{"title":"Phillipa Werry","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhillipa Werry crafts engaging stories that capture the warmth and complexities of childhood friendships. Her books often explore themes of connection, kindness, and the small adventures that shape young lives, inviting readers into relatable and heartfelt narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for children and their families, Werry’s works combine gentle humour with meaningful lessons, making them treasured additions to any young reader’s collection. Expect stories that celebrate the joys and challenges of growing up, told with warmth and insight.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"best-mates-by-phillipa-werry-9781869664114","title":"Best Mates","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three young soldiers in the story are best friends from school, and they leave New Zealand together to go and fight at Gallipoli. Landing first in Egypt, they travel by ship to Anzac Cove and dig into trenches to fight the Turkish troops holding the peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConditions are tough and Joe gets sick, but his mates help him off on the hospital ship. Then Harry is fatally wounded and his burial has to take place on the cliff-top, away from the snipers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe three friends are reunited many years later, when two men fly to Gallipoli and lay poppies on Harry's grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaking her inspiration from Anzac Day, the New Zealand story \u003cem\u003ePhilippa Werry\u003c\/em\u003e captures the essence of the Anzac spirit with her moving tale about mateship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe illustrated factual text on pages 30-31 provides extra information about the events pictured in the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scholastic New Zealand Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383582114028,"sku":"9781869664114","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18682273482853.jpg?v=1773376049"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/phillipa-werry.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}