A Soldier, a Dog and a Boy

Title

Author

Hathorn, Libby

Illustrators

Lesnie, Phil

Publisher, Date

Hachette Australia, 2016

Audience

Early Childhood, Primary, Upper Primary

AC Links/EYLF

English, Geography, HASS, History, ACELA1426, ACELT1575, ACELT1783, ACHASSK011, ACHASSK012, ACHASSK013, ACHASSK014

English, Geography, HASS, History, ACELA1426, ACELT1575, ACELT1783, ACHASSK011, ACHASSK012, ACHASSK013, ACHASSK014, ACHASSK015, ACHASSK016, ACELA1443, ACELA1453, ACELT1582, ACELT1584, ACHASSK028, ACHASSK029, ACHASSK030, ACHASSK032, ACELA1460, ACELA1462, ACELT1587, ACELT1589, ACELT1591, ACELT1593, ACHASSK044, ACHASSK045, ACHASSK046, ACHASSK047, ACHASSK050, ACHASSK051, ACELA1475, ACELT1594, ACELT1596, ACELT1599, ACHASSK063, ACHASSK064, ACHASSK065, ACELA1487, ACELA1498, ACELT1602, ACELT1603, ACELT1605, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACHASSK111, ACHASSK112, ACELA1515, ACELA1518, ACELT1613, ACELT1614, ACHASSK134, ACHASSK135, ACHASSK136, ACHASSK137, ACHASSK138, ACHASSK139, ACHASSK140, ACHASSK141

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During World War 1 in France, an Australian soldier finds a lost dog and hopes to make him a mascot back in the trenches. A young French boy explains the dog is his, but that both are without a home, as orphanages do not accept dogs. The soldier then takes both boy and dog as mascots. The illustrations in picture book capture both time and place with feeling.
Key Concepts
1. Friendship
2. History
3. Hope
4. War

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A Soldier, a Dog and a Boy

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