The Road to the Future: An Electric Pioneer and his Magnificent Battery Cars
Author(s): Viv Walker
NZ Picture Books | Transport | NZ Non Fiction | History | Technology & Industry
In 1898, New Zealand's first motor car rumbled on to a bustling Wellington street. The age of the car had arrived.
It's 20 years later in Christchurch, and another revolutionary vehicle quietly makes its entrance ... meet New Zealand's first electric truck! Delivery man Mr O'Hare bets a hot pie that his petrol-engine truck can beat Mr Harris's electric vehicle. Who will win the race?
The Road to the Future is based on the true story of New Zealander Ambrose Reeves Harris, who more than 100 years ago, imported the country's largest fleet of electric vehicles. His clever little truck set us off on a journey to the future - batteries included!
Product Information
Viv Walker has illustrated several books mostly with historical fiction themes. Viv has a background in design and has also self published some of her own books under the name SWIRLD BOOKS. She is the Author and illustrator of her latest picture book THE ROAD TO THE FUTURE released June 2021. She is based in the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand.
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- : Swirld Books
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- : Viv Walker
- : Paperback
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