The Tale Of Mrs Possum
THE TALE OF MRS POSSUM: A Reflection On New Zealand Society, is a work of non-fiction and science literacy. Grand Theft Auto was a popular computer game in the 1990s, and this book could well be thought of as a form of Grand Theft Literati. However an extensive and deliberate bibliography of sources and images…
WRITTEN BY
Rachel Ovens
About This Book
THE TALE OF MRS POSSUM: A Reflection On New Zealand Society, is a work of non-fiction and science literacy. Grand Theft Auto was a popular computer game in the 1990s, and this book could well be thought of as a form of Grand Theft Literati. However an extensive and deliberate bibliography of sources and images is provided. This is intended to encourage readers and non-readers alike down their own path of discovery. The proper crediting of sources, through footnoting and bibliography, honours the work of authors and artists I have consulted and read during ten years of research for this book. It is also a benevolent nod to my University of Otago history training in referencing. One third of my sources are reputable books, one third online internet sources and one third current global and local media (film, music, newspapers and magazines). I have adopted the New Zealand possum into the title of this book. She is the underdog; reviled colonial pest, symbol of the public intellectual, and a reflection of countless struggles with environmental issues by Team Planet Earth. Paradoxically the possum is an erected species in Australia. Team Planet Earth’s population of some 7.9 billion people must work together inclusively for the future of our world. 10 chapter non-fiction science literacy book. Fully illustrated with 228 colour and 50 B&W infographics, art and photographs. Includes preface, epilogue and index.
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Writer: Rachel Ovens
About The Writer
Rachel Ovens
RACHEL OVENS (née Moore) is a New Zealand author and writer of non-fiction. She is a graduate of The University of Otago in History. She has trained in 1980s and working as a Registered Comprehensive Nurse for 40 years in the New Zealand Health System. Her Mother Alexa was a Karitane Nurse. Rachel is pleased to join the Christian writer’s group. She finds the history behind the Bible fascinating and is strengthened by her own personal relationship with God. She was born in rural NZ of the South Island (Te Waipounamu) and went on to travel the world with her family. Her father, a Presbyterian Minister, did further studies in the religions of the world and took them on some daring adventures. Rachel lives in NZ with her husband Michael and their three grown children. She is author of a science literacy, internationally distributed, non-fiction book ‘The Tale of Mrs Possum, A Reflection on NZ Society’ (2017) and with her brother the autobiography of their father (2010). She is currently working on her next project about the human immune system.
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