Speed King: Burt Munro, the World's Fastest Indian by David Hill; Phoebe Morris
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: David Hill's Kiwi Legends
In 1967 an unknown, elderly New Zealander and his ancient Indian motorcycle set a world land-speed record at Bonneville. The man was Burt Munro, and he became a Kiwi legend. How did he do it? His amazing true story is now a stunning picture book. A crowd of people stand on a flat white plain. In the di ...Show more
Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn't Sorry by Fausto Gilberti
25.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
A clever, quirky book about one of the world's most beloved contemporary artists - aimed at young readers and written from Kusama's point of view! Yayoi Kusama covers her paintings in hundreds and hundreds of dots. Her dots come off her canvases to cover dresses, tables, walls, and more! She creates m ...Show more
Billie Jean King (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
23.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography | Series: Little People, Big Dreams
In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring life of Billie Jean King, the tennis star who has dedicated her life to breaking barriers both on and off the tennis court.Billie Jean began playing tennis at the age of 11. After one of her first tennis ...Show more
Elton John (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
23.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography | Series: Little People, Big Dreams
In this momentous 50th book in the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Elton John, the piano wizard who rocketed to stardom with his music. As a child, Elton started playing his grandmother's piano in Harrow, London. He could pick ...Show more
Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty
37.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Winner of the 2020 Wainwright Prize for UK Nature Writing. Diary of a Young Naturalist chronicles the turning of 15-year-old Dara McAnulty's world. From spring and through a year in his home patch in Northern Ireland, Dara spent the seasons writing. These vivid, evocative and moving diary entries abo ...Show more
The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates
21.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
This was the abyss where, unguided, black boys were swallowed whole, only to re-emerge on corners and prison tiers. Ta-Nehisi Coates grew up in the tumultuous 1980's in Baltimore known, back then as the murder capital of the United States. With seven siblings, four mothers, and one highly unconvention ...Show more
Football Superstars: Rashford Rules by Simon Mugford
15.00 NZD
Category: Sport & Leisure | Series: Football Superstars
Filled with quizzes, stats and little known facts, plus illustrated and told with all the fun of a Tom Gates novel, the Football Superstars series is perfect for young readers five and up. Is Marcus Rashford your ultimate football hero? His rise to the top has already seen him win The FA Cup, EFL Cup an ...Show more
Queen Elizabeth (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
23.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography | Series: Little People, Big Dreams
In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch of modern times. Little Elizabeth loved dogs and horses and dreamt of living on a farm. But, one day, she heard chants on the streets. Her uncle Edward had ...Show more
Ultimate Cricket Superstars by Tanya Aldred, Matt Oldfield
17.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Discover the incredible true stories of 50 game-changing cricket superstars. From Matt Oldfield, the author of Ultimate Football Heroes, and sports journalist, Tanya Aldred, comes an exciting new book for young cricket stars in the making. In this incredible collection of true stories, discover the secr ...Show more
The Quiet Hero: Andrew Bagshaw by Philip Matthews
38.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Genetic scientist Andrew Bagshaw put his life on hold to help the people of Ukraine. His selfless actions would cost him his life. This is his story. Andrew Bagshaw was many things - a genius-level geneticist, keen cricketer and sailor, private pilot, much-loved son, brother and uncle, as well as a hug ...Show more
Georgia O'Keeffe (Little People, Big Dreams) by Isabel Sanchez Vegara
23.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography | Series: Little People, Big Dreams
New in the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Georgia O'Keeffe, one of America's greatest artists, in this true story of a talented painter who broke boundaries. As a child, little Georgia viewed the world differently from other people. She roamed outd ...Show more
Messi (Ultimate Football Heroes) by Matt Oldfield
17.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography | Series: Ultimate Football Heroes
But when was young, he was so small that his friends would call him 'Little Leo' and coaches worried he wasn't big enough to play. Yet through bravery, talent and hard work, he proved them all wrong. Little Lion tells the magical story of how the tiniest boy in South America grew up to become the greate ...Show more