Maria Gill with illustrations by Marc o Ivancic
About The Book
Meet 25 of New Zealand’s finest sportspeople across the
range of sporting disciplines, the old and great alongside the young bucks –
the rising stars. All of these sportspeople have succeeded on the world stage
and many began their careers at a very young age.
Discover how they achieved their success and what it was
that made them set their sights on the ultimate goal of ‘best in the world’.
With individual timelines, trophy boards, and personal stories for each
athlete, Maria Gill provides a description of each sport and outlines the
personal training programmes of each athlete. Children can set goals and create
their own sports plan, and essential resources identify New Zealand sports
organisations, museums and sporting competitions.
Marco Ivancic’s stunning illustrations capture each
sportsperson in action, inspiring young New Zealanders to match the
achievements of their favourite athletes.
About the Author and
Illustrator
Maria Gill writes creative non-fiction for children and
regularly visits schools and libraries around the country promoting New Zealand
books. She has published eight books with New Holland including Call of the Kokako, Eruption! Discovering
New Zealand Volcanoes, Running the Country, The Last of Maui’s Dolphins, and New Zealand Hall of Fame. Maria has a
background in Primary School teaching and now writes full-time from her
lifestyle block in Matakana.
Marco Ivancic is a freelance illustrator who has a broad
portfolio that includes fantasy and science fiction work. He enjoyed producing
the illustrations for this project as he’s very keen on sport, especially
football and rugby league. He works in
Adobe Photoshop.
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By popular request, an edition of New Zealand
Hall of Fame that is entirely devoted to our sporting heroes.
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Includes Sir Richard Hadlee, Sir John Walker,
Richie McCaw, Valerie Adams, Lisa Carrington and many more world famous
sportspeople.
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Informative, well-researched text is lively,
accessible and inspiring.
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New
Zealand Hall of Fame: 50 Remarkable Kiwis won the Children’s Choice Award
for non-fiction at the 2012 NZ Post Children’s Book Awards, was a finalist in
the 2012 LIANZA Awards and selected for the Storylines Notable Books List.
New Holland • Price: $24.99
Format: 280 x 215 mm
Extent: 64 pages
Illustrations: 25 photos + full colour illustrations
Binding: Paperback
Age range: 7–14 years
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