Description
Category
Children’s
Genre
Junior Fiction
Age range
7-11 years
Publication Date
September 2019
Book Author Fraser Smith
Rights Available World excl. NZ
It’s the holidays, and Awatea is staying with his grandparents at the beach. He’s got lots of time and freedom to explore, visit the tree hut and have adventures with Carrot, the talking parrot. Awatea catches fish, cooks over a campfire and spends a stormy night in the tree hut with Carrot for company. When fending off some territorial magpies and keeping an eye on a pair of leopard seals, Awatea and Carrot notice signs of poachers. So Awatea and his friends at the beach work out a plan to stop them.
About the Author
Fraser Smith is a former principal of Oturu School in Kaitaia and taught in primary schools for over thirty years. He has always lived in relatively remote rural areas near the sea and the bush and, at times, has been almost completely self-sufficient. As well as writing, Fraser is a keen fisherman, sailor and gardener. He also writes songs and is the lead singer in a band.
Category
Children’s
Genre
Junior Fiction
Age range
7-11 years
Publication Date
September 2019