John Britten – The Boy Who Did Do Better

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John Britten – The Boy Who Did Do Better

A Ducati motorcycle wins the Battle of the Twins race but the second placing is a surprise – an almost unknown motorcycle called a Britten. Little is known about the bike. Then rumour spreads that the sleek machine was hand-built by some fellow in his home workshop, in a remote place called New Zealand. In his brief life John Britten designed everything from a tool to make a tool to make a staircase, to the world's most advanced motorbike. Yet John was an abject failure at school. Seen by his teachers as a boy "who could do better", his learning difficulties did not stop him from following his passion and realising his dream. John's schoolbooks attest to his wonderful visualising ability and engineering understanding. An inspirational, true-life story of a design-engineering genius.

Accolades:
Shortlisted for New Zealand Post Children's Book Award: Non-Fiction Award 2005.
Shortlisted for LIANZA Children's Book Awards: Elsie Locke Award 2005.

Author: Jennifer Beck. 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.
 

Format: Paperback, 40 Pages
ISBN: 9781869435486
Publisher: Scholastic New Zealand
Illustrations: 200 photos
Size: 210x280mm
Published: February 2004

 

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Weight 0.5 kg

$19.90 including GST

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