Violet's Scarf (PB) by Colleen Brown
25.00 NZD
Category: Children - ANZAC
Violet’s Scarf Colleen Brown Illustrated by Emma Lay An incredible true story of a small girl during World War 1, and a hand- knitted scarf. Violet Cloughley lived in Riverton at the bottom of the South Island, New Zealand. When WWI started in 1914, Violet, aged eight, wanted to help the soldiers fighti ...Show more
Anzac Day: The New Zealand Story: What It Is and Why It Matters by Philippa Werry
27.00 NZD
Category: Children - ANZAC
This book exposes the rich history behind Anzac Day, seeking to answer the many questions children often ask their parents and teachers around the 25th of April every year. It covers all aspects of Anzac Day, from the Gallipoli Campaign and the Great War, right through to the format of the commemorative ...Show more
Anzac Ted: 10th anniversary edition by Belinda Landsberry
30.00 NZD
Category: Children - ANZAC
Meet a bear who is more extraordinary than most in this poignant story about the Anzac spirit, re-issued as a gorgeous hardback to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Anzac Ted is no ordinary bear. He's got worn patches, frayed threads, missing parts and more... but that's because he's got an incredible sto ...Show more
Armistice by Ruth Starke
30.00 NZD
Category: Children - ANZAC
In this companion to the award-winning My Gallipoli, many voices will recall the day the Great War ended and the months that followed before peace rang out around the world. On 11 November 1918, after four years of fighting, the Allied powers signed an agreement with Germany to end the Great War and to ...Show more
Bobby, the Littlest War Hero by Glyn Harper
20.00 NZD
Category: Children - ANZAC
This is the story of Bobby - the littlest hero in a very big war. Bobby is a tiny canary. His best friend is Jack, a soldier in one of the tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers. Together they go deep into the tunnels under no-man's-land. Jack's job is to dig, while Bobby's job is to warn the men t ...Show more
Le Quesnoy by Glyn Harper
22.00 NZD
Category: Children - ANZAC
Le Quesnoy (pronounced Leck con wah) is a town in northern France. It is surrounded by high walls and deep trenches. In World War I it was occupied by the German army for four long years. In November 1918 the town was liberated by soldiers from far-away New Zealand. Because these men used a bit of kiwi ...Show more
Lest We Forget by Kerry Brown
18.00 NZD
Category: Children - ANZAC
THIS #1 BESTSELLING PICTURE BOOK WILL HELP EVEN THE VERY YOUNG UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ANZAC DAY. My granddad says there are two types of days: those you want to remember and those you want to forget ... A young boy visits his granddad and thinks about the important days in his life: his first da ...Show more
Please Write Soon: An unforgettable story of two cousins in World War II by Michael Rosen
20.00 NZD
Category: Children - ANZAC
Inspired by the true story of his father's cousin, Michael Rosen presents an astonishing wartime story of perseverance and hope in the face of horrors and hardship. Beginning in 1939, young Solly in London exchanges letters with his teenaged cousin, Bernie, in Poland. While Solly is evacuated and tries ...Show more
Reflection: Remembering Those Who Serve in War by Rebecka Sharpe Shelberg; Robin Cowcher
27.99 NZD
Category: Children - ANZAC
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 have served their country. Rebecka's sparse text manages to carry the weight of the subj ...Show more
This is Where I Stand by Philippa Werry
28.00 NZD
Category: Children - ANZAC
This is where I stand. All day, every day. All night. Every night. A beautiful story centred around the statue of a WWI soldier which could be any soldier. The statue gives readers an insight into the soldiers memories of the war as well as what he has seen from his pedestal as the years have passed. ...Show more
ANZAC Day: The New Zealand Story by Philippa Werry
25.00 NZD
Category: Children - ANZAC
Every year on the 25th of April, thousands of New Zealanders get up very early in the morning to join dawn parade ceremonies around the country. Later, many more people attend Anzac Day services to commemorate the soldiers who died at Gallipoli in 1915 and to celebrate the spirit of the ANZACs.A rich hi ...Show more
Anzac Day Parade (HB) by Glenda Kane; Lisa Allen
25.00 NZD
Category: Children - ANZAC
In this poignant story, a young boy's innocent question prompts an elderly war veteran to relive the past on Anzac Day.