John Britten: The Boy Who Did Do Better
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
John Britten: The Boy Who Did Do Better
By (Author) Jennifer Beck
Scholastic New Zealand Limited
Scholastic New Zealand
2nd February 2004
New Zealand
Classifications
Young Adult
Non Fiction
620.0092
Short-listed for LIANZA Children's Book Awards: Elsie Locke Medal for Non-Fiction 2005
Physical Properties
Hardback
40
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 Bio
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.
