Hero of the Sea: Sir Peter Blake's Mighty Ocean Quests by Hill, David

Hero of the Sea: Sir Peter Blake's Mighty Ocean Quests (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780143771654)

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Format: Hardcover
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Hero of the Sea: Sir Peter Blake's Mighty Ocean Quests by Hill, David

Hero of the Sea: Sir Peter Blake's Mighty Ocean Quests

$21.99
Hero of the Sea: Sir Peter Blake's Mighty Ocean Quests by Hill, David

Hero of the Sea: Sir Peter Blake's Mighty Ocean Quests

$21.99
Format: Hardcover
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A stunning biographical picture book for young readers about Sir Peter Blake, world renowned New Zealand yachtsman, adventurer and environmentalist "Remember" he wrote, "this is the most beautiful world, and it's the only only one we've got". Sir Peter Blake's life was filled with amazing adventures. During his 30-year career on the ocean, he sailed around the globe, won the world's most famous races and broke records. Even his red socks became a national sensation. But no matter how many trophies Peter won, he always knew the survival of our planet was more important. This illustrated picture book, by an acclaimed author and illustrator, tells the remarkable story of a true Kiwi hero. It is the fourth book in the bestselling series about famous New Zealanders.

Author: David Hill
ISBN-10: 0143771655
ISBN-13: 9780143771654
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2018
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
By David Hill
By David Hill
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David Hill is a reviewer, fiction writer, playwright, and children's writer. He spent 14 years teaching before writing full-time. His first young adult novel won the 1994 Times Educational Supplement Award for Special Needs. He won the 2002 Children's Literature Foundation Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-Loved Book, the 2003 LIANZA Esther Glen Medal, the 2013 NZ Post Junior Fiction Award, and the 2013 LIANZA Librarian's Choice Award. Phoebe Morris collaborated with David Hill on the picture book biography of Sir Edmund Hillary, First to the Top. Unanimously praised for the quality of the illustrations, it was named a 2017 Storylines Notable Picture Book. Phoebe is also the illustrator of the Frankie Potts Junior Fiction series by Juliet Jacka.

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