How We Got Happy by J. Macfarlane E. Nabbs
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
What are the main tools young adults are using to build and maintain wellness in today's fast-paced world? How We Got Happy offers a unique insight into the lives of 20 self-aware young Kiwis who have faced depression and learned how to stay well. Each person opens up about the tools, habits, beliefs a ...Show more
The King's Medal by Maria Gill; Alistair Hughes
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Poppa reveals a war medal in his hand to his grandson. Manu asks, 'Did you win it? 'Sort of, a King gave it to me,' the old man says. He then tells Manu how his Anzac platoon rescued the Greek King, Prime Minister and the rest of their party on a Greek Island during World War II. It's a perilous journe ...Show more
Little Hector and the Big Idea by Ruth Paul
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Little Hector
Little Hector schemes to stop his bay being spoiled with bottles, bags, and dangerous tangling nets in this sparkling sequel to Little Hector and the Big Blue Whale. Little Hector's games with his friends keep getting spoilt. When it's not by dangling, tangling fishing nets, it's by a mess of plastic t ...Show more
Song of the River by Joy Cowley
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In this resonant story, Cam the mountain boy follows the river from its trickling source in the mountain snow all the way to the coast. The river leads him through forest, farms, and towns to the salty wind of the sea. Dramatic landscape illustrations evoke a North American landscape and are packed wit ...Show more
That's Not a Hippopotamus! by Juliette MacIver; Sarah Davis
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
A class trip to the zoo descends into a chaotic hunt for the missing hippopotamus. Teacher, zookeeper and all the children join the search. The noise and drama reach a pitch, and no one thinks to listen to quiet Liam, who really might know where the hippo is hiding.
The Lighthouse Keeper's Tea by Ronda Armitage
24.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: The Lighthouse Keeper
Once there was a lighthouse keeper called Mr. Grinling. At night time he lived in a small white cottage perched high on the cliffs, and in the daytime he rowed out to his lighthouse to clean and polish the light. When Mr Grinling decides he needs a hobby, he tries everything from baking to birdwatching. ...Show more
The Great White Man-Eating Shark: A Cautionary Tale by Margaret Mahy
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Norvin is a boy who looks like a shark. When he straps a homemade dorsal fin to his back, all the other swimmers rush to the beach. He loves having the water to himself - until a real man-eating shark comes along!
Counting the Stars: Four Maori Myths by Gavin Bishop
20.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
A sequel to Taming the Sun and Riding the Waves, Gavin Bishop's latest stunning book contains four more Maori myths, including two well-known legends (Ranginui and Papatuanuku and Hinemoa and Tutanekai) and two less well-known legends (The battle of the birds and Kae and the whale). Aimed at children 3- ...Show more
Dinner With Grandpa by Gillian Torckler
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Every Friday night the family has dinner with Grandma and Grandpa. They all join in making pizza, and over dinner Grandpa often talks about the stars, especially around the time of Matariki. This is a heart-warming family story about togetherness, celebration, and coping with loss and change.
Matakauri the Giant Killer: A Story of Lake Wakatipu by Ron Bacon
15.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends | Series: Waiatarua Myths
When Manata is taken from her village by the giant Matau who will rescue her? Paperback - 16 Pages - 255 x 190mm - 4+ years
Climate Change (Inside Bubble Earth) by Des Hunt
40.00 NZD
Category: Environmental Issues
What causes climate? What changes climate? Des Hunt takes us on an in-depth look at the science of climate and what we can all do to help the earth thrive. Favourite Kiwi eco-fiction writer, Des Hunt, presents the facts about the changes in the world’s climate and the effects of human actions in this no ...Show more
Ziggle! - The Len Lye Art Activity Book by Rebecca Fawkner
35.00 NZD
Category: Learn to Draw & Paint
65 WAYS TO BE AN ARTIST THROUGH THE WORLD OF LEN LYE. This bumper art activity book brimming with ideas and inspiration has been developed by the team at the Len Lye Centre in New Plymouth, who work with the thousands of children who visit the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery every year and really understan ...Show more