Old Drumble
Author(s): Jack Lasenby
NZ Post Childrens Book Awards, Junior Fiction Winner NZ Post Book Awards 2009 The humorous and heartwarming story of Jack Jackman, a young boy who wants to be a stock drover. Jack has a wonderful, warm relationship with his parents and old family friends, Andy the Drover and his dog, Old Drumble. Each week Andy tells an even more amazing story of how Old Drumble has saved the day again, with each adventure becoming more and more absurd. First publishd 2008.
Product Information
Winner of New Zealand Post Children's Book Award: Junior Fiction 2009. Shortlisted for Storylines Notable New Zealand Books: Junior Fiction 2009.
Jack Lasenby began his working life as a deer culler in the Ureweras in the 1950s, later becoming a teacher and editor of the school journals. A lecturer at Wellington Teacher's College from 1975, he has been writing since 1987 and has won every major award for children's literature many times. He specialises in writing about New Zealand heartland - small farms, towns and bush.
General Fields
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- : HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
- : HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
- : 01 April 2008
- : 198x129mm
- : New Zealand
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jack Lasenby
- : Paperback
- : 823.2
- : 224pp
- : Animal stories
