Simpson and his donkey
Greenwood, Mark
1958-
creator
author.
Lessac, Frané
illustrator.
text
Picture books for children.
xna
Newtown, N.S.W
Walker Books
2008
monographic
eng
32 p. : col. ill., map ; 29 cm.
An account (narrative non fiction) of the story of John Kilpatrick Simpson and how he and his donkey, Duffy, rescued over 300 men during the campaign at Gallipoli. The text includes a brief biography of the man, details of his work at Gallipoli and also the little known story of how, without realising, he rescued his childhood friend from South Shields, Billy Lowes. The text also includes fact files on Simpson and Billy Lowes, maps, and additional historical background information such as how Duffy received a VC etc. Western Australian authors.
For primary school aged children.
juvenile
Mark Greenwood ; Franeâ Lessac.
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Kirkpatrick, John Simpson
1892-1915
Children's picture books
Australia.
Army.
Medical Corps
Biography
Children's picture books
World War, 1914-1918
Medical care
Children's picture books
World War, 1914-1918
Campaigns
Turkey
Gallipoli Peninsula
Children's picture books
World War, 1914-1918
Battlefields
Turkey
Gallipoli Peninsula
Children's picture books
940.426092
9781921150180
Walker Books, Locked Bag 22 Newtown NSW 2042
ANL
080328
20220106060729.0
000041528118
eng