The Tale of the Anzac Tortoise
Author(s): Shona Riddell
The Tale of the Anzac Tortoise is the story of two kids who meet a real life-war tortoise and go back in time to witness the battles of Anzac Cove in 1915. Shona’s family history provides much of the inspiration behind this story. Her great-great aunt Nora was stationed in the Middle East during World War One as a nurse, and received a tortoise from a wounded soldier who had put him in his pocket for safe keeping. The tortoise, originally named Peter, was a family pet who finally passed away in 1994 after a quiet retirement in Raumati. He was featured in several newspapers as an “Anzac veteran”.
Product Information
The Official NZ Defence Force artist Matt Gauldie and Shona Riddell have created a children's book about a time-travelling war tortoise.
General Fields
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- : Exisle Publishing Limited
- : Exisle Publishing (New Zealand)
- : 0.154
- : 01 April 2018
- : 17.50 cmmm X 25.60 cmmm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Shona Riddell
- : 36
- : 823.3
- : English
- : Matt Gauldie
- : Matt Gauldie
- : Paperback
