The hostages /
O'Brien, Bill, 1946-
The hostages / by Bill O'Brien ; photographs by Dean Zillwood. - 24 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm. - Applications . - Applications. .
Suggestions for teachers also available. "Based on the accounts of the victims and police who were involved in an actual hostage drama"--Cover verso.
Describes police procedure when after an armed robbery at a pharmacy in Auckland, the gunman hijaks a van then takes people hostage in a florist shop. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.
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Readers--Police--Special weapons and tactics units--New Zealand
Hostages--New Zealand--Juvenile literature
Police--Special weapons and tactics units--New Zealand--Juvenile literature
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The hostages / by Bill O'Brien ; photographs by Dean Zillwood. - 24 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm. - Applications . - Applications. .
Suggestions for teachers also available. "Based on the accounts of the victims and police who were involved in an actual hostage drama"--Cover verso.
Describes police procedure when after an armed robbery at a pharmacy in Auckland, the gunman hijaks a van then takes people hostage in a florist shop. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.
0478029845 9780478029840
Readers--Police--Special weapons and tactics units--New Zealand
Hostages--New Zealand--Juvenile literature
Police--Special weapons and tactics units--New Zealand--Juvenile literature
428.6