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Snow Petrel by Jon Tucker
23.00 NZD
Category: Sailing
In the summer of 2006, a thirty one year old expat Kiwi, Ben Tucker, set off from Tasmania in his small home-built yacht with the tentative goal of reaching mainland Antarctica. As crew he had recruited his youngest brother Matt.His destination was the remote Mawson's hut at Cape Denison - statistically ...Show more
Those Eco-Pirate Kids (#2 Those Kids) by Jon Tucker
23.00 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: Adult
Fin has always been passionate about fishing so when he discovers an illegal net full of undersized fish in Sydney's northern waterways his first reaction is to empty it. The subsequent events turn a joint Kiwi-Australian family holiday into a rather more complex experience. An Arthur-Ransome-inspired ...Show more
Those Seal Rock Kids (#5 Those Kids) by Jon Tucker
23.00 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
When a group of young Australian and Kiwi sailing friends are allowed to camp in New Zealand's Bay of Islands, they discover something very unexpected on a tiny nearby rocky islet. Fresh cultural and environmental insights are introduced with the arrival of a pair of local Maori children who bring humou ...Show more
Those Shipwreck Kids (#3 Those Kids) by Jon Tucker
23.00 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
A thought-provoking Ransome-inspired tale with strong appeal to adventure-loving readers in the nine to ninety-nine age bracket. Underlying its clear environmental theme is the conclusion that freedom and responsibility go hand in hand. When a Tasmanian sailing family anchors near an old wrecked hulk i ...Show more
Those Snake Island Kids (#1 Those Kids) by Jon Tucker
23.00 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
An uplifting tale of youthful naivety, friendship, calamity and triumph. When Jake persuades his family to embark on a sailing-camping holiday on a Tasmanian island, he is mostly interested in pirate fantasies and his home-built Optimist sailing dinghy. But he does not plan on events which are to leave ...Show more
Those Sugar-Barge Kids (#4 Those Kids) by Jon Tucker
23.00 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
When three Australian sailing kids meet a couple of home-alone children who live on an old barge in New Zealand's Bay of Islands, they soon find themselves heavily involved in a conflict with one of the local oyster-farmers. The outcome is a signal to youngsters everywhere that it is possible to bring a ...Show more
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