They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Lest We Forget
“The Ode”
from For the Fallen
by Laurence Binyon
William was only sixteen-years-old when he enlisted for the First World War. Like many other under-age boys at the time, he was accepted into the Australian Imperial Force and sent to the battlefields of France.
His letters home from the front reveal how, for the boy soldiers, the ‘great adventure’ became a tragedy.
With evocative artwork by Mark Wilson on every page, My Mother’s Eyes is a moving and poignant tribute to the young soldiers who were lost, far from home, in the Great War.
Teachers Guide
The following are only a few of the stimulus points created by Wilson’s text and illustrations. Further suggestions for activities... More
Angel of Kokoda
Angel of Kokoda, a fiction picture book written by Mark Wilson. A Papua New Guinean boy helps a young soldier as his village is torn apart by World War II. Evocatively illustrated by Mark Wilson
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About The Author
Highly acclaimed author/illustrator Mark Wilson’s many picture books include The Penguin Shore (a CBCA Notable Book in 1996), The Castaways of the Charles Eaton... More