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         A learning journey with no fixed abode

June 26, 2008

David Hill visits

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2611655091_dd79a12263_m.jpg David Hill is a wonderfully natural story-teller. He has just finished a series of visits to schools in the Hawkes Bay, finishing here at Hastings Intermediate .

I would love to tell you of the great tales he told, but I really couldn’t do them justice. He first tried writing when he was 16 or 17, trying to impress a girl. Then he leaves it alone for a decade until he finds some old notes he made…. Now 23 chapter books later and still writing, in fact we were honoured with the first public reading of his, yet to be published, next book.

If you ever get the opportunity to invite David Hill to your school, take it. He is well worth listening to.

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20 Comments »

  1. hahaha i took that piture

      mataeus — June 30, 2008 @ 10:44 am

  2. his visit to our school was alright and his book he’s just writing sounds good

      mataeus — June 30, 2008 @ 10:46 am

  3. He’s a great story teller, looking forward to his next book!

      Jonathan — June 30, 2008 @ 10:47 am

  4. he was alright

      matai — June 30, 2008 @ 10:48 am

  5. it was really fun especially when he told us of his reason for picking someones nose

      simon — June 30, 2008 @ 10:50 am

  6. it was fun

    lataz

      Annabelle — June 30, 2008 @ 10:51 am

  7. It was great. David Hill is a great writer.

      Nick+Ash — June 30, 2008 @ 10:51 am

  8. It WaS C00l LiStEnInG 2 HiM HoPe We SeE HiM AgAiN

      Autumn — June 30, 2008 @ 10:52 am

  9. hi i dont like your books they are boring when you read to us i almost fell a sleep bye

      scott — June 30, 2008 @ 10:52 am

  10. Hi um I thought that your show,

    was gay and boring it sucked.

    but I like some of your books,

    if you are still alive please READ!!!

      Richard Mason — June 30, 2008 @ 10:53 am

  11. iT wAs So bOrInG wHeN yOu ToLd Us YoUr StOrY aNd I lIkEd ThE sToRy AbOuT tHe LaDeY oN tHe PlaNe AnD tHe ReSt WaS BoRiNg.

      Deimon nicholls — June 30, 2008 @ 10:53 am

  12. we just finished reading one of his books called TAKE IT EASY

      mataeus — June 30, 2008 @ 10:53 am

  13. why did u try impress a girl with a book u should try impress a girl with a decent idea !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Kim — June 30, 2008 @ 10:54 am

  14. I thought you were a great storyteller and have written some great storys.

      Sam — June 30, 2008 @ 10:54 am

  15. I was there when david hillcame to ‘MY’ school but I didn’t see much just a few readings it wasn’t that cool thats why if I could rate it I would rate it 3/10 it was ‘REALLY’ boring the only part that I licked was when he told us about sticking his finger up someones nose.TAKE THAT!

      Strauss Ward — June 30, 2008 @ 10:55 am

  16. did you know he used to live in napier

      mataeus — June 30, 2008 @ 10:55 am

  17. daid hill is a lucky man to get many books published and hastings intermediate was very lucky to hear a not yet pubished book

      vanessa — June 30, 2008 @ 10:57 am

  18. Sorry i wasn’t there.I was at netball but i have read some of your books tay are intristing.

      Rangitaiki — June 30, 2008 @ 10:58 am

  19. We had a great time listning to ur speech and reading ur books hope u can cum to HIS again. From Helen & Jacynda-Leigh

      Jacynda-Leigh & Helen — June 30, 2008 @ 10:59 am

  20. [...] found the abstract nature of the exercise difficult so I directed them all to my blog, this post in particular about David Hill’s visit . I thought the first hand experience of what the post was about would give them food for thought [...]

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