Violent Crime (Hot Topics) by Allison Louise Lassieur
20.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences | Series: Hot Topics
Accessible yet sophisticated book that encourages readers to think critically about why violent crime occurs and what the best ways might be to curb it.
Celia Seagull and the Plastic Sea by Nicole Miller
15.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Celia Seagull perched on the cliff, eyeing up plastic and watching it drift. Scanning for pieces to weave through her nest, she held her beak high and puffed out her chest. Join Celia Seagull as she gathers plastic pieces from the ocean to build a bigger, better nest. With far too much on her agenda, bu ...Show more
Responding to Emergencies (Charities in Action) by Anne Rooney
20.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences | Series: Charities in Action
All around the world there are charities ready to respond to emergencies, from huge natural disasters like earthquakes and industrial accidents like the Fukushima nuclear plant, to civil disorder and daily accidents like capsized boats and mountain rescue. This book looks at the efforts of charity worke ...Show more
Bye, Car by Naomi Danis
20.00 NZD
Category: General Picture Books
Two children are fascinated by the vehicles that surround them. Big, small, noisy, quiet, an endless stream passes through the streets each day, and the children wave them all goodbye. But exciting though they are, many vehicles also have a damaging impact on the environment. Is there a better way to ge ...Show more
Why Do People Fight Wars? by Alison Brownlie Bojang
28.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
Written in clear, straightforward language, this book looks at why people go to war and whether it is ever right to kill another person. It explains different attitudes to warfare and why wars are such a major part of history. It also looks at peace keeping organisations and conflict resolution. Questi ...Show more
Can You Save a Tropical Rain Forest? (You Choose) by Eric Braun
15.00 NZD
Category: Pick A Path Stories | Series: You Choose: Eco Expeditions Ser.
The world's tropical rain forests are being destroyed. But you can help! Navigate through three different stories in this rain forest rescue mission. With dozens of possible story outcomes, it is up to you to save the rain forests before they disappear forever. The planet needs you. Will YOU CHOOSE to h ...Show more
New Zealand Nature Heroes by Gillian Candler
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
New Zealand Nature Heroes is designed to inspire and empower New Zealand kids to be naturalists and conservationists. Aimed at the 8-12 age range, the book features stories of 15 different nature heroes, people who, in the past, or currently, are working to protect and understand New Zealand's natural w ...Show more
Global - a graphic novel adventure about hope in the face of climate change by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin
38.00 NZD
Category: General Graphic Books
This is a powerful, hopeful and timely story about the real effects of climate change: two young people on different continents whose lives are catastrophically changed by global warming. A graphic novel with glorious colour artwork throughout for children of all ages - from Eoin Colfer, previously Iris ...Show more
The River That Flows Beside Me by Charlotte Guillian; Jo Empson (Illustrator)
30.00 NZD
Category: Environmental Issues | Series: Look Closer Ser.
This richly illustrated concertina book takes the reader from the top of a mountain spring, through varying landscapes, and follows a river's journey from its source to the sea. With a focus on the important role waterways play in human and environmental survival, The River That Flows Beside Me explores ...Show more
Plague by Jackie French
30.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
From the award-winning creators of Flood, Fire, Cyclone, Drought, Pandemic and Earthquake ... Grass and wheat-lands spread to the horizon, and so did we, with too few ibis to control us. We could rage across the land. We ate the grass, the leaves, the wheat ...
Killer Underwear Invasion!: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories by Elise Gravel
30.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
A hilarious and timely tool to help kids learn how to tell what news is true and what isn't. Can peanuts give you super strength? Were unicorns discovered on the moon? Did Martians really invade New Jersey? For anyone who has ever encountered outrageous stories like these and wondered whether they were ...Show more
Galapagos (Scientists in the Wild) by Helen Scales
43.00 NZD
Category: Earth Science
Join a team of scientists as they set sail for a place that’s unlike anywhere else on Earth — the Galápagos Islands. Tasked with observing and protecting the islands’ amazing wildlife, the scientists will track and study the animals and plants that are unique to this incredible archipelago. To get the j ...Show more