Book: The Butterfly and the Earthquake

Maker
Carol McKeever
Ned Barraud
Production date
2011
 Description
One blue softcover children’s book titled 'The Butterfly and the Earthquake' with text by Carol McKeever and colour illustrations by Ned Barraud.
 See full details

Object Detail

Maker
Collecting unit
Permanent Collection
Library
Production role
Author
Illustrator
Measurements
Dimensions L x W: whole: 260 x 288mm
Researcher comments/remarks
Carol McKeever wrote this children’s book after the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch to help children cope with the traumatic experience of an earthquake. ‘The Butterfly and the Earthquake’ tells a fictional story about a young boy called Tom and his family who support each other after an earthquake occurs. It is designed to be read to children by a sympathetic adult to help children discuss any fears they have and to help them ask for support. ‘The Butterfly and the Earthquake’ can be contrasted to the book ‘Quaky Cat’ written after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The two books demonstrate the difference in emotion and experience associated with the two major quakes. McKeever and First Edition Publishers donated a copy of this book to all primary schools in Christchurch. All proceeds from the book were donated to Save the Children New Zealand.
Associated event
Earthquake, 22 February 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand
Other id
2199
9781877572562
Accession number
2011.169.2

Colours

Subject Auto Tags

Share

Comments

Can you add to our information about this item? Click Add Comment to share your knowledge and help enrich our collection. Have a question about this item? Please email info@canterburymuseum.com.

Be the first to comment.

To order a copy of this image please contact Canterbury Museum images@canterburymuseum.com

Unless otherwise stated, or an author is acknowledged, Canterbury Museum holds copyright to all information on Collections Online. All efforts have been made to trace copyright holders. Please contact the Museum with any queries on this matter info@canterburymuseum.com

The information on this page was created from historic documentation and may not reflect the best available knowledge about the item. If you have information or questions about the objects on this website, please contact us. Images may be subject to copyright laws and are therefore not of reproduction quality.