MARK GREENWOOD
THE HAPPINESS BOX: A WARTIME BOOK OF HOPE Mark Greenwood 9781925081381 • Non-Fiction Picture Book • Hardback • August 2018 • Age: 7+ • Walker Books Australia
In 1942, Sergeant “Griff” Griffin was a prisoner of war. With Christmas approaching, he decided to make a book for the children cooped up in nearby Changi Prison. The book was said to contain the secrets to happiness. But the enemy was suspicious …
MIDNIGHT Mark Greenwood and Frané Lessac 9781925126419 • Non-Fiction Picture Book • Paperback • September 2015 • Age: 5+ • Walker Books Australia A foal is born at midnight, on the homestead side of the river. Coal black. Star ablaze. Moonlight in her eyes. On October 31, 1917, the 4th and 12th Regiments of the Australian Light Horse took part in one of the last great cavalry charges in history. Among the first to leap the enemy trenches was Lieutenant Guy Haydon riding his beloved mare, Midnight. This is their story.
NED KELLY AND THE GREEN SASH Mark Greenwood and Frané Lessac 9781922244598 • Non-Fiction Picture Book • Paperback • August 2014 • Age: 5+ • Walker Books Australia
As a young boy, Ned Kelly saved a classmate from drowning in a flooded creek. He was rewarded with a green silk sash for his heroism. Yet, within a few years, he became an outlaw who was eventually hanged for murder. Ned Kelly and the Green Sash is a window into the character of a poor boy, once honoured for his bravery, who grew up to become Australia’s most notorious bushranger.
THE GREATEST LIAR ON EARTH Mark Greenwood and Frané Lessac 9781921529856 • Non-Fiction Picture Book • Hardback • April 2012 • Age: 7+ • Walker Books Australia There is not a stir or a whisper when Louis de Rougemont steps onto the stage to recount his astonishing experiences. It is the most amazing story a man ever lived to tell – a breathtaking tale of catastrophe and miraculous events. But critics say he is an impostor with a gift for ripping yarns. Are Louis’s tales true? Or is he the greatest liar on earth?
SIMPSON AND HIS DONKEY Mark Greenwood and Frané Lessac 9781921529542 • Non-Fiction Picture Book • Paperback • March 2011 • Age: 7+ • Walker Books Australia 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.
THE LEGEND OF MOONDYNE JOE Mark Greenwood and Frané Lessac 9781921720123 • Picture Book • Paperback • Feb 2011 • Age: 8+ • Walker Books Australia “They’ll not take my freedom away!” These are the words of Moondyne Joe, the beloved scoundrel and expert bushman of early Australian convict history. There wasn’t a cell built that could contain him, and Joe often led the troopers on wild chases through the Moondyne Hills. MARK GREENWOOD
Title Author Illustrator ISBN Bind Price Qty
The Happiness Box Mark Greenwood Mark Greenwood 9781925081381 HB
Midnight Mark Greenwood Frané Lessac 9781925126419 PB
Ned Kelly and the Green Sash Mark Greenwood Frané Lessac 9781922244598 PB
The Greatest Liar on Earth Mark Greenwood Frané Lessac 9781921529856 HB
Simpson and his Donkey Mark Greenwood Frané Lessac 9781921529542 PB
The Legend of Moondyne Joe Mark Greenwood Frané Lessac 9781921720123 PB
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