A stunning biographical picture book for young readers about Sir Peter Blake, world renowned New Zealand yachtsman, adventurer and environmentalist "Remember" he wrote, "this is the most beautiful world, and it's the only only one we've got". Sir Peter Blake's life was filled with amazing adventures. During his 30-year career on the ocean, he sailed around the globe, won the world's most famous races and broke records. Even his red socks became a national sensation. But no matter how many trophies Peter won, he always knew the survival of our planet was more important. This illustrated picture book, by an acclaimed author and illustrator, tells the remarkable story of a true Kiwi hero. It is the fourth book in the bestselling series about famous New Zealanders.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 5-10 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Penguin Group (NZ) .

David Hill, born in 1942, is a versatile journalist, reviewer, fiction writer, playwright and children's writer. Born and educated in Napier and a graduate of Victoria University, he spent 14 years secondary school teaching before writing full-time. He has contributed stories, articles, reviews and plays to newspapers, radio and most New Zealand journals, including Landfall, NZ Listener and School Journal, as well as overseas. He has written many books and in 2002 his novel See Ya Simon won the Children's Literature Association Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-Loved Book. David Hill is a reviewer, fiction writer, playwright, and children's writer. He spent 14 years teaching before writing full-time. His first young adult novel won the 1994 Times Educational Supplement Award for Special Needs. He won the 2002 Children's Literature Foundation Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-Loved Book, the 2003 LIANZA Esther Glen Medal, the 2013 NZ Post Junior Fiction Award, and the 2013 LIANZA Librarian's Choice Award. Phoebe Morris collaborated with David Hill on the picture book biography of Sir Edmund Hillary, First to the Top . Unanimously praised for the quality of the illustrations, it was named a 2017 Storylines Notable Picture Book. Phoebe is also the illustrator of the Frankie Potts Junior Fiction series by Juliet Jacka.