The King's Medal
$23.25
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
11 November 2021
Summary
Poppa reveals a war medal in his hand to his grandson. Manu asks, ‘Did you win it? ‘Sort of, a King gave it to me,’ the old man says. He then tells Manu how his Anzac platoon rescued the Greek King, Prime Minister and the rest of their party on a Greek Island during World War II.
It’s a perilous journey trekking from one side of the island to the other, trudging up a ravine, across the White Mountains, and through a narrow gorge. They must avoid the German paratroopers landing in thei…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781990003349 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1990003346 |
| Author: | Maria Gill, Alistair Hughes |
| Publisher: | Upstart Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Upstart Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 11 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 250mm x 250mm |
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About The Author
Maria Gill
Maria Gill has written 60 books for the Australasian and international markets. Her book ‘Anzac Heroes’ won the 2016 Book of the Year prize as well as the nonfiction award. ‘New Zealand Hall of Fame’ won the 2012 Children’s Choice (nonfiction category) and ten books have been selected as Storylines Notable Books.
She grew up in New Zealand, lived in a caravan in the outback of Australia during her teenage years and backpacked around the world in her early 20s. Maria has had an eclectic career as a typist, teacher, and a nanny in Greece. Now, she’s a fulltime writer living in a seaside village north of Auckland, New Zealand writing fulltime and visiting schools. While researching ‘The King’s Medal’ she travelled to Crete and walked parts of the trek the Anzac soldiers and the King fled across while escaping the Nazis.
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