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Motiti Blue and the oil spill : a story from the Rena disaster

documentary heritage
  • Description

    Tells the story of a little blue penguin who was covered in oil as a result of the oil spill from the Rena shipwreck. Describes his rescue, the treatment he had at the Te Maunga Oiled Wildlife Response Unit and his release back into the wild. Sidebars provide more information about the disaster and the response.

  • Place
    Tauranga, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    QH545.O5 MCC (Library of Congress Call Number)

    89650 (Cat ID)

    89482 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    Motiti Blue and the oil spill : a story from the Rena disaster
  • Primary Maker

    Tamati Waaka (Translator)

     Debbie McCauley (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Mauao Publishing
  • Place
    Tauranga, New Zealand
  • Date
    2014
  • Physical Description

    32 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    9780473268695
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Rena (Ship)--Juvenile literature; Oil spills--Cleanup--New Zealand--Bay of Plenty (Region)--Juvenile literature; Little blue penguin--Effect of oil spills on--New Zealand--Bay of Plenty (Region)--Juvenile literature; Wildlife rescue--New Zealand--Bay of Plenty (Region)--Juvenile literature]

    In 2015 Motiti Blue won the Best Non-Fiction category in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Includes bibliographical references (page 30). Suggested reading: Primary, intermediate.

  • Collection Type
    Reading Room
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    16 Dec 2023
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