Kākāpō Keeper

Name: Kākāpō Keeper
Brand: OneTree House Ltd
SKU: 9781990035050
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By Gay Buckingham

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Inspired by a true story, Kākāpō Keeper is a tale of New Zealand history and conservation efforts. Written as a fictional diary by Andrew Burt (14), who has been employed as the assistant to Richard Henry, the Chief Conservator based in Dusky Sound (on New Zealand's... Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

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Written in diary form by the assistant of Richard Henry based on Resolution Island from July 1894 to June 1908. Each chapter starts with a lift from the diary of Andrew Burt (14) as he recounts the action of the day.

Description

Inspired by a true story, Kākāpō Keeper is a tale of New Zealand history and conservation efforts. Written as a fictional diary by Andrew Burt (14), who has been employed as the assistant to Richard Henry, the Chief Conservator based in Dusky Sound (on New Zealand's lower west coast), from July 1894 to June 1908.

Henry has been charged with preserving birds on specific islands in the area, and to add to them. Each chapter starts with a lift from Andrew's diary as he recounts the action of the day, and through his eyes we follow the struggle to save New Zealand's endangered wildlife.

He has also included interesting maps, curios and information in pages lifted from his field guide. Also includes information about the birds and their predators and resources about the real events of Henry's research.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781990035050

Publisher: OneTree House Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 July 2022

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: OneTree House Ltd

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 300g

Pages: 240

Collections

Children's Books Children's Historical Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Gay Buckingham Historical Fiction New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Children's Books New Zealand Published Young Adult

About the Author

Gay Buckingham is a regional writer – her work is set firmly in southern New Zealand — and she revels in describing the coast, bush, wildlife and farming community of the area in which she grew up. In 2013 she completed a degree in modern letters at Victoria University. This is her first novel.