Toby Morris and Janet Hunt in an #NZCYA Books Alive event with LIANZA

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Date2020-08-06CollectionLIANZA Books AliveEventLIANZA Books Alive, 2020Duration0:25:38DescriptionToby Morris is an illustrator and Janet Hunt is an author. In this Books Alive event, they are challenged by Nelson Public Libraries to speed write or draw a scene from each other’s work. They also talk about what it is like being an author or an illustrator!

Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi
By Ross Calman and Mark Derby, illustrated by Toby Morris, Translated by Piripi Walker
Published by Lift Education
Finalist for Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction
This reorua (bilingual) graphic-novel-style flip book presents important information in a visually appealing and engaging way. The text (in both English and te reo Māori) and illustrations work together to provide readers with a calm, balanced presentation of a complex part of our history. Timelines, Treaty definitions and links to the Treaty in 32 languages provide the young reader with further options to learn and explore.

Three Kiwi Tales
By Janet Hunt
Published by Massey University Press
Finalist for Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction
Janet Hunt takes readers along on the journeys of three kiwi at Palmerston North’s Wildbase Hospital — Raratoka, Piwi and Latitude. Readers are connected to the complex process of caring for kiwi, without ever getting mired in complicated jargon. It is inspirational to see the outstanding work that goes into saving our national bird, and the strong combination of science, history and narrative makes this an emotionally compelling read.

This year an innovative approach to the Books Alive events, associated with the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, has been created in response to challenges caused by the pandemic.

Books Alive finalist events and virtual storytimes are being offered online for the first time. We are celebrating and promoting the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults finalist books, authors and illustrators and publishers to new audiences around the country.

School and public libraries have worked with finalists to create a series of online events for children, students, parents, caregivers and whanau to enjoy. We hope you take time to view and share a Books Alive event or virtual storytime.

You can purchase the finalist books through our virtual bookshop:
https://www.thechildrensbookshop.co.n...

Toby Morris and Janet Hunt in an #NZCYA Books Alive event with LIANZA

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Toby Morris and Janet Hunt in an #NZCYA Books Alive event with LIANZA