Simpson and his donkey / World War, 1914-1918
Greenwood, Mark.
Simpson and his donkey / Mark Greenwood ; [illustrated by] Frane Lessac. - London : Walker Books, 2011. - [30] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
AUSTRALIAN & PACIFIC HISTORY: FIRST WORLD WAR. A poignant account of the story of John Kirkpatrick Simpson and how he and his donkey, Duffy, rescued over 300 men during the campaign at Gallipoli. Backed by detailed research, 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. Ages 5+.
For primary school aged children.
9781921529542 (pbk.)
Kirkpatrick, John Simpson, 1892-1915 --Juvenile literature.
Australia. Army. Field Ambulance, 3rd --Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula--Juvenile literature.
940.426092
Simpson and his donkey / Mark Greenwood ; [illustrated by] Frane Lessac. - London : Walker Books, 2011. - [30] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
AUSTRALIAN & PACIFIC HISTORY: FIRST WORLD WAR. A poignant account of the story of John Kirkpatrick Simpson and how he and his donkey, Duffy, rescued over 300 men during the campaign at Gallipoli. Backed by detailed research, 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. Ages 5+.
For primary school aged children.
9781921529542 (pbk.)
Kirkpatrick, John Simpson, 1892-1915 --Juvenile literature.
Australia. Army. Field Ambulance, 3rd --Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula--Juvenile literature.
940.426092