Four Great New Zealand Inventors by Keith Tonkin

Famous New Zealanders, inventors, biographies – these are all popular school study topics. So we here at National Library School Services are pleased to have resources such as Four Great New Zealand Inventors that we can include in the collections we send out to schools.

The inventors are Ernest Godward, Richard Pearse, Bill Hamilton and (of course) John Britten. If you don’t know who Ernest Godward is (I didn’t) you will just have to read the book! Oh ok then – his first invention (many more complicated inventions followed) was the humble hairpin that actually stayed in place.

Good basic information, great photos, well designed and easy for the children to read. It is aimed at children from age 9 and up but I think some younger children could cope quite well

There are more in this series about great New Zealanders– adventurers, New Zealanders of action in WWII, film-makers and more. They are all useful and enjoyable reads

Published by Giltedge Publishing

Reviewed by Beth