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1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ;22 x 28 cm

Graphic novel for children.
'Matt McPherson is cycling around town delivering the last edition of the town newspaper, The New Zealand Times. It is being closed by its owners, but as Matt makes his last deliveries we slip back in time and learn about some of the stories the newspaper has covered since in began in 1840. Using illustrations of the changing landscape of the town in combination with excerpts from the newspaper, author Bob Kerr takes the reader through a brief history of New Zealand, from the first settlers, the gold rushes, World War I, the Depression of the 1930s, World War II and up to the present day'--Publisher's website. A sophisticated picture book in graphic novel format.