Walking the Boundaries
Bronwyn Bancroft
(illustrator),
Pymble
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1993
Z259086
1993
single work
novel
young adult
fantasy
(taught in 2 units)
'Martin lives in the city with his mum. He’s come to walk the boundaries of the farm that’s been in his family for generations. It sounds easy, especially as he’ll own the land when he gets back.
'Martin’s great-grandfather, Ted, doesn’t even want him to walk around the farm’s fences, just up the gorge and along the hills. But up in the gorge Martin meets Meg from almost a century ago and Wullamudulla from thousands of years in the past. Despite their differences they discover that they’re all on the same journey… and that walking the boundaries means more than following lines on a map.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)
Memorial
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
Port Melbourne
:
Lothian
,
1999
Z15025
1999
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 4 units)
'A story to help us all remember ... When soldiers return from the First World War in 1918, a memorial tree is planted ... 'Lest we forget'. But generations later, what do those who pause in the shadows of the tree's immense branches remember?'
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
Julie Vivas
(illustrator),
Adelaide
:
Omnibus Books
,
1984
Z830483
1984
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 4 units)
Young W.G.M.P. wasn't very old but he lived next door to an old people's home and knew all the people there. He enjoyed their company but his particular favourite was Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper because she too had four names. He tries to discover the meaning of "memory" so he can restore Nancy's memory.
