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The Last Light Horse
A historical story about Sandy the warhorse in WWI
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The fourth and final book in the Light series, which began with Lighthouse Girl and includes the CBCA shortlisted Lighthorse Boy. There were 136,000 Australian horses sent to fight during the First World War. Just one came home. From the high country of Victoria to the...
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Description
The fourth and final book in the Light series, which began with Lighthouse Girl and includes the CBCA shortlisted Lighthorse Boy.
There were 136,000 Australian horses sent to fight during the First World War. Just one came home. From the high country of Victoria to the desert sand of Egypt, from the waters off Gallipoli to the battlefields of France, this is the extraordinary story of Sandy, the only returning warhorse.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781760994372
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 October 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: Fremantle Press
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Brian Simmonds
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 177.0mm
Height: 227.0mm
Weight: 394g
Pages: 80
About the Author
Dianne Wolfer (Author) Dianne Wolfer is an award-winning author. Her book Lighthouse Girl served as inspiration for PIAF's The Giants and was adapted into a stage production by Black Swan State Theatre Company. One of Dianne's picture books, Photographs in the Mud (set along the Kokoda Track), is used as an international peace reference and has been published in Japanese; it is also a recommended resource for the National History Curriculum. Brian Simmonds (Illustrator) Brian Simmonds has a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art from Curtin University. He has exhibited his work many times and won numerous prizes for drawing, oil painting and mixed media works. His work can be found in many private and public collections in Australia.
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