Jim's letters / Glyn Harper ; illustrated by Jenny Cooper.

By:

Harper, Glyn, 1958- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Cooper, Jenny, 1961- [illustrator.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Auckland, New Zealand : Puffin Books, 2014. Description: 32 unnumbered pages; colour illustrations; 29 cmISBN:

9780143505907 :
0143505904
9780143505907 (hardback)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Children's stories, New Zealand.

DDC classification:

NZ823.3 23

Summary: A moving story of two brothers separated by the First World War. Between December 1914 and August 1915 Tom and Jim exhange letters, Tom's talking about life on the farm and Jim's sharing his experiences in Egypt and on the Gallipoli peninsula. Based on the thousands of letters sent by and to Anzac soldiers fighting at Gallipoli.Summary: "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 peninsula. From the author and illustrator of Le Quesnoy comes a moving story of two brothers separated by war. It is based on the thousands of letters sent by and to Anzac soldiers fighting at Gallipoli, one of the most significant campaigns of the First World War. This beautiful hardback depicts life at war and on the home front with exquisite illustrations by Jenny Cooper and fold-out letter inserts.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Vol info	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Picture Book	Pop-Up Library Event Centre - Long term storage	Children &Young Adults Section	PIC (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Not For Loan	Orphans Long Term Storage PIC books		a00649413
Picture Book	Pop-Up Library Staff Office	Children &Young Adults Section	PIC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	SCH 1	Checked out		10/05/2024	a0064921x
Picture Book	Waimate Staff Office	Children &Young Adults Section	PIC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	SCH 2	Available			a00649220

A moving story of two brothers separated by the First World War. Between December 1914 and August 1915 Tom and Jim exhange letters, Tom's talking about life on the farm and Jim's sharing his experiences in Egypt and on the Gallipoli peninsula. Based on the thousands of letters sent by and to Anzac soldiers fighting at Gallipoli.

"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 peninsula. From the author and illustrator of Le Quesnoy comes a moving story of two brothers separated by war. It is based on the thousands of letters sent by and to Anzac soldiers fighting at Gallipoli, one of the most significant campaigns of the First World War. This beautiful hardback depicts life at war and on the home front with exquisite illustrations by Jenny Cooper and fold-out letter inserts.

Junior, primary.

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