Photographs in the Mud

Front Cover
Fremantle Press, 2007 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages
It is 1942 on the Kokoda Track in New Guinea. Jack and Hoshi are soldiers on opposite sides of the war, who meet in battle, discovering that they have much more in common than they had ever realized. Photographs in the Mud is a beautifully illustrated and moving story of events during the Second World War, from the point of view of two soldiers one Australian, the other Japanese. Now in paperback, Photographs in the Mud tells a compassionate story about the personal human tragedy of war, for both the combatants and their loved ones at home. (Ages 7-12) (Review of the cloth edition: Here is a stunning book that will force readers, young and old to assess their own beliefs of just war theory. Not to be missed. ~ Reading Time)

About the author (2007)

Dianne Wolfer is the acclaimed author of many books for teenagers and young readers spanning multiple genres. Her book Lighthouse Girl served as inspiration for PIAFs The Giants and features in events commemorating the centenary of the departure of the first AIF from Albany. One of Diannes picture books, Photographs in the Mud (set along the Kokoda Track), is used as an international peace reference and has been published in Japanese; it is also a recommended resource for the National History Curriculum. Her young adult title Choices has been translated into Polish. Australian illustrator Brian Harrison-Lever was a designer in the television industry before spending fourteen years at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, lecturing in design and drawing.