Description
My first foray into writing fiction for upper Primary aged students. Samantha Mason, the brilliant art teacher at my school, has collaborated with me on this one with the illustrations.
The main character in this book is named after my favourite teacher Mr Peter Lello. Around 1989 to 1991 in a little country town just south of Cairns, this man had a profound impact on my life and dozens of my friends. He’s the reason why i became a teacher. Its a perfect illustration of the power that one teacher can have on a young person.
Peter taught maths, and I hated maths. But in hindsight Peter taught kids, the content was irrelevant. He was kind, funny, balanced, consistent, thoughtful and we loved him for it. Peter’s legacy has, and will continue to have, a ripple effect across decades, across generations, and across the world, and it all started in that small country town in FNQ in 1991.
Proceeds from the sale of this book go towards kids from refugee bachgrounds who need a bit of help with the costs of uniforms, excursions, books, laptops etc. The same help I got as a kid, so its time to pay it back.
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