Digger
Published on 4. October 2018
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-76063-486-5 (ISBN)
Description
When her brother, James, went to war, Annie stitched the name Digger onto her toy kangaroo and gave him to James as a farewell present.
'A Digger for a digger,' she said, hugging her brother.
'I'll keep him safe,' James promised.
Digger is the story of one toy kangaroo, one Australian soldier and two girls, in two countries on opposite sides of a world at war. It's a quiet reminder of the casualties of war, and a tribute to the French schoolchildren who once tended the graves of Australian soldiers who died on the Western Front in the heroic battle for Villers-Bretonneux in April 1918.
A beautiful and heartwarming story set during World War I.
'A Digger for a digger,' she said, hugging her brother.
'I'll keep him safe,' James promised.
Digger is the story of one toy kangaroo, one Australian soldier and two girls, in two countries on opposite sides of a world at war. It's a quiet reminder of the casualties of war, and a tribute to the French schoolchildren who once tended the graves of Australian soldiers who died on the Western Front in the heroic battle for Villers-Bretonneux in April 1918.
A beautiful and heartwarming story set during World War I.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Publishing group
Allen & Unwin
Target group
Children/juvenile
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 260 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-76063-486-5 (9781760634865)
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Person
Mike Dumbleton is a writer and literacy consultant. He has worked in South Australian high schools, New York City schools and as a Literacy Curriculum Officer for the South Australian Education Department. In addition to children's books, he has written a range of educational texts. Mike's picture book Passing On was shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia 2002 awards, and Mike was also the recipient of a 2005 Minister's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Improving Literacy, which recognises his work both as an educator and a writer over an extended period of time. In his spare time Mike enjoys travel, trying to keep fit, jazz and watching most sports, especially basketball, soccer and tennis.