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'In poignant verse, the story of one young shepherd makes the experience of soldiers in World War I accessible to children.
'Once there sang a carefree shepherd in a field of emerald green. ... Once Tom's world was all at peace.
'Here is the tale of Tom Shepherd, tending his lambs and shearing their fleece and wooing his sweetheart, who weaves the sheep's wool to make him a coat. But then the Great War comes, and Tom must leave his beloved wife and his unborn child and go off to fight. In a moving, sobering story that resolves in a heartbreaking but beautiful ending, Once a Shepherd evokes the reality of war in a way young children can understand, while fostering a deep-felt hope for peace.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Glenda Millard
Carmel Bird
(interviewer),
2015
single work
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , May vol. 30 no. 2 2015; (p. 12-14) -
Review : Once a Shepherd
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 29 no. 4 2014; (p. 32)
— Review of Once a Shepherd 2014 single work picture book
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Review : Once a Shepherd
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 29 no. 4 2014; (p. 32)
— Review of Once a Shepherd 2014 single work picture book -
Glenda Millard
Carmel Bird
(interviewer),
2015
single work
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , May vol. 30 no. 2 2015; (p. 12-14)
Awards
- 2015 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Five to 8 Years
- 2015 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Picture Book
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