The Red Poppy

Author: David Hill

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General Fields

  • : $33.00 NZD
  • : 9781869439989
  • : Scholastic
  • : Scholastic
  • : Contains Hardback and CD-Audio
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  • : March 2012
  • : 250mm X 240mm
  • : New Zealand
  • : 33.0
  • : January 2012
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  • : books

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  • : David Hill
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  • : Hardback
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  • : Fifi Colston
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  • : 823.2
  • : very good
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  • : 40
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  • : colour illustrations
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Description

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.

Author description

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.