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The Red Poppy

The Red Poppy

Young soldier Jim McLeod waits in the trenches of World War I for the order to attack the enemy. With him are his friends, and Nipper, the messenger dog. When they charge across no-man's-land, Jim is shot ...and finds himself face to face with an enemy soldier.

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ISBN 9781869439989
Published 1 March 2012 by Scholastic
Format Hardback
Author(s) By Hill, David
Illustrated by Colston, Fifi
Other primary creator Kennedy, Rob

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ISBN-13 9781869439989
ISBN-10 1869439988
Stock Available
Status Available at publisher; usually ships 5-14 working days
Publisher Scholastic
Imprint Scholastic New Zealand
Publication Date 1 March 2012
Publication Country New Zealand New Zealand
Format Hardback
Contains Contains Hardback and CD-Audio
Author(s) By Hill, David
Illustrated by Colston, Fifi
Other primary creator Kennedy, Rob
Category Personal Family, Relationship & Social Issues
Anzac Day Books
Picture Storybooks
Interest Age 6-9 years
Reading Age 6-9 years
NBS Text Picture Books
ONIX Text Children/juvenile
Number of Pages 40
Dimensions Width: 240mm
Height: 250mm
Weight Not specified - defaults to 1,000g
Dewey Code 823.2
Catalogue Code 245861

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Young soldier Jim McLeod waits in the trenches of World War I for the order to attack the enemy. With him are his friends, and Nipper, the messenger dog. When they charge across no-man's-land, Jim is shot ...and finds himself face to face with an enemy soldier.

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Author's Bio

Award-winning children's fiction author, David Hill, was inspired to try his hand at picture book writing by the poignant song Little Red Poppy, written by Canadian Rob Kennedy. Illustrator Fifi Colston is a TV personality and graphic designer Fifi Colston lives in Wellington where she appears on the TV magazine show, Good Morning, presenting creative and crafty ideas. She has written a number of titles on craft and two fiction titles for young teens.

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