Share a book for NZ children or teens:
Set on an island in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Papa's island.
Written by Melani Drewery.
Illustrated by Fifi Colston.
Reed NZ, 2006.
ISBN 9781869485948.
Set in Matiu / Somes Island, in the Wellington Harbour.
During both World Wars, Matiu / Somes Island was used as an internment camp for 'enemy aliens'.
This story is based on one family's experience of that, in World War Two.
You can read a bit about the defence history of Matiu / Somes Island on the Department of Conservation website.
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