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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 An Anzac Tale
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'When Australia pledges its support to Great Britain at the outbreak of World War I, mates Roy Martin and Wally Cardwell are among the first to enlist.

But what the friends first thought would be an adventure soon turns to disaster. The day after the landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915, more than 2000 of their fellow Anzacs are dead. As the campaign drags on, life for Wally and Roy and their new friend, Tom, becomes a battle of endurance against a plucky enemy, a hostile landscape, flies, fleas, cold and disease.

In this graphic novel, Ruth Starke and Greg Holfeld have combined to create an extraordinary and original work for upper primary students on the subject of Gallipoli and the Anzac campaign.' (Publisher's blurb)

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Teaching notes from online.https://www.lamontbooks.com.au/media/19293/An-Anzac-Tale.pdf

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Adelaide, South Australia,: Working Title Press , 2012 .
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      Extent: 72p.
      Description: col. ill.
      Reprinted: 18 Apr 2019 , Paperback
      Note/s:
      • For primary school age.
      ISBN: 9781921504532 (hbk.) :, 9781921504549 (pbk)

Works about this Work

The ANZAC Tribulations at Gallipoli in Recent Australian Children’s Literature Hervé Cantero , 2019 single work criticism
— Appears in: Anglica : An International Journal of English Studies , vol. 28 no. 3 2019; (p. 85-96)

'Generations of Australian children have been presented with iconic figures and values associated with the events of 1915 at Gallipoli and involved in the ritual practices of remembrance exemplified by Anzac Day ceremonies throughout a corpus of children’s literature which ranges from picture books for pre-schoolers to young adult fiction. This paper aims to broadly identify the narrative strategies at work in a selection of recent stories of brave animals helping the Aussie boys under fire or paeans to the duty of personal and communal remembrance and to examine them in a larger context of national self-representation.'  (Publication abstract)

EmPOWering 21st Century Readers : Integrating Graphic Novels into the Primary Classroom Cathy Sly , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Picture Books and Beyond 2014; (p. 123-147)

Graphic novels, also referred to as graphic narratives, sequential art narratives, or substantial comics, are gaining recognition as a valuable format through which to deliver fictional and non-fictional texts. In the process of exciting young readers and cultivating cognitive and creative communication skills for the future, graphic novels offer a format that is compelling, challenging, and rich in the visual and lexical grammars required by 21st century readers and communicators. This chapter considers why and how graphic novels should be integrated into primary classrooms. It will draw upon academic research that acknowledges the significance of this medium of expression.

Writing Their Way to Fame Katharine England , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2014; (p. 58)
An Anzac Tale by Ruth Starke Vicki Thornton , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , March 2013;

— Review of An Anzac Tale Ruth Starke , 2012 single work graphic novel
Anzac Day A New Page in the Anzac Story Deborah Bogle , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 April 2013; (p. 14)
Stories of War and of Those Left at Home Katharine England , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 28 no. 1 2013; (p. 10-12)

— Review of Anzac Biscuits Phil Cummings , 2013 single work children's fiction ; The Fair Dinkum War David Cox , 2013 single work children's fiction ; Vietnam Diary Mark Wilson , 2013 single work picture book diary ; An Anzac Tale Ruth Starke , 2012 single work graphic novel ; Gallipoli Alan R. Tucker , 2013 single work children's fiction ; Light Horse Boy Dianne Wolfer , 2013 single work picture book ; Evan's Gallipoli : A Gripping Story of Unlikely Friendship and an Incredible Journey behind Enemy Lines Kerry Greenwood , 2013 single work novel
[Review] An Anzac Tale Laura Bianchi , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20-21 April 2013; (p. 21)

— Review of An Anzac Tale Ruth Starke , 2012 single work graphic novel
Tales of Heroism for Innocent Minds Aleesah Darlison , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 21 April 2013; (p. 13) The Sunday Age , 21 April 2013; (p. 15)

— Review of An Anzac Tale Ruth Starke , 2012 single work graphic novel ; Anzac Biscuits Phil Cummings , 2013 single work children's fiction ; Evan's Gallipoli : A Gripping Story of Unlikely Friendship and an Incredible Journey behind Enemy Lines Kerry Greenwood , 2013 single work novel ; Gallipoli Alan R. Tucker , 2013 single work children's fiction
[Review] An Anzac Tale Dianne Dempsey , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 27 April 2013; (p. 30)

— Review of An Anzac Tale Ruth Starke , 2012 single work graphic novel
Well Read Katharine England , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 April 2013; (p. 32)

— Review of Anzac Biscuits Phil Cummings , 2013 single work children's fiction ; An Anzac Tale Ruth Starke , 2012 single work graphic novel ; Gallipoli Alan R. Tucker , 2013 single work children's fiction ; Evan's Gallipoli : A Gripping Story of Unlikely Friendship and an Incredible Journey behind Enemy Lines Kerry Greenwood , 2013 single work novel
Greg Holfeld on Illustrating An Anzac Tale Greg Holfeld , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 28 no. 1 2013; (p. 11)
Anzac Day A New Page in the Anzac Story Deborah Bogle , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 April 2013; (p. 14)
Writing Their Way to Fame Katharine England , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2014; (p. 58)
EmPOWering 21st Century Readers : Integrating Graphic Novels into the Primary Classroom Cathy Sly , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Picture Books and Beyond 2014; (p. 123-147)

Graphic novels, also referred to as graphic narratives, sequential art narratives, or substantial comics, are gaining recognition as a valuable format through which to deliver fictional and non-fictional texts. In the process of exciting young readers and cultivating cognitive and creative communication skills for the future, graphic novels offer a format that is compelling, challenging, and rich in the visual and lexical grammars required by 21st century readers and communicators. This chapter considers why and how graphic novels should be integrated into primary classrooms. It will draw upon academic research that acknowledges the significance of this medium of expression.

The ANZAC Tribulations at Gallipoli in Recent Australian Children’s Literature Hervé Cantero , 2019 single work criticism
— Appears in: Anglica : An International Journal of English Studies , vol. 28 no. 3 2019; (p. 85-96)

'Generations of Australian children have been presented with iconic figures and values associated with the events of 1915 at Gallipoli and involved in the ritual practices of remembrance exemplified by Anzac Day ceremonies throughout a corpus of children’s literature which ranges from picture books for pre-schoolers to young adult fiction. This paper aims to broadly identify the narrative strategies at work in a selection of recent stories of brave animals helping the Aussie boys under fire or paeans to the duty of personal and communal remembrance and to examine them in a larger context of national self-representation.'  (Publication abstract)

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