TY - BOOK AU - Hunter,Eirlys AU - Slade,Kirsten TI - The mapmakers' race SN - 1776572033 PY - 2018/// CY - Wellington, New Zealand PB - Gecko Press KW - Cartography KW - Children's fiction KW - Brothers and sisters KW - Children's stories, New Zealand KW - local N2 - Four children temporarily lose their parents just as they are about to begin the race that offers their last chance of escaping poverty. Their task is to map a rail route through an uncharted wilderness. They overcome the many obstacles posed by nature, bears, bees, bats, river crossings, cliff falls, impossible weather, but can they survive the treachery of their competitors? ER -