Review: Anzac Ted 10th Anniversay

Written in rhyming verse, Belinda Landsberry’s timeless story is celebrating its 10^th Anniversary with this Special Edition.

A luxurious cloth cover embraces the contents, which start with stunning end pages.

Not much to look at, Anzac Ted has lots of external flaws, for time has aged him.

For the children who see him at Show and Tell, he is worthless.

 Worn and patched, with missing parts, his value is hidden within the stories he carries.

Review: Deadly Waters: Australia's Second World War

It’s 1931. Cliff moves 300 miles from his rural life to Sydney leaving his friends and everything familiar behind. But his passion for cricket is nurtured at his new school, and a memorable view of Charles Kingsford Smith flying the Southern Cross over the Harbour bridge is added to his experiences.

The future brings change and great challenges when Cliff joins the Royal Australian Naval Reserves and trains for war. He is allocated the role of signalman learning flag semaphore. 

On the social front he meets Marie. Called into active service after war is declared, his first dangerous assignment is aboard a mine sweeper patrolling off the coast of eastern Australia. He is later transferred to HMAS Australia during War in the Pacific where he experiences battles and kamikaze (suicide bomber) attacks.