$24.00
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2018
Summary
A Cook’s Tale: Journey on the Endeavour
The 1768 journey of James Cook’s Endeavour to the South Pacific told through the eyes of the ship’s cook, by award-wining author Gavin Bishop.
Cook’s Cook follows the 1768 journey of James Cook’s H.M.S. Endeavour with his ship’s cook, the one-handed John Thompson, as story teller. Through real recipes, events on board and the places the ship travelled on its way to the Pacific, the book tells multiple stories.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776572045 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1776572041 |
| Author: | Gavin Bishop |
| Publisher: | Gecko Press |
| Imprint: | Gecko Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 419g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 150mm x 22mm |
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It all makes for an enthralling and unique perspective on this famous journey. * Blog of Dad *
About The Author
Gavin Bishop
Gavin Bishop ONZM, Tainui, Ngāti Awa, is a leading New Zealand illustrator. He has published over 70 books internationally and been translated into 12 languages. He has written for television and theatre, as well as a libretti for the Royal New Zealand Ballet. His awards include New Zealand Children’s Picture Book of the Year in 1982, 1994, 2000 and 2013. In 2019, he was named the winner of the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement – Non Fiction.
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