The Book Collector - Reading and Living with Literature by Tony Eyre
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
The Book Collector is a fascinating bibliomemoir of the writer’s lifetime joy of reading, the books and authors that have touched him, and how they have shaped his passion for book collecting. Step into his library, where the book is ‘a tangible object of sentiment and delight’ and experience his fondne ...Show more
Hataitai Playcentre Taniwha Songbook For Ukulele & Guitar (with CD) by Hataitai Playcentre
35.00 NZD
Category: Songs & Music
Following the success of the CD recorded by whanau at the Playcentre, Nga Waiata o te Taniwha, Hataitai Playcentre has produced a songbook for ukulele and guitar, so more early childhood centres and families can enjoy te reo Maori through waiata. The selection of 20 traditional and instructional te reo ...Show more
The Ghosts of Tarawera (Spooky Adventures #2) by Sue Copsey
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction | Series: Spooky Adventures
On holiday near Rotorua, Joe and Eddie are fascinated by the area's bubbling mud pools and boiling geysers. Local volcanologist Rocky tells them about the Pink and White Terraces that existed on the lake where they're staying, and how they were destroyed in the cataclysmic 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawer ...Show more
Fantastic Mr. Bean by Mary-Anne Scott
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Junior Fiction
The school is putting on Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl, to celebrate his 100th birthday. But school plays are notoriously full of surprises!
Spearo by Mary Anne Scott
24.00 NZD
Category: NZ Senior Fiction
Sean has emigrated to New Zealand with his mother from Zimbabwe after the death of his father. He is finding it hard to fit in at school, cope with his grief and his homesickness. He becomes mates with a boy in his class, Mason, who is a mad keen spearo and gradually becomes involved with his family. He ...Show more
Illustrated Māori Dictionary: Maori-English Essentials by A.W. Reed
35.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
In compiling this dictionary A.W. Reed set out to entertain as well as educate. Its succinct entries encompass modern and traditional Māori language and customs, as do the fine illustrations by Roger Hart. These Māori to English definitions delve into a variety of associated meanings and derivations — ...Show more
There's a Weta On My Sweater: He Wētā kei runga i tōki Paraka by Dawn McMillan
26.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Irresistible rhymes and drawings * Bilingual English and Maori, in classy hardback * Companion volume to There's a Tui in our Teapot! Weta and friends, including beetle, centipede, stick insect and huhu, come to school with the kids. But they don't want to stay in the classroom! Can Koro help his mokopu ...Show more
Still Is by Vincent O'Sullivan
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Poetry
The thrushes are back. The blackbirds too are back, already worrying the thrushes, filching their choice worms. The gorse is running the hills along the Aramoana Road, spills the slopes yellow; the broom, so much more politely, you call it gold. Look again, the gorse walks prickling against the skyline. ...Show more
The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist! (HB) by Juliette MacIver
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
An exuberant rhyming picture book about a school trip to the hills, where no one sees the danger—apart from quiet Liam, who pays attention and saves the day with his particular skill of hiding.It’s the class trip to Dismal Hills wilderness. The children aren’t worried about the legendary Grizzled Grist ...Show more
The Little Survivor: A Heartwarming Tale of a Rescued Puppy by Vanitha Loganathan
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
"Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever." Finding herself abandoned, Lassie the puppy feels lost, confused, and lonely. With her tummy rumbling and paws trembling. she clings to hope when the world tells her to give up. Yearning for a ...Show more