Land of Promise

By - Orman, Lorraine

Floor - Floor 3

Published - Scholastic, Auckland [N.Z.], 2008

ISBN 10 - 1869438493

ISBN 13 - 9781869438494

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Voyages and travels

Shelf No - 2

Call Number - 808 ORM

Physical Description - 205 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 19 cm

Book Information

In England the land of New Zealand is being promoted as the new promised land. Thirteen-year-old William sets sail with his family on the Adelaide in September 1839, bound for Port Nicholson, New Zealand. The Donahues are assisted emigrants, part of Edward Gibbon Wakefield's scheme to populate New Zealand. The journey is fraught with problems, and when they arrive they realise they have been misinformed about life in New Zealand. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

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