Patu

Name: Patu
Brand: Penguin Random House Distribution
SKU: 9781761048616
Price: 34.0 NZD
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The New Zealand Wars

By Gavin Bishop

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A large-format, stunning visual history of the New Zealand Wars of the 1800s, suitable for children and adults, by the multiple-award-winning Gavin Bishop. Discover the key people, perspectives and battles of the New Zealand Wars in this award-winning, powerfully told and richly illustrated visual history by... Read More

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Description

A large-format, stunning visual history of the New Zealand Wars of the 1800s, suitable for children and adults, by the multiple-award-winning Gavin Bishop.

Discover the key people, perspectives and battles of the New Zealand Wars in this award-winning, powerfully told and richly illustrated visual history by Gavin Bishop.

Auē! Te mamae!

Navigate the defining moments of the wars, visit the battle sites and explore the sweeping change that took place in Aotearoa during the 19th century.

Guiding readers through the bitter armed clashes over land and sovereignty, Patu is an essential book for every home, school and library.

A stunning large format hardback, complete with foldout maps of key pā, villages and battle sites, this is a book to engross children and adults, bringing to life a complex period of Aotearoa's past that has urgent relevance for our present and future.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761048616

Publisher: Penguin Group (NZ)

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 October 2023

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Picture Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 287.0mm

Height: 346.0mm

Weight: 957g

Pages: 64

Collections

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About the Author

Gavin Bishop (Tainui, Ngati Awa) is an award-winning children's picture book writer and illustrator who lives and works in Christchurch, New Zealand. Among the numerous fellowships and national book prizes that have been awarded to Gavin throughout his career, highlights are his Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement - Non-fiction in 2019; his Te Waka Toi Nga Tohu a Ta Kingi Ihaka/Sir Kingi Ihaka Award in 2018 recognising lifetime contribution to strengthening Maori art and culture through his children's books; The Arts Foundation's Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award in 2013; and the 2000 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal for lifetime achievement and his distinguished contribution to children's literature in New Zealand. Gavin was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2013, and President of Honour of the NZ Society of Authors. He has won the supreme Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award a record five times - and most recently in 2022 with his ATUA- Maori Gods and Heroes, which also won the Elsie Locke Award for Non-fiction and the Russell Clark Award for Illustration. See more about Gavin and his work at www.gavinbishop.com.

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