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16 pages
illustrations (some colour)
Learning area: English, Social Sciences, Technology. Reading year level: 4. Teacher support material is available at www.schooljournalstorylibrary.tki.org.nz Contents: The Muriwai Hill climb, 1953 -- Raised on wheels -- Racing begins -- The Cooper years -- Bruce McLaren Motor Racing -- The McLaren Team takes off -- A life measured in achievement -- Under the bonnet.
Summary: New Zealander Bruce McLaren was an internationally renowned racing car designer, driver, engineer, and inventor. In His Blood covers several defining points in Bruce's life, including his childhood struggle with Perthes disease, his breakthrough at the New Zealand Grand Prix, his time racing on the international circuit, and his founding of the highly successful racing team Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Limited.
School journal story library.
New Zealand curriculum.
Level 3.