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Best and Bravest: Kiwis Awarded the Victorian Cross by Glyn Harper & Colin Richardson
$17.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children
Best and Bravest is the children's version of In the Face of the Enemy, (publishing ANZAC 2006) a history of New Zealanders and the Victoria Cross. Including all the VC winners from the First and Second World Wars, authors Glyn Harper and Colin Richardson have told the stories of the courageous men who ...Show more
Bobby, the Littlest War Hero by Glyn Harper
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
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
Gladys Goes to War by Glyn Harper
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Reading Level: very good
A stunning picture book from the award-winning Glyn Harper and Jenny Cooper, bringing us the incredible true story of Gladys Sandford u mechanic, First World War ambulance driver, New Zealand's first woman pilot and a trailblazer ahead of her time. Gladys loves nothing better than tinkering with car eng ...Show more
Jim's Letters by Glyn Harper
$27.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
"Dear Jim, Your postcard arrived today. I showed it to the family. Mum misses you..." Between December 1914 and August 1915 Tom and Jim write to each other whenever they get a chance. Tom talks about life at home on the farm while Jim writes from Egypt and then from the trenches of the Gallipoli peninsu ...Show more
Le Quesnoy by Glyn Harper
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
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
Mission to East Timor O/P by Glyn Harper
$16.95 NZD
Category: Social studies
Reading age 10 to 13 yrs. Most people know that New Zealand sent a lot of army, navy and air force personnel to East Timor. But going to East Timor is unlike any other 'wartime' mission our defence forces have been involved in. This was called a peace keeping mission, and the aim was to help a country t ...Show more
My Grandfather's War by Glyn Harper
$18.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children
Glyn Harper's touching story of a Vietnam vet who struggles to explain the concept of war to his grand-daughter, as well as explaining his sadness around his experiences.
Roly, the Anzac Donkey (PB) by Glyn Harper
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Reading Level: very good
Hello. My name is Roly. I'm a donkey. Let me tell you about the time during the First World War when I worked at a place called Gallipoli. I met a man there from New Zealand who was very special. He and I worked as a team to help rescue soldiers who had been hurt in battle. Based on real people and even ...Show more
The Donkey Man by Glyn Harper
$14.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children
A picture book set in WW1, following the story of Richard Alexander Henderson, a member of the New Zealand Medical Corps. A Gallipoli the donkeys were used to transport the wounded and sick soldiers to the beaches for evacuation.
The Sky Soldiers by Glyn Harper
$16.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children
On 21 May 1941 the sky soldiers came to Nikolaos home island of Crete. The sky soldiers were German soldiers who jumped out from their aeroplanes. They were wearing parachutes and floated slowly down to earth. The sky was soon full of German soldiers floating to earth. Even though I felt afraid I coul ...Show more
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