Aunt Effie and the Island That Sank

Aunt Effie #3

by Jack Lasenby

Aunt Effie is restless. She and her twenty-six nieces and nephews are off again in the scow Margery Daw on a treasure hunt across the pirate-infested waterways of the Hauraki Gulf and The Waikato. However, boat and crew become marvellously the scow is converted into a travelling cowshed for cross-country travel; a hot-pool swim makes the little ones go bendy; the race between Banana Bob's Model T Ford and Uncle Chris's Stanley Steamer is fraught with high-jinks and skulduggery.Meanwhile back in Auckland, One Tree Hill has sprung a leak and Rangitoto Island is sinking, while the Prime Minister gambles away the nation's taxes in the Casino Tower. In this third Aunt Effie travelogue, Jack Lasenby creates another glorious, crazy kaleidoscope of time, place and circumstance.

187 pages, Paperback

First published September 17, 2004

About the author

Jack Lasenby was an editor and writer of children's books. From 1969 to 1975, Lasenby edited the School Journal, which had previously been edited by the poets James K. Baxter, Alistair Campbell, and Louis Johnson. His work with School Journal brought him into close contact with leading authors and illustrators of children's books. Lasenby has been honored many times, receiving the Esther Glen Award for distinguished contribution to New Zealand literature for children and young adults in 1987 for Mangrove Summer. He also received the 1993 AIM Children's Book Award Honour Award in Senior Fiction for The Conjuror. In 1996, his book, The Waterfall, received the AIM Children's Book Award for Senior Fiction. Lasenby also received the New Zealand Post Children's Book Award in 1997, 1998, and 1997 for The Battle of Pook Island, Because We Were the Travelers, and Tour, respectively.. His latest books, Old Drumble and The Haystack, were, respectively, winner of and finalist for the NZ Post Junior Fiction Award.

Reviews

[Chelsea · Rating 1 out of 5]

this has to be absolutely one of the worst books i have read. i feel like it drags onand on with absolutely no meaning. this is wors than captian uderpants. it may be ok for someone who is a ton younger but should not be in my college's library.

[Brie · Rating 5 out of 5]

a book with lots of adventure. the book is about aunt effie and her grand kids that go sailing around the world looking for some treasure at the top 1 tree hill

[Sonia · Rating 1 out of 5]

I find most of the Jack Lasenby books quite boring. Don't read this if you are not interested in pirates!