Midnight

Titre
Midnight

M. Greenwood

Sommaire
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.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2014-2015

Description matérielle
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations, colour map, portraits ; 28 cm

Note générale
"Inspired by the folklore of the Haydon family"--Author's note.

Vedette-matière - nom de personne
Haydon, Guy, 1889-1965.

Vedette-matière - nom collectif
Great Britain. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

Terme de vedette-matière
Horses -- Australia -- History.
 
War horses.
 
Animals -- War use -- History.
 
World War, 1914-1918.
 
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Palestine.

Genre
Historical fiction.
 
Picture books for children.

Vedette secondaire auteur
Lessac, Frané,

Résumé
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.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9780763674663

Informations de publication
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015.
 
©2014.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
A. Blair McPherson940.433 GREBook31458100034365Non-Fiction