Auckland in the 1950s:
a time of rock’n’roll, milk bars,
bodgies and widgies
and teenage rebellion.
The Auckland Harbour
Bridge is under construction.
Simon likes watching
the bridge being built, and talking to
his uncle and his
mates about what’s happening on site.
But everyone says that
life on the North Shore will
change once the bridge
is finished.
Meanwhile, Simon’s
best friend Marty is obsessed with
the Space Race and
younger sister Jo can’t stop worrying
about the fate of the
dogs and monkeys that are
the world’s first
space travellers.
The 1950s: a time of
change for everyone.
My New Zealand
Story is a series of vividly
imagined accounts
of life in the past ...
making history come alive. Excellent non-fiction for young adults.
Having said that I must say I enjoyed Harbour Bridge greatly myself! And the Historical Notes, Glossary, Bibliography, bridge construction timeline, list of websites and photographic selection at the back of the book make it a valuable resource on the Auckland harbour bridge.
Scholastic NZ - rrp$18.50
About the author:
Philippa Werry is a librarian and children's writer whose non-fiction, poetry, stories and plays have been widely published, and also broadcast on National Radio. Werry's work has appeared in various anthologies and she has written over 100 pieces for the School Journal and other educational publishers. Enemy at the Gate, about the 1930s polio epidemic in NZ, was shortlisted for the NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2009. This is Philippa's second My New Zealand Story title after Lighthouse Family, which was released in 2013
Having said that I must say I enjoyed Harbour Bridge greatly myself! And the Historical Notes, Glossary, Bibliography, bridge construction timeline, list of websites and photographic selection at the back of the book make it a valuable resource on the Auckland harbour bridge.
Scholastic NZ - rrp$18.50
About the author:
Philippa Werry is a librarian and children's writer whose non-fiction, poetry, stories and plays have been widely published, and also broadcast on National Radio. Werry's work has appeared in various anthologies and she has written over 100 pieces for the School Journal and other educational publishers. Enemy at the Gate, about the 1930s polio epidemic in NZ, was shortlisted for the NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2009. This is Philippa's second My New Zealand Story title after Lighthouse Family, which was released in 2013
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