Join Skipper on board the Alba tross, as he travels around New Zealand seeing the different marine environments. Meet the many treasures such as dolphins, fish, and lobsters and hear about the perils they face.
You'll read words of wisdom from Sir Peter Blake and you can dally in a few jokes and activities as you go on your journey.
An interactive non fiction picture book for children aged 8-12 years.
2010 Storylines Notable Book
in the non-fiction category.
ISBN 978 1 86966 230 1
RRP $19.95
New Holland Publishing NZ Ltd
You'll read words of wisdom from Sir Peter Blake and you can dally in a few jokes and activities as you go on your journey.
An interactive non fiction picture book for children aged 8-12 years.
2010 Storylines Notable Book
in the non-fiction category.
ISBN 978 1 86966 230 1
RRP $19.95
New Holland Publishing NZ Ltd
'Save our Seas' is a fabulous book for using to teach elementary students at around 4th grade level the basics of environmental science, as it is packed full of interesting facts and information that would otherwise take many hours of book or online searching to locate... Read more...
Each section of the journey has an extract from Skipper Tross's log, facts about the marine wildlife of the area and activities like word-finds, puzzles, things to make and do and things the reader can do to help the plight of endangered sea creatures. Great illustrations by Vivienne Lingard. A full page at the back of how to take action, then a glossary and index conclude an interesting book. Read more...
Continuing the Mission of Sir Peter Blake... Read more...
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I've been headhunted! Vicki from Sir Peter Blake Trust has asked me if I'd be interested in writing a book about New Zealand's seas. What an honour! Straight away I think of writing it as a ship's log. My mum sailed around New Zealand with her partner Lee Middleton several years ago - I could get some ideas from their log entries. |
I want to make the book interactive - so kids can read bits and do activities - to make it more interesting for them so it's not just a book the parents would buy for projects.
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"I have huge amount of respect for Sir Peter Blake. He achieved so much and the Blake Expeditions just showed more of what a great person he was. It was a real honour to put some of his words into this book."