Robyn Belton
Autor/a de Herbert: The True Story of a Brave Sea Dog
Sobre l'autor
Robyn Belton was born in 1947 in New Zealand. She is best known for her illustrations of children's books. Belton attended Ilam at the Canterbury School of Fine Arts. She studied painting with Russell Clark. Belton formally began her career in 1977 as a freelance illustrator for the Education mostra'n més Department. As her reputation grew, she was asked to go to Wellington as part of a group of writers and illustrators to put together and revise the school reading programme. After many successful years illustrating the school journal, Belton¿s first hardcover storybook was The Duck in the Gun (1985). The Duck in the Gun was written by Joy Cowley, and won the Russell Clark Award in 1985. In 1990 Belton published David¿s Dad, written by Jennifer Beck. David¿s Dad won the Choysa Illustrators Bursary 1990 and was selected for the Bologna Book Fair Exhibition in 1993. In 1997 Belton and Jennifer Beck published The Bantam and the Soldier. In that same year, the book won both the Picture Book Category of the New Zealand Post Children¿s Book Awards, and the Book of the Year. In 2015 her title, Herbert: The Brave Sea Dog, made The New Zealand Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Obres de Robyn Belton
What's the Time Mr. Wolf? 2 exemplars
Farmer John’s Tractor 1 exemplars
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- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- New Zealand
- Llocs de residència
- Nelson, New Zealand
- Professions
- illustrator
author - Premis i honors
- Margaret Mahy Medal (2006)
- Biografia breu
- Winner of Russell Clark Award for Illustration (1985 & 2009))
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Herbert: The True Story of a Brave Sea Dog de Robyn Belton
This is the story of the dog Herbert who got lost at sea. This story teaches of perseverance and faith. Herbert made it through two days in a stormy sea and his owner believed that Herbert would come back. Grade 1 and up.
“Herbert: The True Story of a Brave Sea Dog” by Robyn Belton is an incredible story of a dog called Herbert, who gets lost at sea. This suspenseful, and adventurous picture book is very moving, as it really emphasizes the special bond that Herbert and his owner ( a boy named Tim) share. There isn't a lot of text in “Herbert: The True Story of a Brave Sea Dog” and it's kept relatively simple, so I think it would be suitable for the ages of about 4 to 7. The beautiful illustrations fill up most of the pages, and the soft, watercolor tones really suit the heartfelt content. As well as this the front and back inside covers provide some interesting pictures and information about New Zealand's treacherous French Pass, and contain copies of the real newspaper account of Herbert's ordeal, letters from readers to Tim and photos related to the incident. I think this book would spark a lot of meaningful conversation amongst children about their pets. Also “Herbert: The True Story of a Brave Sea Dog” leaves much room for further classroom activities, such as researching the true story, the setting, exploring the themes (love, survival, bravery and hope), etcetera.… (més)
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- Obres
- 4
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- 8
- Membres
- 81
- Popularitat
- #222,754
- Valoració
- 4.3
- Ressenyes
- 2
- ISBN
- 8
- Llengües
- 1