Vikings: Merchants and Pirates (#8 Magical History Tour) by Fabrice Erre; Sylvain Savoia
15.00 NZD
Category: General Graphic Books | Series: Magical History Tour Ser.
Who were the Vikings, those fierce warriors of the north? Were they descendants of Norse gods, complete with formidable horned helmets and long blonde hair? Were they a sea-faring people who were masters at geography and navigation? Were they conquerors? Join modern-day kids Annie and Nico as they navig ...Show more
Build Your Own History Museum by Claudia Martin
30.00 NZD
Category: Pop-Ups/Novelty Books | Series: Build Your Own
Calling all archaeologists! A crate has arrived for you and it's packed with treasures from the ancient world! Can you assemble them and assign each to the right room in time for the museum's big opening? Among the treasures to display are an Egyptian sarcophagus, a Greek temple and a Chinese Terracotta ...Show more
Pasifika Coastwatchers by David Riley
35.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
On Sunday 7 December 1941, Japanese fighter planes attacked American ships in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. New Zealand, Australia, the United States and Britain declared war on Japan. And the Pasifika Coastwatchers leaped into action! Their job was to report the movements of Japanese aircraft, ships and subma ...Show more
The Road to the Future: An Electric Pioneer and his Magnificent Battery Cars by Viv Walker
23.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In 1898, New Zealand's first motor car rumbled on to a bustling Wellington street. The age of the car had arrived. It's 20 years later in Christchurch, and another revolutionary vehicle quietly makes its entrance ... meet New Zealand's first electric truck! Delivery man Mr O'Hare bets a hot pie that h ...Show more
Roman Soldiers: Discover the world of the ancient Roman army (British Museum) by Tegen Evans
30.00 NZD
Category: History
Discover the secrets of the Roman Army in this fascinating gift book from the British Museum. What was a Roman legion? How exactly did soldiers train for battle? And why did they have to 'march like a tortoise'? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in this complete guide to life in the ...Show more
Live Like a Hunter Gatherer by Naomi Walmsley
23.00 NZD
Category: History
Live Like a Hunter Gatherer is an informative and immersive guide to the Stone Age, written by a real-life hunter gatherer! If you imagined that all Stone Age people lived in caves, were not very clever, not very clean and said "Ugg" a lot, then think again. Marking the start of all human history, the S ...Show more
Protest!: Shaping Aotearoa by Mandy Hager
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
A selected history of the protests in New Zealand that shape modern day Aotearoa, starting with the early 1800s, through to anti-nuclear and land rights. Mandy Hager looks at the background, the structure of the protest and how it affected attitudes. Includes a brief look at the Pacific Islands claims f ...Show more
ANZAC Day: The New Zealand Story by Philippa Werry
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Every year on the 25th of April, thousands of New Zealanders get up very early in the morning to join dawn parade ceremonies around the country. Later, many more people attend Anzac Day services to commemorate the soldiers who died at Gallipoli in 1915 and to celebrate the spirit of the ANZACs.A rich hi ...Show more
Forgotten Warriors: A History of Women on the Front Line by Sarah Percy
40.00 NZD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
From Boudicca to Ukraine, battlefields have always contained a surprising number of women. Tracing the long history of female fighters, Forgotten Warriors puts the record straight, exploring how war became an all-male space, and getting to the bottom of why women were allowed to be astronauts a full thi ...Show more
Mystery at the Museum (The Met) by Helen Friel
35.00 NZD
Category: Activity & Puzzle Books
An interactive choose-your-own-adventure style puzzle book follow-on to Lost In the Museum. Help William the hippo and his friends solve the puzzles and save the exhibition! William the hippo and his friends live on 5th Avenue, New York, inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. At night, when the museum i ...Show more
The History Book (Miles Kelly)
28.00 NZD
Category: History
Explore fascinating events in history with this thrilling book. Packed with hundreds of detailed photographs and jaw-dropping facts, kids will be pulled in and engrossed from start to finish. The History Book uncovers spectacular constructions such as India’s Taj Mahal, extreme events such as the Black ...Show more
Te Tiriti o Waitangi - The Treaty of Waitangi (magnetic story)
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction