Dinosaur Hunter
joan wiffen's awesome fossil discoveries
$21.01
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
5 August 2019
Summary
Dinosaur Hunter: The Incredible Story of Joan Wiffen
Meet Joan Wiffen, a super-determined, self-taught paleontologist, and join her on the hunt for the fossils that will prove New Zealand once had dinosaurs.
The award-winning true story of science superstar Joan Wiffen, whose fossil discoveries proved that dinosaurs lived in ancient New Zealand.
Once there was a clever girl who liked searching for interesting things on the ground. She wanted to know why shells could …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143773221 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143773224 |
| Series: | David Hill Kiwi Legends |
| Author: | David Hill, Phoebe Morris |
| Publisher: | Penguin Group (NZ) |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 5 August 2019 |
| Weight: | 438g |
| Dimensions: | 257mm x 246mm x 11mm |
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About The Author
David Hill
David Hill is a prolific and highly regarded New Zealand writer, playwright, poet, columnist and critic. Best known for his highly popular and award-winning body of work for young people, ranging from picture books to teenage fiction, his novels have been published all around the world and translated into several languages. In 2004 David was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and in 2005 he was awarded the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, acknowledging his significant contribution to children’s literature in New Zealand. He lives in New Plymouth.
Phoebe Morris is a freelance illustrator who works from a small studio in Wellington. Dinosaur Hunter is her fifth collaboration with acclaimed author David Hill in their award-winning picture book series of biographies of famous Kiwis. She is also the illustrator of the Frankie Potts series, with author Juliet Jacka. In 2018 Phoebe was a finalist for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults’ Russell Clark Award for Illustration.
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