Earthquake!: Napier, 1930-31
The story starts on the 25th of June, 1930 - a sad day in the Bourke household - the funeral of Katie's father. This Catholic family must now survive with earnings from the older siblings and the washing Katie's mother takes in. Then, in February 1931, disaster strikes the small ... read full description below.
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| ISBN-13 |
9781775430155 |
| ISBN-10 |
1775430154 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
Available at publisher; usually ships 5-14 working days |
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| Publisher |
Scholastic |
| Imprint |
Scholastic New Zealand |
| Publication Date |
1 February 2011
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| International Publication Date |
24 January 2011 |
| Publication Country |
 New Zealand |
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| Format |
Paperback |
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| Author(s) |
By McVeagh, Janine |
| Series |
My New Zealand Story |
| Category |
Historical Fiction
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| Interest Age |
6-12 years |
| Reading Age |
6-12 years |
| NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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| Number of Pages |
Not specified |
| Dimensions |
Width: 128mm
Height: 198mm
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| Weight |
Not specified - defaults to 600g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.2 |
| Catalogue Code |
Not specified |
Description of this Book
Napier in the 1930s was a time of going without. The story starts on the 25th of June, 1930 - a sad day in the Bourke household - the funeral of Katie's father. This Catholic family must now survive with earnings from the older siblings and the washing Katie's mother takes in. When older brother Tom returns home, after a long absence, it is a help - but with him come other troubles. Katie records the events in the old diary her father used to keep. It is her way of speaking to her dad. Then, in February 1931, disaster strikes the small town ...an earthquake that destroys the school and much of the town centre.
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Author's Bio
No stranger to the diary format, Janine also wrote Be Counted for the My Story series, which dealt with women's suffrage at the time New Zealand became the first country in the world to allow women to vote.
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