Judy Boyd was born at Mataura, in Southland. She had to leave High School before her sixteenth birthday, to go home to the farm and house-keep for the family when her mother was ill. After a full and varied life, in her eightieth year she finally finished her book and at last realized her dream of becoming a writer
Introduces the pressing concerns of life and sustainable development in South America, including the issues of shelter and resources, nutrition and health, education and economic opportunity, and political rights
Introduces the pressing concerns of life and sustainable development in North America, including the issues of shelter and resources, nutrition and health, education and economic opportunity, and political rights
Introduces the pressing concerns of life and sustainable development in Central America and the Caribbean, including the issues of shelter and resources, nutrition and health, education and economic opportunity, and political rights