Record Number |
19571 |
ISBN |
9781925360608 : |
Location |
CHCA F SAL Aboriginal Themes |
Author |
Bin Salleh, Rachel, (author). |
Title |
Alfred's war / Rachel Bin Salleh ; illustrated by Samantha Fry. |
Published |
Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2018. |
Collation |
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm. |
Content types |
text |
still image |
Carrier type |
volume |
General Note |
Illustrations on endpapers. |
Summary Note |
Alfred’s War is a powerful story that unmasks the lack of recognition given to Australian Indigenous servicemen who returned from the WWI battlelines. Alfred was just a young man when he was injured and shipped home from France. Neither honoured as a returned soldier or offered government support afforded to non-Indigenous servicemen, Alfred took up a solitary life walking the back roads – billy tied to his swag, finding work where he could. Rachel Bin Salleh’s poignant narrative opens our hearts to the sacrifice and contribution that Indigenous people have made to Australia’s war efforts, the true extent of which is only now being revealed. |
Target Audience |
For primary school age. |
Corporate Name |
Great Britain.Army.Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
Subject |
Australian fiction |
Picture books for children |
Children's stories |
Aboriginal Australian soldiers -- Juvenile fiction |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction |
Aboriginal Australians -- Juvenile fiction |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Australian participation -- Juvenile fiction |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Aboriginal Australian -- Juvenile fiction |
CHCA Children Collection Aboriginal Themes |
Geographic Name |
Australia |
Added Name |
Fry, Samantha, (illustrator). |
Internet Site |
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0092/5043/9268/files/Alfred_s_War_Teacher_Notes.pdf?2386 |