The Eel Hunt

It's summer in the '70s and an idea is hatched to go eel hunting on the Manawatu River. With home-made spears, under the cloak of darkness, the intrepid eelers set off. But everything does not go according to plan.

Eeling was common in the 1960s and '70s when eels were large and plentiful in New Zealand. Learn how our unique longfin eel is now threatened and needs our protection.

“Every Kiwi kid needs a copy of this book, about going on an eel hunt.“
-Linda Hall, Hawkes Bay Today

“The well honed team of Jennifer Somervell and sister illustrator Margery Fern have captured this rights of passage event at night on the upper Manawatu River.” more
-Bob Docherty, Childrens & Young Adult Book Reviews

Paperback: 210x277mm, 40pp
Cover: Laminate gloss, embossed title, gold foil effect
ISBN: 978-0-473-29775-6

Purple Dragonfly Awards 2015
First Place in Cultural Diversity
First Place in Best Cover Design and Interior Design