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John Britten: The Boy Who Did Do Better

Hardback

Main Details

Title John Britten: The Boy Who Did Do Better
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jennifer Beck
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:40
Dimensions(mm): Height 280,Width 210
Category/GenreBiographies and autobiography
ISBN/Barcode 9781869435486
ClassificationsDewey:620.0092
Audience
Teenage / Young Adult
Illustrations photographs

Publishing Details

Publisher Scholastic New Zealand Limited
Imprint Scholastic New Zealand
Publication Date 2 February 2004
Publication Country New Zealand

Description

John Britten struggled through his early school life. Marked as a boy who 'could do better', his learning difficulties did not stop him from following his passion and realising his dream. This is the inspirational story of a design and engineering genius, creator of the Britten motorcycle. Age 8+

Author Biography

Jennifer Beck This is a project vey dear to Jennifer's heart. She has been working on this for over4 years, interviewing family members and gathering photographs from various archives. She sees John's story as hugely inspirational for students who are struggling at school - especially boys. The book is fully illustrated with photographs of the amazing architecture, artwork and designs he produced during his sadly short life.