Peppino

Title

Peppino

Author

Martin, David

Illustrators

Mirabella, Guy

Publisher, Date

Hutchinson of Australia, 1983

Audience

Secondary, Upper Primary

AC Links/EYLF

English, HASS, History, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACELA1515, ACELA1518

English, HASS, History, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACELA1515, ACELA1518, ACELT1613, ACELT1614, ACHASSK134, ACHASSK135, ACHASSK136, ACHASSK137, ACELA1528, ACELA1529, ACELT1619, ACELT1621, ACELT1622, ACELT1803, ACELA1540, ACELA1541, ACELT1626, ACELT1627, ACELT1628, ACELT1807

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Annotation

Four-year-old Peppino leaves his Italian home with his family to join his uncles in Australia.
He is afraid, bullied and torn between loyalties. He overcomes his problems with help from his family and his own persistence. Contained within this books are three stories about Peppino, including Peppino says Goodbye, Peppino Turns His Luck and Peppino in the Tobacco War.
Key Concepts
1. Family
2. Immigration
3. Racial Conflict
4. Resilience

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