Jenny & Laughton Pattrick illustrated by Jez Tuya
Random House
$36.99, 40 pages plus CD of 17 songs
Little Will can count lots of adult godwits, but why can't he see any godwit chicks? The answer is more incredible than he could possibly imagine.
The Very Important Godwit by bestselling author of The Denniston Rose, Jenny Pattrick and her husband Laughton, is a delightful story explaining the migration of this fascinating bird. Full of gorgeous pictures by Jez Tuya, the book is also accompanied by a CD of 17 specially written lyrical, funny and toe-tapping songs.
As well as a heart-warming story, the book has a counting song and teaches children how godwits travel to the other side of the world to lay their eggs.
There's an ecology message in there, too!
About the authors:
Jenny (pic left) and Laughton Pattrick's songs for children are sung in schools throughout New Zealand and Australia. They have also written children's musical shows. Capital E, National Children's Theatre regularly tours shows for young children for which Laughton is the musical director and composer and Jenny the lyricist. Jenny is best-known for her adult novels. Laughton was formerly a primary and secondary school teacher, a music advisor and College of Education lecturer. More recently he has been singing tutor at Toi
Whakaari N.Z. Drama School.
Jez Tuya is a freelance illustrator.
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