Betty Gilderdale (1923–2021)

Auteur de The Little Yellow Digger

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A propos de l'auteur

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, afficher plus 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) afficher moins

Séries

The Little Yellow Digger

Œuvres de Betty Gilderdale

Populaires Récent

The Little Yellow Digger (1993) — Auteur — 162 exemplaires

The Little Yellow Digger Saves the Whale (2001) — Auteur — 49 exemplaires

The Little Yellow Digger at the Zoo (1998) — Auteur — 40 exemplaires

The Little Yellow Digger Goes to School (2005) — Auteur — 35 exemplaires

The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature in English (1991) — Contributeur — 31 exemplaires

The Little Yellow Digger and the Bones (2009) — Auteur — 17 exemplaires

The Little Yellow Digger Treasury (2015) 14 exemplaires

The Seven Lives of Lady Barker (1996) 9 exemplaires

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

Introducing Margaret Mahy (1987) 5 exemplaires

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

The Little Yellow Digger Stories (2001) — Auteur — 4 exemplaires

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

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

The little yellow digger activity book (2012) 1 exemplaire

Magical Margaret Mahy (2013) 1 exemplaire

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

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Oeuvres associées

Children's Literature: An Illustrated History (1995) — Contributeur — 106 exemplaires

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Partage des connaissances

Date de naissance: 1923
Date de décès: 2021-07-09
Sexe: female
Nationalité: New Zealand (residence)
England, UK (birth)
Lieu de naissance: London, England, UK
Lieux de résidence: London, England, UK
North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
Wanganui, New Zealand
Études: University of London
Professions: lecturer
children's book author
scholar
critic
historian
Relations: Gilderdale, Alan (husband)
Organisations: New Zealand Herald
Prix et distinctions: Margaret Mahy Medal (1994)
The Betty Gilderdale Award (named in her honour)

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Critiques

Betty Gilderdale: My Life in Two Halves par 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.… (plus d'informations)

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DebbieMcCauley | Dec 23, 2012 |

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