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Teaching About ANZAC Day Using Picture Books

ANZAC Day is a day we commemorate in Australia as we think of those who have and continue to sacrifice their lives in order to keep our country safe.

You will find that there are many great texts that have been written that are appropriate to share with grades K-6.

This includes;

Lower Primary

  • Anzac Ted by Belinda Landsberry

  • An Anzac Tale To by Ruth Starke

  • A Soldier, A Dog and A Boy by Libby Hathorn

  • Meet… The Anzacs by Claire Saxby

  • The Anzac Billy by Claire Saxby

  • The Last Anzac by Gordon Winch

  • Roly, The Anzac Donkey by Glyn Harper

  • Anzac Biscuits by Phil Cummings and Owen Swan

  • Gallipoli by Kerry Greenwood and Annie White

  • My Grandad Marches On Anzac Day by Catronia Hoy

  • I Was Only Nineteen by John Schumann

Upper Primary

  • This Is Where I Stand by Phillipa Werry

  • Anzac Girl - The War Diaries of Alice Ross King by Kate Simpson and Jess Racklyeft

  • ANZAC Day by Jane Pfeiffer

  • Forward March by Christobel Mattingle

  • The House That Was Built In A Day: Anzac Cottage by Valerie Everett

  • Australia Remembers: Anzac Day, Remembrance Day… by Allison Paterson

  • The Anzac Violin by Jennifer Beck

  • Simpson And His Donkey by Mark Greenwood

  • A Day To Remember - The Story of Anzac Day by Jackie French

  • Remembering For Peace - The Adventures of Emma and Ryan by Heather Sharp

Can you recommend any other texts that are great to share with your class to learn and appreciate ANZAC Day? Feel free to join the discussion and leave a comment below.

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