Old Truck & the Flood. softcover
NZ author & illustrator, sister Jennifer Somervell & Margery Fernn
Old Truck is home alone when the Tongariro River bursts its banks.âWhat will happen to me?â he thinks. I am not a duck! Iâm a truck. And Iâm stuck!â
PLUS What really happened - Old Truck in the Tongariro River flood of 2004 and tips for being ready for a flood.
âThis book has it all: text which flows easily, an old truck that can talk and has feelings, lots of action linked with a natural disaster, humour, bonus pages of factual information and gorgeous illustrations. And it is all based on a calamity that occurred here in New Zealand ⦠a fantastic story.â
- Nadine Malloy, Remarkables Primary School reviewing for The School Journal, Read
âFun, factual and full of feelings. A quintessential Kiwi read - I loved it! The icing on the cake being able to read the story and then meet the real-life characters in the section at the back.â
- Toni Shanks, Editor, Top Title in Upstart Magazine
Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2021
First Place Best Illustrations
First Place Best Cover Design
Honourable Mention: Picture Book 6 and over
- Store:
- goldleafnzcom
- Price:
- $15