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MY NEW ZEALAND STORY: JOURNEY TO TANGIWAI

Series: MY NEW ZEALAND STORY
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The Tangiwai disaster, on the eve of Christmas 1953, remains one of the major disasters in New Zealand’s history. My New Zealand Story: Journey to Tangiwai by David Hill offers a compelling narrative set against this backdrop. Peter Cotterill, age 13, starts the year writing in... Read More
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MY NEW ZEALAND STORY: JOURNEY TO TANGIWAI

The Tangiwai disaster, on the eve of Christmas 1953, remains one of the major disasters in New Zealand’s history. The year is 1953. Peter Cotterill starts the year writing in a journal given to him by his great aunt. The story culminates in a train ride to Auckland, in the night, unbeknownst to the travellers, a lahar washes away a railway bridge.

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The Tangiwai disaster, on the eve of Christmas 1953, remains one of the major disasters in New Zealand’s history. My New Zealand Story: Journey to Tangiwai by David Hill offers a compelling narrative set against this backdrop.

Peter Cotterill, age 13, starts the year writing in a journal given to him by his great aunt. We follow him through a year of many changes as his town of Napier struggles through hard times in the aftermath of World War 2. Peter joins the scouts and learns to overlook the small-town class structure.

The story climaxes in a train ride to Auckland with his fellow scouts on the eve of Christmas. In the night, unbeknownst to the travellers, a lahar has washed away a railway bridge, culminating in an event so tragic that it shocked the nation.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781775436386

Publisher: Scholastic New Zealand Limited

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2021

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Scholastic New Zealand

Audience: Children

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Weight: 0g

Pages: 192

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational David Hill New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Children's Books New Zealand Published

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