Ancient Rome (Usborne See Inside) by Katie Daynes
23.00 NZD
Category: Lift-the-Flaps | Series: Usborne See Inside
* Colourful scenes with flaps to reveal details of life in Ancient Rome. * Bright, clear illustrations show scenes such as a gladiator fight at the Colosseum, the workings of a Roman Bath and the Roman legion defending the farthest reaches of the Empire. * Includes a view of Rome today, with flaps to li ...Show more
How the World Works (PB) by Clive Gifford
30.00 NZD
Category: Earth Science
This essential title from award-winning author Clive Gifford provides children with all the information they need to know how the world works! We are surrounded by amazing things in the natural world, and we live in an age of exciting advances in science, engineering and technology. But do we really und ...Show more
History and Culture (Ultimate Questions & Answers) by .
15.00 NZD
Category: History
Ever wondered who started the Olympic Games? Or what “Viking” even means? Travel back in time and discover the answers to your questions in this must-have guide to all things history and culture.
The Secret Elephant by Ellan Rankin
22.00 NZD
Category: General Picture Books
Discover the unbreakable bond between a baby elephant and her keeper in this heartfelt narrative set against the backdrop of World War II. As war looms on the horizon, things are changing at the zoo. Before, screeching monkeys dangled in trees, roaring lions sunbathed on the dusty ground and sniffling ...Show more
Migrants by Eduard Altarriba
23.00 NZD
Category: Geography
Migrants provides an easy-to-understand explanation for children of what migration is, its causes and consequences. Topics Covered Include: Humanity was nomadic for 99% of its existence Sedentary life National borders The creation of identity documents for increasingly stricter population control Global ...Show more
The Rest is History (The Official Book from the Makers of the Hit Podcast) by Tom Holland; Dominic Sandbrook
39.00 NZD
Category: History
Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys . . . There's a new history book in town. From the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, a whistle-stop tour through the past from Alexander the Great to Tolkein, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate. The nation's favourite historians Tom Holland ...Show more
Knowledge is a Blessing on Your Mind: Selected Writings, 1980-2020 by Anne Salmond
65.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
For fifty years, Dame Anne Salmond has navigated 'te ao hurihuri' - travelling to hui in her little blue VW Beetle with Eruera and Amiria Stirling in the 1970s, working for a university marae alongside Merimeri Penfold, Patu Hohepa and Wharetoroa Kerr in the 1980s, giving evidence to the Waitangi Tribun ...Show more
Absolutely Everything! Revised and Expanded: A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention by Christopher Lloyd
48.00 NZD
Category: History
The most remarkable true stories of all time and around the world brought vividly to life – from the Big Bang right up to the present day.Embark on a journey across millennia and around the world, from the latest understanding of the origins of the universe, the birth of the Earth, the very first life, ...Show more
Our Members Be Unlimited by Sam Wallman
48.00 NZD
Category: Careers and Occupations
An original and visually powerful exploration of unionism. In our current political climate, people are looking for answers - and alternatives. The promise of unions is that their 'members be unlimited'- that they don't belong to the rich, the powerful, or special interests, but to all workers How did t ...Show more
Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis by Susan Hood
20.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias Anna ) and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers while hiding in plain sight during the Holocaust.She wouldn’t be Zhanna. She’d use an alias. A for Anna. A for alive. When the Germans invade Ukraine, Zhanna, a young Je ...Show more
An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Civilisation to Independence by Zeinab Badawi
40.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Zeinab Badawi, award-winning broadcaster and President of SOAS, tells an epic story of the oldest inhabited continent in the world from an African perspective, for fans of William Dalrymple, David Olusoga and Peter Frankopan.*Selected as a book to look out for in 2024 by the Guardian*Everyone is origina ...Show more
Ancient Egypt (Uncover History) by Rachel Minay
25.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Uncover History
Uncover History and find out about ancient Egypt, its people and the story of ancient Egypt that goes back some 4,000 years. Who were the Ancient Egyptians? Read about their daily lives, what jobs they did and why the river Nile was so important to them. Discover the mysteries of the pyramids, why the E ...Show more