Earthrunner and the War of Water - Softcover

Pakavakis, Simone And Constantine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1922830135 ISBN 13: 9781922830135

Publisher: Glas House Books, 2022

Synopsis

He’s a fourteen-year-old boy, taken to fight in war. She’s his twin sister, desperate to save him. Patish and Leeta enjoy an idyllic life in their ancient Indian village — until a battle over diminishing water supply threatens their world. While Patish trains as the warrior he’d never planned to be, duty falls on Leeta to make a perilous journey for the wisdom of the mysterious Purple Sage. When the final command is given and the armies are primed for bloodshed, the paths of Patish and Leeta meet again in a most astonishing spectacle…

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About the Author

Growing up with her head in the books of esteemed Australian authors like John Marsden and Markus Zoosak, Simone was a runner-up in several writing competitions before winning the Slade Literary Award in Year 10 for her short story, 'The Big Game.' The story became a short film, featuring in the Melbourne International Film Festival (2014).In addition to her love for writing, Simone has a passion for the integral development of children. After graduating from the University of Melbourne, Simone began teaching at an inner-city primary school. She works to promote kindness as a core strength in her students and sees literacy skills and quality children's literature as key elements for this.<br /><br />Constantine has been a primary school teacher since 1988 and has also worked as an education officer at Scienceworks, where he led the creation of the Nitty Gritty Super City exhibition. A video he produced with his class about climate change, Solar Solution, won the 1999 Ford "One Planet" Environment Award.Prior to teaching, Constantine worked briefly in Civil Engineering, was a draft resistor during the Vietnam War, became a meditation and yoga teacher in India, and taught Tantra Yoga for ten years in Italy, Greece, India and Australia. Constantine continues to advocate for human rights, social justice and peace and climate action as an active member and supporter of various activist organisations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Glas House Books
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1922830135
• ISBN 13: 9781922830135
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170