Old Drumble
by Jack Lasenby
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Set in the small Waikato town of Waharoa in the 1930's. Jack Jackman is a young boy who wants to be a stock drover and has a special relationship with an old family friend, Andy the Drover. Andy shares yarns and adventures with Jack each week when he drives a mob of sheep or cattle through the main street with the help of his dog, Old Drumble and his horse, Nosy. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.Tags
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I enjoyed reading this as an adult. I do wonder though that the life and times context would need a lot of explanation for a child reader, even though there is a glossary at the back. It would make an excellent support material for NZ social studies.
I laughed out loud at some of the absurdities of the stories.
I laughed out loud at some of the absurdities of the stories.
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Jack Lasenby is an editor and writer of children's books. He is from New Zealand. From 1969 to 1975, Lasenby edited the School Journal, which had previously been edited by the poets James K. Baxter, Alistair Campbell, and Louis Johnson. His work with School Journal brought him into close contact with leading authors and illustrators of children's show more books. Lasenby has been honored many times, receiving the Esther Glen Award for distinguished contribution to New Zealand literature for children and young adults in 1987 for Mangrove Summer. He also received the 1993 AIM Children's Book Award Honour Award in Senior Fiction for The Conjuror. In 1996, his book, The Waterfall, received the AIM Children's Book Award for Senior Fiction. Lasenby also received the New Zealand Post Children's Book Award in 1997, 1998, and 1997 for The Battle of Pook Island, Because We Were the Travelers, and Tour, respectively. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Waharoa, New Zealand; New Zealand
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