The Last Light Horse
A historical story about Sandy the warhorse in WWI
$27.93
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2024
Summary
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
| ISBN-13: | 9781760994372 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760994375 |
| Author: | Dianne Wolfer, Brian Simmonds |
| Publisher: | Fremantle Press |
| Imprint: | Fremantle Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 391g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 177mm x 227mm |
| Audience Age: | 9-12 |
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Dianne Wolfer
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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