Lone Pine

(Paperback)

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A moving story about mateship, bravery, and the Australian spirit.

When a soldier on a World War I battlefield sends a pine cone home to his mother inAustralia, he could not know that his simple gift would become a symbol of history and remembrance.

Suzie Brown and Margaret Warners sensitive text is evocatively illustrated by Sebastian Ciaffaglione and tells a story that is about both personal experience and a nation-defining event.

In this breathtaking book, the history of the Battle of Lone Pine is detailed along with the lives of the real-life people who inspired the story, creating a valuable resource for AnzacDay conversations.

A CBCA Notable Book,Lone Pinecelebrates the small actions we can take in times of crisis and the big impacts they can have.

Perfect for:

• Kids interested in history.
• Parents,caregivers andeducators.
• Teaching young readers about the ANZACsand Anzac Day.
• Commemorating the110thanniversary of the Battle of Lone Pine.

Author Bio

Telling stories has always been part of Susie Browns life. Her earliest scribbles were taped to her parents wardrobe door, and she was always making up elaborate adventures to entertain her family and friends. When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, Susie would answer either a teacher or a writer she is lucky enough to now be both.

Margaret Warner is an Australian childrens author and former teacher of both children and adults. She writes fiction and non fiction and is an avid reader of new and old childrens and YA books. Margaret was a wildlife carer of birds, possums kangaroos and wombats and has a strong interest in the environment so youre likely to find animals and the environment somewhere in Margarets books and poems.

Sebastian Ciaffaglione is a freelance artist based out of Melbourne, Australia. He studied illustration at NMIT and is continually striving to reach his artistic goals.