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'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.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Honouring Our War Heroes or Honouring War? Well-being in Contemporary Australian War Fiction for Children and Adolescents
2022
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , March vol. 53 no. 1 2022; (p. 112–129) 'War, like other stressful situations and experiences, entails a threat to one’s subjective well-being, and war fiction for children represents this threat in different ways: some narratives minimise it, and others do not. War fiction, then, provides material for a case study of war and its impact on representations of subjective well-being (SWB), and how this is communicated to children in the stories they read. This article examines representations of SWB in the context of Australia’s involvement in World War I in two recently published picture books: Midnight: The Story of a Light Horse (2014) by Mark Greenwood and Frané Lessac and One Minute’s Silence (2014) by David Metzenthen and Michael Camilleri. These picture books invite young readers into conflicting views of war and its impact on SWB. On the one hand, in Midnight schemas and scripts construct the belief that war is a glorious event that has a positive impact on SWB. On the other hand, in One Minute’s Silence schemas and scripts challenge the view that war is a viable means of solving national problems and enhancing SWB, and remembers its war heroes as tragic participants in a violent and senseless war.' (Publication abstract) -
Midnight : The Story of a Light Horse by Mark Greenwood
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , March 2014;
— Review of Midnight : The Story of a Light Horse 2014 single work picture book -
Meet the ANZACS by Claire Saxby & Max Berry, Midnight by Mark Greenwood & Frane Lessac, The Poppy by Andrew Plant
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 22 no. 2 2014; (p. 6)
— Review of Meet... The ANZACs 2014 single work information book ; Midnight : The Story of a Light Horse 2014 single work picture book ; The Poppy 2014 single work picture book -
Breathing Life into History
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian 2014; (p. 6-7)
— Review of Midnight : The Story of a Light Horse 2014 single work picture book -
[Review] Midnight : The Story of a Light Horse
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 29 no. 1 2014; (p. 26)
— Review of Midnight : The Story of a Light Horse 2014 single work picture book
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[Review] Midnight : The Story of a Light Horse
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 29 no. 1 2014; (p. 26)
— Review of Midnight : The Story of a Light Horse 2014 single work picture book -
Breathing Life into History
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian 2014; (p. 6-7)
— Review of Midnight : The Story of a Light Horse 2014 single work picture book -
Meet the ANZACS by Claire Saxby & Max Berry, Midnight by Mark Greenwood & Frane Lessac, The Poppy by Andrew Plant
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 22 no. 2 2014; (p. 6)
— Review of Meet... The ANZACs 2014 single work information book ; Midnight : The Story of a Light Horse 2014 single work picture book ; The Poppy 2014 single work picture book -
Midnight : The Story of a Light Horse by Mark Greenwood
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , March 2014;
— Review of Midnight : The Story of a Light Horse 2014 single work picture book -
Honouring Our War Heroes or Honouring War? Well-being in Contemporary Australian War Fiction for Children and Adolescents
2022
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , March vol. 53 no. 1 2022; (p. 112–129) 'War, like other stressful situations and experiences, entails a threat to one’s subjective well-being, and war fiction for children represents this threat in different ways: some narratives minimise it, and others do not. War fiction, then, provides material for a case study of war and its impact on representations of subjective well-being (SWB), and how this is communicated to children in the stories they read. This article examines representations of SWB in the context of Australia’s involvement in World War I in two recently published picture books: Midnight: The Story of a Light Horse (2014) by Mark Greenwood and Frané Lessac and One Minute’s Silence (2014) by David Metzenthen and Michael Camilleri. These picture books invite young readers into conflicting views of war and its impact on SWB. On the one hand, in Midnight schemas and scripts construct the belief that war is a glorious event that has a positive impact on SWB. On the other hand, in One Minute’s Silence schemas and scripts challenge the view that war is a viable means of solving national problems and enhancing SWB, and remembers its war heroes as tragic participants in a violent and senseless war.' (Publication abstract)
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