John Joe's Tune : How New Zealand got its National Anthem

Atkinson, Tania

Ross, Christine

Notes
Have you ever wondered where the music for our national anthem came from? One wintry night in Lawrence, Otago, school principal John Joseph Woods read about a competition to compose an anthem. He won and his tune became the music for God defend New Zealand. I n this delightfully imaginative story it is not only people who like John Joe's tune, his animal friends also think it a big success!
Contents
Includes four pages of factual information and the New Zealand national anthem in both English and Maori.
Location edition Bar Code due date
Non-fiction NZ 24883