Part 1: At the beach. At Waimarama with Auntie Jan from America / Gemma Wright -- Message in a bottle / David Hill -- First fish / Susan Smirk -- The hungry sea / Deborah Burnside -- Scarborough / Miriam Williams -- Stingray / Sam Beca -- Written in water / Bill Nagelkerke -- Reading the waves / Jackie Davis -- A Scottish sea necklace / Emma Macdonald-Laurs -- Beach / Lucie Irwin Whitney -- Tangaroa and me / Anewa Atkins -- The first time I remember / Cathy crivens -- A little help from my friends / Caroline Foote -- Water-skiing episode one / Sarah Mathieson. Part 2: On board. Up the coast / Nick Leader -- Treasures of the Hauraki Gulf / Tamsin Flynn -- No storm lasts forever / Tessa Duder -- Fishing frenzy / Sue Gibson -- Cruising on the Dardanelle / Alex Dissmeyer -- Sounds / Mary Buckner -- The jetty / Christopher Tan -- Just a typical jet-boat trip / Debbie Richards -- On Te Ika a Maui / Nau Hura -- On Ngatokimatawhaorua / Jordan Paraha -- Being in kaihoe / Manaia Lee Kapita -- Sailing with Spirit / Gillian Breckell -- Bubble gum and navy steel / James Norcliffe -- Stormward bound / Dolores Fisher. Part 3: Drama at sea. Shark wrestler / Sebastian Hurrell -- The sinking of HMNZS Waikato / Patrick Chappell -- Rongotai rescue / Ali Middleton -- One dangerous beach / Shane Cowlishaw -- 21 South / Vicki and Linley Jones -- The day the Wahine sank / Jane Parlane -- Get your bloody head down! / Kaye McLaren -- Expedition to the Noulder bank / Joanna Orwin -- One dark night / Dianne Hogan -- A nice swim / Josie Bullock -- RIP / Diane Hebley -- Boy overboard / Matthew Edmond.
Summary:
Anthology of true stories about the experiences of New Zealanders with the sea. Includes stories about sea accidents, swimming, waka, finding messages in bottles and famous maritime incidents such as the Wahine disaster; contributed by established authors and school children. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.
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