The Poppy
Age range 9+
Stunningly illustrated in over 70 paintings, The Poppy is the true story of one of Australia’s greatest victories, and of a promise kept for nearly a century.
On Anzac Day, 1918, a desperate night counter-attack in the French village of Villers-Bretonneux became one of Australia’s greatest victories. A bond was forged that night between France and Australia that has never been broken.
Villers-Bretonneux is ‘The town that never forgets’. What was achieved that terrible night – and what happened after – is a story that, likewise, Australians should never forget.
Andrew Plant is an author and illustrator of picture and education books. has been published in Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, USA and South Korea. has presented sessions in school, and libraries from Alice Springs to Beijing and France. He also paints murals for school, libraries and museums, and designs and builds theatre sets.
