Gumdigger : Northland, 1899-1900 / by Kath Beattie.
Momo rauemi: TextSeries: My New Zealand storyKaiwhakaputa:Auckland, N.Z. : Scholastic, 2011.Whakaahuatanga: 179 p. : portraits, photographs, map ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781775430360
- Gum digger : Northland, 1899-1900
- NZ823.2 22
Momo tuemi | Tauwāhi onāianei | Kohinga | Tau karanga | Tūnga | Rā oti | Waeherepae | Ngā puringa tuemi | |
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Children's fiction | Hāwera LibraryPlus Children's | Children's fiction | BEAT (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below)) | Wātea | i2194818 | |||
Children's fiction | Ōpunakē LibraryPlus Children's | Children's fiction | BEAT (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below)) | Wātea | i2160502 |
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Novel for children.
Originally published as: Poor man's gold. 2008. (My story series).
Reuben Radcliffe's father owns the store in the small township of Waipapa. When the bank forecloses on a loan, Reuben and his family are forced to leave their home and move into a tent. With no money and little food, Reuben has to leave school and find work. Heading north with his father, Reuben joins a gang of Dalmatian gumdiggers. He soon learns how to dig the ancient kauri gum that lies preserved in the Northland swamps. But tragedy lurks just around the corner ...
Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.
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