Winging it: The Adventures of Tim Wallis
Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
12-15 years |
| Reading Age |
12-15 years |
| Library of Congress |
Businessmen, Air pilots, New Zealand, Wallis, Tim, Deer farmers |
| NBS Text |
Biography: General |
| ONIX Text |
Young adult |
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| Number of Pages |
136 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 171mm
Height: 211mm
Spine: 11mm |
| Weight |
348g |
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| Dewey Code |
629.13092 |
| Catalogue Code |
16941 |
Description of this Book
Take a wild animal (red deer) in plague numbers, spread them across a remote and rugged terrain, throw in helicopters hell-bent on shooting or recovering them live, then add a daring pilot called Tim Wallis - these are the ingredients of a whirlwind adventure story. This is Tim's story. It's about the way he built a career and a multi-million-dollar business out of a weekend hobby, deer-stalking. It's about how he used helicopters where they'd never been before, and about exploring new frontiers in New Zealand and other parts of the world. Tim - Sir Tim at formal occasions - is a pioneer of the deer industry in New Zealand and that passion has taken him from Canada to Vanuatu and even Siberia. Since the mid-1980s he has ventured into tourism and vintage warplanes. He's collected Second World War fighter aircraft from around the world and every two years the planes can be seen in action at Warbirds Over Wanaka, an event Tim Wallis founded in 1988. Tim has had quite a few accidents in his time; when he was 30 his helicopter hit power lines and crashed. He was told he may never walk again. But he did. In 1996 he crashed a Spitfire and suffered shocking head injuries. This time the doctors said he might not live. But he did. Tim's a survivor. He has a rare kind of fighting spirit, drive and courage. In New Zealand, where heroes are mostly found in sport, he's legendary. An action-packed and inspirational story for young New Zealanders.
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Awards & Reviews
| Awards |
Shortlisted for LIANZA Children's Book Awards: Elsie Locke Award 2007.
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Author's Bio
NEVILLE PEAT has written extensively about the geography and natural history of southern New Zealand, the setting for many of Sir Tim Wallis's adventures and business operations. For his series of books on Dunedin as well as for his work in the environmental field, Neville was awarded the inaugural Dunedin Citizen of the Year title in 1994. Peat's biography of Sir Tim Wallis u HURRICANE TIM: THE STORY OF SIR TIM WALLIS has been on the New Zealand Bestsellers list for over 12 weeks. Neville is an award-winning author, an Otago Regional Councillor and a fifth generation de-scendant of Scottish pioneers in Otago.
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