Alfred's war / Rachel Bin Salleh ; illustrated by Samantha Fry.
Publication details: Broome, W.A. : Magabala Books, 2017.Description: 34 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 28cmISBN:- 1925360601
- 9781925360608
- A823.4 23
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Junior collection | BIN | Available | 067990 |
Total reserves: 0
Illustrations on endpapers.
Alfred was a forgotten soldier. Although he had fought bravely in the Great War, as an Aboriginal man he wasn't classed as a citizen of his own country. Yet Alfred always remembered his friends in the trenches and the mateship they had shared. Sometimes he could still hear the never-ending gunfire in his head and the whispers of diggers praying. Every year on ANZAC Day, Alfred walked to the nearest town, where he would quietly stand behind the people gathered and pay homage to his fallen mates.
For primary school age.