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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day
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Told through the eyes of a small girl who goes to the pre-dawn service to watch her grandfather marching in the parade, this picture book introduces children to the story behind Anzac Day, and the importance of traditions and remembering. (Trove)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • South Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Lothian , 2006 .
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      Extent: 30p.
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      ISBN: 0734408455
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Lothian , 2008 .
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      • Published: February 2008
         

      ISBN: 9780734410368

Works about this Work

And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda : Australian Picture Books (1999–2016) and the First World War Martin Charles Kerby , Margaret Mary Baguley , Abbey MacDonald , 2019 single work criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , vol. 50 no. 2 2019; (p. 91-109)

'Over the past two decades children’s picture books dealing with the Australian experience during the First World War have sought to balance a number of thematic imperatives. The increasingly sentimentalised construct of the Australian soldier as a victim of trauma, the challenge of providing a moral lesson that reflects both modern ideological assumptions and the historical record, and the traditional use of Australian war literature as an exercise in nation building have all exerted an influence on the literary output of a range of authors and illustrators. The number of publications over this period is proof of the enduring fascination with war as a topic as well as the widespread acceptance that this conflict has been profoundly significant in shaping Australian public and political culture and perceptions about national character and identity (Beaumont, 1995, p. xvii). As MacCallum-Stewart (2007, p. 177) argues, authors and illustrators must therefore balance notions of ‘respect’ for a national foundation myth with a ‘pity of war’ approach that reflects modern attitudes to conflict. Whatever their ideological commitment, many authors and illustrators respond to this challenge by adopting an approach that serves to indoctrinate readers into the Anzac tradition (Anzac refers to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps raised for war in 1914. It has become a generic term for Australian and New Zealand soldiers. The Anzac tradition established at Gallipoli, Australia’s first major military campaign, has been traditionally viewed as the nation’s founding.'

Source: Publication blurb.

Remembering the Past through Picture Books Cherie Allan , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Picture Books and Beyond 2014; (p. 12-24)

In anticipation of the commemorations around the centenary of World War 1 (2014-2018) this chapter examines the ways in which war and its effects have been represented in picture books for children. It looks at the ways in which these picture books create “textual monuments” as points of reference through which younger generations can “develop a narrative of the past” and “explore different points of view”.

Ruins or Foundations : Great War Literature in the Australian Curriculum Clare Rhoden , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 12 no. 1 2012;
'The Great War has been represented in Australian curricula since 1914, in texts with tones ranging from bellicose patriotism to idealistic pacifism. Australian curricula have included war literature as one way of transmitting cultural values, values that continue to evolve as successive generations relate differently to war and peace. Changes in ethical perspectives and popular feeling have guided text selection and pedagogy, so that texts which were once accepted as foundational to Australian society seem, at later times, to document civilisation's ruin.

In recent years, overseas texts have been preferred above Australian examples as mediators of the Great War, an event still held by many to be of essential importance to Australia. This paper first considers arguments for including Great War texts on the national curriculum, exploring what war literature can, and cannot, be expected to bring to the program. Interrogating the purpose/s of war literature in the curriculum and the ways in which the texts may be used to meet such expectations, the paper then discusses styles of war texts and investigates whether there is a case for including more texts by Australian authors.' (Author's abstract)
Undercover for War Experiences Penelope Davie , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 8 - 9 April 2006; (p. 26)

— Review of My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day Catriona Hoy , 2006 single work picture book
Untitled Neville Barnard , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 21 no. 2 2006; (p. 32)

— Review of My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day Catriona Hoy , 2006 single work picture book
The State of the Art Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 280 2006; (p. 56-58)

— Review of Annie's Chair Deborah Niland , 2005 single work picture book ; Brian Banana Duck Sunshine Yellow Christopher McKimmie , 2006 single work picture book ; A Monster Wrote Me a Letter Nick Bland , 2005 single work picture book ; In the Bush : Our Holiday at Wombat Flat Roland Harvey , 2005 single work picture book ; The Year of the Mean Queen Caroline Ambrus , 2003 single work picture book ; Max Meets a Monster Tracey Hawkins , 2005 single work picture book ; My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day Catriona Hoy , 2006 single work picture book ; Antarctic Dad Hazel Edwards , 2006 single work picture book ; Hop Little Hare Margaret Wild , 2005 single work picture book
Off the Shelf Dianne Dempsey , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 April 2006; (p. 28)

— Review of My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day Catriona Hoy , 2006 single work picture book
This Week's Selections Katharine England , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 22 April 2006; (p. 10)

— Review of My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day Catriona Hoy , 2006 single work picture book
Untitled Elspeth Cameron , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 50 no. 3 2006; (p. 24)

— Review of My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day Catriona Hoy , 2006 single work picture book
Untitled Neville Barnard , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 21 no. 2 2006; (p. 32)

— Review of My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day Catriona Hoy , 2006 single work picture book
Ruins or Foundations : Great War Literature in the Australian Curriculum Clare Rhoden , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 12 no. 1 2012;
'The Great War has been represented in Australian curricula since 1914, in texts with tones ranging from bellicose patriotism to idealistic pacifism. Australian curricula have included war literature as one way of transmitting cultural values, values that continue to evolve as successive generations relate differently to war and peace. Changes in ethical perspectives and popular feeling have guided text selection and pedagogy, so that texts which were once accepted as foundational to Australian society seem, at later times, to document civilisation's ruin.

In recent years, overseas texts have been preferred above Australian examples as mediators of the Great War, an event still held by many to be of essential importance to Australia. This paper first considers arguments for including Great War texts on the national curriculum, exploring what war literature can, and cannot, be expected to bring to the program. Interrogating the purpose/s of war literature in the curriculum and the ways in which the texts may be used to meet such expectations, the paper then discusses styles of war texts and investigates whether there is a case for including more texts by Australian authors.' (Author's abstract)
Remembering the Past through Picture Books Cherie Allan , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Picture Books and Beyond 2014; (p. 12-24)

In anticipation of the commemorations around the centenary of World War 1 (2014-2018) this chapter examines the ways in which war and its effects have been represented in picture books for children. It looks at the ways in which these picture books create “textual monuments” as points of reference through which younger generations can “develop a narrative of the past” and “explore different points of view”.

And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda : Australian Picture Books (1999–2016) and the First World War Martin Charles Kerby , Margaret Mary Baguley , Abbey MacDonald , 2019 single work criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , vol. 50 no. 2 2019; (p. 91-109)

'Over the past two decades children’s picture books dealing with the Australian experience during the First World War have sought to balance a number of thematic imperatives. The increasingly sentimentalised construct of the Australian soldier as a victim of trauma, the challenge of providing a moral lesson that reflects both modern ideological assumptions and the historical record, and the traditional use of Australian war literature as an exercise in nation building have all exerted an influence on the literary output of a range of authors and illustrators. The number of publications over this period is proof of the enduring fascination with war as a topic as well as the widespread acceptance that this conflict has been profoundly significant in shaping Australian public and political culture and perceptions about national character and identity (Beaumont, 1995, p. xvii). As MacCallum-Stewart (2007, p. 177) argues, authors and illustrators must therefore balance notions of ‘respect’ for a national foundation myth with a ‘pity of war’ approach that reflects modern attitudes to conflict. Whatever their ideological commitment, many authors and illustrators respond to this challenge by adopting an approach that serves to indoctrinate readers into the Anzac tradition (Anzac refers to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps raised for war in 1914. It has become a generic term for Australian and New Zealand soldiers. The Anzac tradition established at Gallipoli, Australia’s first major military campaign, has been traditionally viewed as the nation’s founding.'

Source: Publication blurb.

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