Over the extended festive season, literature lost several prolific and respected authors.
Ruth Park was born in New Zealand but spent much of her life in Australia where she published 10 award-winning adult novels, 35 books for children, two volumes of autobiography and several works of non-fiction. Read more about her life and legacy in this NZ Herald tribute
Harvey McQueen was a poet, editor, anthropologist and educator. He was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2002. There is a tribute on the TV3 news website.
Dick King-Smith (real name Ronald Gordon King-Smith) is probably best known for penning the Sheep-Pig on which the move Babe was based. As well as being a soldier, farmer and teacher he was a prolific author and pets ranging from rats and mice to pheasants and dogs. There are world-wide tributes being paid to this extremely popular children's author. Read more about his life in this article from the Telegraph.
Rest in Peace. Your legacies live on in the words you have left behind.
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pyuhm hello i would love to say that it was an interesting story i found it entertaining! ALOT IT WAS AWSOME i love the poetry its awsome well to me it feel s liike poetry but god bless and stuf!
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