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Werry, Philippa, 1958-

Harbour Bridge : Auckland, 1958-59 / Philippa Werry. - Auckland : Scholastic, 2014. - 272 pages; 20 cm. - My New Zealand story. My story. .

Novel for children.

"Auckland in the 1950s: a time of rock'n'roll, milk bars, bodgies and widgies and teenage rebellion. The Auckland Harbour Bridge is under construction. Simon likes watching the bridge being built, and talking to his uncle and his mates about what's happening on site. Meanwhile, Simon's best friend Marty is obsessed with the Space Race and younger sister Jo can't stop worrying about the fate of the dogs and monkeys that are the world's first space travellers. Everyone says that life on the North Shore will change once the bridge is finished ...but what does that mean for Simon and his family?--Publisher information.

Primary, intermediate.

ISBN: 9781775431664 $18.50 1775431665 9781775431664

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Boys--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Auckland Harbour Bridge (Auckland, N.Z.)--Fiction.
Auckland (N.Z.)--History --20th century --Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Children's stories, New Zealand.
Diary fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: NZ823.2