Kauri in My Blood: The Diary of Laura Ann Findlay, the Coromandel, 1921-24
Luara Ann Findlay lives on the Coromandel Penninsula. It's 1921 and Laura's family are living under canvas following the timber men as they cut down the huge kauri trees in the dense forest. Laura confides in her diary about the difficulties of her life, and her longing to go to ... read full description below.
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| Interest Age |
10-13 years |
| Reading Age |
10-13 years |
| NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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| Number of Pages |
224 |
| Dimensions |
Not specified |
| Weight |
Not specified - defaults to 600g |
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Not specified |
| Catalogue Code |
31972 |
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Laura Anne Findlay lives among giants - the mighty kauri trees of the Coromandel forest. It is the 1920s, and the last remnants of kauri forest are being cleared for timber and farmland. When Laura's father becomes ill, the family is split up. Laura's mother takes a job as a bush cook in a kauri logging camp, with Laura as her offsider. In her diary, Laura keeps a record of the rough-and-ready world of the bush camps, and of the tough men and women who lived in them. Based on a true story, Kauri In My Blood is a fascinating glimpse of a lifestyle that has vanished forever.
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