Description
The miscellaneous memoir of ‘Penguin, a boy from Aotea-Great Barrier Island.
A few words from Sir Graham Henry in the forword to this memoir…
Peter’Penguin’ Blackwell to his mates. Why ‘Penguin?’, well, he has the body of a penguin, walks like a penguin and loves the sea – like a penguin. So penguin he is….
Peter is a descendant of one of early settler families- The Blackwells. He grew up on the island and has been a long standing member of the community all his life.
His book is laced with fantastic stories of his early days on Great Barrier Island, tales of where his Barrier ‘can do’ attitude has taken him and the unequivocal changes the island and NZ have seen throughout his lifetime.
This is a marvellous, highly illustrated memoir (part history)with many wonderful photographs.
Immensely readable and a joy to read, Peter pulls no punches and calls a spade a spade…We loved it!
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