| Digger Contributor(s): Dumbleton, Mike (Author), Cowcher, Robin (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1760296732 ISBN-13: 9781760296735 Publisher: Allen & Unwin OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Kangaroos |
| Physical Information: 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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 heart-warming story set during World War I. |