Betty Gilderdale (1923–2021)

Autore di The Little Yellow Digger

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Betty Gilderdale grew up in London and moved to New Zealand. It was here that she pursued her interest in teaching, and in 1982, published her ground-breaking work, A Sea Change: 145 Years of New Zealand Junior Fiction. Her story describes a rich life of diverse experiences, colleagues, writers, mostra altro friends and family. Betty has written and contributed to numerous local and international publications, including the biographies of Lady Barker (author of Station Life in New Zealand) and Margaret Mahy, and for twenty years she had a review column in the New Zealand Herald. She is perhaps best known in New Zealand as author, with Alan Gilderdale, of the best-selling Little Yellow Digger series and for many years has been a passionate advocate for wonderful stories for New Zealand children. This fact was appropriately recognised when the Children's Literature Association renamed their Award for Services to Children's Literature, The Betty Gilderdale Award. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

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The Little Yellow Digger

Opere di Betty Gilderdale

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The Little Yellow Digger (1993) — Autore — 162 copie

The Little Yellow Digger Saves the Whale (2001) — Autore — 49 copie

The Little Yellow Digger at the Zoo (1998) — Autore — 40 copie

The Little Yellow Digger Goes to School (2005) — Autore — 35 copie

The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature in English (1991) — Collaboratore — 31 copie

The Little Yellow Digger and the Bones (2009) — Autore — 17 copie

The Little Yellow Digger Treasury (2015) 14 copie

The Seven Lives of Lady Barker (1996) 9 copie

A sea change : 145 years of New Zealand junior fiction (1982) 8 copie

Introducing Margaret Mahy (1987) 5 copie

Under the rainbow : a treasury of New Zealand children's stories (1990) 4 copie

The Little Yellow Digger Stories (2001) — Autore — 4 copie

Betty Gilderdale: My Life in Two Halves (2012) 3 copie

The little yellow digger, 5 books : includes five best-loved collectible picture books (2013) 2 copie

The little yellow digger activity book (2012) 1 copia

Magical Margaret Mahy (2013) 1 copia

Introducing twenty-one New Zealand children's writers (1994) 1 copia

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Children's Literature: An Illustrated History (1995) — Collaboratore — 107 copie

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Informazioni generali

Data di nascita: 1923
Data di morte: 2021-07-09
Sesso: female
Nazionalità: New Zealand (residence)
England, UK (birth)
Luogo di nascita: London, England, UK
Luogo di residenza: London, England, UK
North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
Wanganui, New Zealand
Istruzione: University of London
Attività lavorative: lecturer
children's book author
scholar
critic
historian
Relazioni: Gilderdale, Alan (husband)
Organizzazioni: New Zealand Herald
Premi e riconoscimenti: Margaret Mahy Medal (1994)
The Betty Gilderdale Award (named in her honour)

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Betty Gilderdale: My Life in Two Halves di Betty Gilderdale

The title of Betty Gilderdale's memoir accurately reflects her life which has been lived in two halves. The first half is her younger years growing up in London and experiencing World War II, university study, marriage and children. The second half of her life was emigrating to New Zealand in 1967 with her husband Alan and three children and her teaching, researching and writing career.

Betty Gilderdale's contribution to New Zealand has been significant. From her 1982 book 'A Sea Change: 145 Years of New Zealand Junior Fiction' to her much loved Little Yellow Digger series.

I thought this story was wonderfully told and most enjoyable. I gave it to my mother-in-law to read as her story has parallels with Betty. She was an evacuee in Hull during World War II and then emigrated with her husband aboard the 'SS Captain Hobson' in 1953 to start a new life in New Zealand. Highly recommended.… (altro)

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