The M
ine’s Afire! The Journal of Tommy Carter, Brunnerton, 1896
Susan Battye and Thelma Eakin
The My Story New Zealand series heads to the West Coast mining community . Tommy could be a typical boy from your school. He spends his time catching eels, swimming in the River without his mother knowing, playing cricket with his friends, playing in the local band and looking forward to the day when he leaves school and gets a job. The only difference is this is 1896, times are tough and one of only jobs available is going down into the coal mine, something Tommy is not sure he wants to do. It’s hard work, low paid and extremely dangerous.
One day there is a huge boom and smoke starts billowing from the entrance to the mine. How many lives will be lost and how will it affect Tommy and his family? When he finishes school will he still have to go down the mines to work?
This is a great addition to the My Story series which explore events in New Zealand’s history through the eyes of children like you.
Cry of the Taniwha
Des Hunt
Des Hunt is back to his absolute best with his latest book. What starts out as a long boring holiday with his grandmother in Rotorua soon becomes much more interesting for Matt with Juzza the strange kid from next door who wants to join one of the local gangs, not to mention that awful smell.
To keep busy Matt spends some time in the forest over the fence with his home made metal detector. But instead of the treasure he wants to find, he uncovers a skull buried under the roots of a tree. When the rest of the skeleton is unearthed, they find the hands locked into old fashioned police handcuffs.
How did he get there? What is his story? And might there still be a treasure? The gangs seem to think so and they want Matt to help them find it…. Or else!
An action-packed page turner which blends history and contemporary adventure, with Maori mythology and the science of one of the most volcanic areas of New Zealand. This book is one of my “must-reads” of the 2010.
ine’s Afire! The Journal of Tommy Carter, Brunnerton, 1896Susan Battye and Thelma Eakin
The My Story New Zealand series heads to the West Coast mining community . Tommy could be a typical boy from your school. He spends his time catching eels, swimming in the River without his mother knowing, playing cricket with his friends, playing in the local band and looking forward to the day when he leaves school and gets a job. The only difference is this is 1896, times are tough and one of only jobs available is going down into the coal mine, something Tommy is not sure he wants to do. It’s hard work, low paid and extremely dangerous.
One day there is a huge boom and smoke starts billowing from the entrance to the mine. How many lives will be lost and how will it affect Tommy and his family? When he finishes school will he still have to go down the mines to work?
This is a great addition to the My Story series which explore events in New Zealand’s history through the eyes of children like you.
Cry of the Taniwha
Des Hunt
Des Hunt is back to his absolute best with his latest book. What starts out as a long boring holiday with his grandmother in Rotorua soon becomes much more interesting for Matt with Juzza the strange kid from next door who wants to join one of the local gangs, not to mention that awful smell.To keep busy Matt spends some time in the forest over the fence with his home made metal detector. But instead of the treasure he wants to find, he uncovers a skull buried under the roots of a tree. When the rest of the skeleton is unearthed, they find the hands locked into old fashioned police handcuffs.
How did he get there? What is his story? And might there still be a treasure? The gangs seem to think so and they want Matt to help them find it…. Or else!
An action-packed page turner which blends history and contemporary adventure, with Maori mythology and the science of one of the most volcanic areas of New Zealand. This book is one of my “must-reads” of the 2010.
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