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The Mapmakers’ Race

Cover
Title
The Mapmakers’ Race
Book Author
Hunter, Eirlys
Illustrator
Slade, Kirsten
Publisher
Gecko Press
Extent
248pp
Format
198 x 130mm
Binding
Hardback / Paperback
Category
Trade Children's, Junior Fiction
Publication Date
2018
Rights Available
World excl World English
Rights Enquiry Name and Email

Julia Marshall
julia@geckopress.com

Publisher Website
https://geckopress.com
About the Book

Five children have 28 days to find a route through the wilderness in this exciting mountain-race adventure for middle readers.
Sal, Joe, Francie and Humphrey misplace their famous mapmaker mother as they begin the Great Race to map a rail route through an uncharted wilderness. This race is their last chance.

About the Author

Eirlys Hunter teaches children’s writing at the International Institute for Modern Letters at Victoria University in Wellington. She has written six previous children’s books as well as a novel and short stories for adults.