What is War? (PB) by Eduard Altarriba
23.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
What is War? is a book designed to offer a simple answer to all the questions kids might ask when hearing about war and conflict. Why do countries or different ideological groups fight? What are the key points between different types of conflict? Is there such a thing as a just war? What are the tools u ...Show more
A Street Through Time: A 12,000 Year Journey Along the Same Street (HB) by Steve Noon
26.00 NZD
Category: History
Discover how one street has changed throughout history in this update to the illustrated classic. Have you ever wondered what your street was like thousands of years ago? This illustrated history book for children takes you on a 12,000-year journey to find out the story of a single street. Think of th ...Show more
Ancient Egypt (Usborne See Inside) by Rob Lloyd Jones
23.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: See Inside
Take a journey back in time to the glory days of Ancient Egypt, when pharaohs ruled, the pyramids were built and the mighty Nile was the source of all life. This book contains fascinating information such as how Egyptians worshipped their Gods, buried their dead and built the pyramids, as well as amazin ...Show more
Life Through Time: The 700-Million-Year Story of Life on Earth by John Woodward
30.00 NZD
Category: History
Explore astonishing landscapes teeming with giant insects, dinosaurs, and giant mammals, and see the extraordinary creatures that lived in ancient seas, to discover life from ancient animals to early humans. In a series of stunning panoramic illustrations and lively, engaging text, this book tells the s ...Show more
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World by Kate Pankhurst
17.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards 2018. Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, has created this wildly wonderful and accessible book about women who really changed the world.Discover fascinating facts about some of the most amazing women who changed ...Show more
The Story of the Titanic for Children: Astonishing little-known facts and details about the most famous ship in the world by Joe Fullman
23.00 NZD
Category: History
Explore the beautiful sundecks, marvel at the luxurious design and relive the tragic sinking of the world's most famous ship with The Story of the Titanic for Children. Over one hundred years on, the captivating story of the Titanic has lost none of its appeal. This stunning book explores real-life stor ...Show more
Lost at Sea! Shipwrecks (Lonely Planet Kids) by Ben Hubbard, Ben Hubbard
30.00 NZD
Category: Lift-the-Flaps | Series: Lonely Planet Kids Ser.
Discover over 12 gripping retellings of notable shipwrecks in this mind-blowing kids book packed with heroic escapes, daring rescues and danger on the high seas. Find amazing illustrations, historic photography and interactive elements that reveal extra twists and surprises: a must-buy for curious minds ...Show more
The Secret Lives of Numbers: A Global History of Mathematics & its Unsung Trailblazers by Kate Kitagawa; Timothy Revell
40.00 NZD
Category: Mathematics
A revisionist, completely accessible and radically inclusive history of maths. Mathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the study of fundamental truths, the stories we have been told about it are wrong. In The Secret Lives of Numbers, historian Kate Kitagawa and journ ...Show more
Eiffel Tower Emergency (The Timekeepers) by S. J. King
18.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction
The Timekeepers are a secret organisation of kids who keep the course of history on track - and history needs them - a villain called DeLay is causing chaos! When the hands on their watches start to spin backwards, the Timekeepers know that DeLay has been up to no good, and it's up to them to put things ...Show more
The Worlds First Rollercoaster and Other Amazing Inventions by Mike Barfield; Franziska Höllbacher (Illustrator)
28.00 NZD
Category: Technology & Industry
Did you know that bubblewrap started life as a new type of wallpaper that didn't catch on?! Or that Lonnie Johnson invented the Nerf Super Soaker while working on a NASA mission to Saturn? Blue Peter Award-winner Mike Barfield tells the fascinating true stories behind an amazing range of inventions a ...Show more
Wonders of the World by DK
24.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: DK Eyewitness
These Wonders of the World highlight astounding ancient architecture, the history of civilization, and the beauty of our planet. Highlighting more than just the Seven Wonders of the World - the Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus, the Mausoleum at ...Show more
The Indestructible Tom Crean by Jennifer Thermes
17.00 NZD
Category: General Picture Books
The true story of Tom Crean, the legendary Irish explorer and crewmate of three of the most important and famous Antarctic expeditions in British history: Discovery, Terra Nova and Endurance. Through his story, we discover the events that took place on these voyages.