No. of pages 32
This book was recognised in the Elsie Locke Medal for Nonfiction category by the Lianza Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the New Zealand Children's Book Award.
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Potton & Burton .
Ned Barraud is a talented illustrator with a passion for sea creatures. His work has been published frequently in the School Journal, and he illustrated The Earthquake and the Butterfly (2012). He works at Weta Digital as a texture artist and lives in Wellington, spending lots of time exploring the seashore with his three young children. Gillian Candler was a secondary-school teacher for many years before moving into educational publishing with Learning Media in Wellington, where she worked as an editor, project manager and eventually CEO. She currently works as an educational publishing consultant from her home in Pukerua Bay.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Lianza Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Elsie Locke Medal for Nonfiction category by the Lianza Children's Book Award.
New Zealand Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the New Zealand Children's Book Award.