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THE ROAD TO THE FUTURE
An Electric Pioneer and his Magnificent Battery Cars
by Viv Walker
In 1898, New Zealand’s first motor car rumbled onto a bustling Wellington street. The age of the car had arrived.
It's twenty years later in Christchurch, and another revolutionary vehicle quietly makes its entrance ... meet New Zealand's first electric truck!
Delivery man Mr O'Hare bets a hot pie that his petrol-engine truck can beat Mr Harris's electric vehicle.
Who will win the race?
Themes: early New Zealand history, motoring history, innovation
Soft cover w/flaps, 36 pp
RRP $22.99
Recommended for 7-12 year olds.
Available at selected bookstores and via contact through this website.
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BESTSELLER!
Our bestseller is now available again after a fresh new print run (2022). OVER THE HILL TO GREYTOWN by Tania Atkinson, illustrated by Viv Walker Nursery rhyme style tale based on a real New Zealander. Includes early settler/pioneer themes and a cast of animals and others who come for a ride! Themes: early New Zealand history, pioneering Soft cover, 32 pp RRP $22.00 Recommended for 7-12 year olds. 
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The author and myself at the Greytown Country market with a happy new customer, Katie, from Wellington.
January 2022 Available at selected bookstores and via contact through this website.
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OLD RUSSIAN JACK
by Tania Atkinson, illustrated by Viv Walker
Another Wairarapa tale featuring famous swagman 'Russian Jack' and a greedy group of animals keen to know what he has in his enormous sack.
Themes: early New Zealand, pioneering, nursery rhyme
Soft cover w/flaps, 32 pp
RRP $22.00.
Recommended for 3-6 year olds.
Currently out of print
Author Tania Atkinson (left) and Viv with their book Old Russian Jack. At the Martinborough Fair March 2019.
HERITAGE TODAY online magazine (July 2019) article about Russian Jack - to read select here.
HERITAGE TODAY online magazine (July 2019) article about Russian Jack - to read select here.
