrator -- Elizabeth Alger
Paperback with celloglaze cover and pages; 32pp excluding cover
Big Book/Portrait 490mmx360mm; colour Illustrations every pagePackage includes: 1 x Big Book 6 x Shelf Books (B5 size)
Classroom activities on CD-ROMAdd to Cart$77.00