Tama lives on a beautiful Pacific Island. He and his nanny spend time gathering seafood from the coral reef that fringes their island. But Tama and the villagers are facing a one major problem climate change where global warming is slowly sinking his island. When the villages have to be evacuated, Tama's nanny refuses to leave. She was born on the island the same night a storm shipwrecked the Stuck There Forever Boat there and will only leave when the boat leaves too. Will Tama be able to do to resolve this situation and convince his nanny to leave with them?
This is a story about the relationship between a boy and his grandmother, facing the dramatic effects of global warming.
Children's Picture Book - Paperback, 32 Pages - RRP: NZ$ 17.99
ISBN Number: 9780143502692
This is a story about the relationship between a boy and his grandmother, facing the dramatic effects of global warming.
Children's Picture Book - Paperback, 32 Pages - RRP: NZ$ 17.99
ISBN Number: 9780143502692
The story behind the story
We used to drive past a rotting wreck of a boat parked on the roadside. One day, my son Matthew remarked, “I wonder if that stuck there forever boat is still there?” It was. And the phrase stuck in my head. I thought it was the prefect way to describe a shipwreck in a story.
A few months later, I heard a radio interview that described the problems with salt water seeping into the soils of the Pacific island of Tuvalu. The global climate crisis was tearing apart the lives of the people some 50 years earlier than predicted. These people will be forced to move from their country. I was horrified to hear this and wondered if i could write a story about global warming. Meanwhile the shipwreck idea was still drifting around my brain.
The combination of the two ideas resulted in the book you see before you.
A few months later, I heard a radio interview that described the problems with salt water seeping into the soils of the Pacific island of Tuvalu. The global climate crisis was tearing apart the lives of the people some 50 years earlier than predicted. These people will be forced to move from their country. I was horrified to hear this and wondered if i could write a story about global warming. Meanwhile the shipwreck idea was still drifting around my brain.
The combination of the two ideas resulted in the book you see before you.
Reviews
"Beautiful story .... this book is another indication that sometimes a story conveys more than facts."
www.storytimebooks.co.nz
"This book was nominated for its beautiful illustrations, as well as being “ … a nicely told story …of rising sea levels and global warming. And… it shows in a very simple way some of the passion, feeling for their lands …”
New Zealand Pacific Picture Book Collection
Note: The New Zealand Pacific Picture Book Collection is a collection of 36 picture books nominated by nine librarians based in New Zealand with specific responsibility for providing library services for Pasifika communities in New Zealand.
"While its subject is not an easy one for children, The Stuck There Forever Boat manages to end on a hopeful note by focusing firmly on the successful evacuation of the main characters from their island."
starcooked blog
'This book was recommended by the NZ Voluntary Service Abroad and the NZ Girl Guides Association for Pippins and Brownies to read about children in another country to understand about their lives."
vsa.org.nz
www.storytimebooks.co.nz
"This book was nominated for its beautiful illustrations, as well as being “ … a nicely told story …of rising sea levels and global warming. And… it shows in a very simple way some of the passion, feeling for their lands …”
New Zealand Pacific Picture Book Collection
Note: The New Zealand Pacific Picture Book Collection is a collection of 36 picture books nominated by nine librarians based in New Zealand with specific responsibility for providing library services for Pasifika communities in New Zealand.
"While its subject is not an easy one for children, The Stuck There Forever Boat manages to end on a hopeful note by focusing firmly on the successful evacuation of the main characters from their island."
starcooked blog
'This book was recommended by the NZ Voluntary Service Abroad and the NZ Girl Guides Association for Pippins and Brownies to read about children in another country to understand about their lives."
vsa.org.nz
