| Author: | Suzanne Main |
| Category: |
NZ Middle Fiction |
Michael is on a mission. After a run-in with his sworn enemy, Angus, Michael's brilliant payback plan BACKFIRES. Now he's in the school production as a tree - his WORST NIGHTMARE! When Michael discovers a twisted KIDNAP PLOT, his troubles soon multiply. It's obv... read more
PUBLICATION OCTOBER 2017
| Author: | Philippa Werry |
| Category: |
NZ Non Fiction |
PUBLICATION JANUARY 2018
| Author: | David Hill |
| Category: |
NZ Picture Books |
Young soldier Jim McLeod waits in the trenches of World War I for the order to attack the enemy. With him are his friends, and Nipper, the messenger dog. When they charge across no-man's land, Jim is shot ...and finds himself face to face with an enemy soldier.
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| Author: | Bronwen Wall |
| Category: |
NZ Non Fiction |
| Reading Level: | 10+ |
Explore! Aotearoa features the thrilling true stories of New Zealand explorers Kupe, Thomas Brunner, Freda du Faur, Kieran McKay, and Kelly Tarlton. Follow these adventure pioneers on a journey across the oceans, over the land, up the mountains, beneath the earth, and under the ocean.
| Author: | Gavin Bishop |
| Category: |
NZ Non Fiction |
Over a thousand years ago, the wind, sea currents and stars brought people to the islands that became known as Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud.
Navigate your way through this sumptuously illustrated story of New Zealand. Explore the defining momen... read more
Gavin Bishop does it again in this absolutely beautiful book. It's packed full of facts on everything from Gondwanaland, the arrival of both Maori and Pakeha, employment, housing and education in the years between WWI and WWII, and ends with a history of Maori pro... read more
| Author: | Juliette MacIver |
| Category: |
NZ Picture Books |
| Awards: | Winner of the 2017 Picture Book Award at the NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults |
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.
PUBLICATION NOVEMBER 2016
| Author: | Ella West |
| Category: |
NZ Senior Fiction |
I'm not running late like I usually am. Maybe that's why I look in the river, maybe that's why I stop when I see it. A dark-coloured raincoat, the arms spread wide, floating, hood-first down the river. And then it starts to rain.Fifteen-year-old Annie needs to get to her basketball... read more
PUBLICATION JANUARY 2018
| Author: | Learning Toolbox |
| Category: |
Te Reo Maori Language |
| Series: | Magnetic Learning Resources |
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| Author: | Frances Cherry |
| Category: |
NZ Senior Fiction |
Why do Fin and Danny hate Old Man Wilson so much? And what happens when they decide to take revenge? PAY BACK But there's more to this story than Fin and Danny realise. With a ghost sitting at his table and zombies in the walls, Old Man Wilson is more than a match for two twelve yea... read more
| Author: | Learning Toolbox |
| Category: |
Te Reo Maori Language |
| Series: | Magnetic Learning Resources |
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| Author: | Sophie Siers |
| Category: |
NZ Picture Books |
| Series: | Allis the Little Tractor |
| Reading Level: | 3 to 6 |
| Awards: | Winner of the Best First Book Award at the NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2016 |
Just imagine how Allis feels when her best friend Toby brings his Uncle to see her. 'I think Allis is thirsty, let's find her something to drink' Allis' heart jumped. 'I am thirsty, I am thirsty,' she cried. Let the adventure begin!
| Author: | Sophie Siers |
| Category: |
NZ Picture Books |
| Series: | Allis the Little Tractor |
The second book in the award winning Allis the Little Tractor series.
This story has Allis back at work on the farm. Can she pull a heavy load of hay to feed the cows? It’s a very hot day and the load is very heavy . . .
Stunning New Zealand farm sc... read more
