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Queen of the Cosmos - Beatrice Hill Tinsley by Maria Gill; Alistair Hughes (Illustrator)
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Beatrice Hill Tinsley lived every day as if she was on borrowed time. Over her short time on Earth, she was determined to further the world's knowledge of the stars and galaxies. But it was not easy being a female scientist in those times. She would have to make a heartbreaking decision in order to foll ...Show more
Toroa's Journey (PB) by Maria Gill; Gavin Mouldey
10.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Based on the true story of Toroa, the 500th chick to hatch at a breeding colony on Taiaroa Head in Dunedin, this evocative story follows the bird's life cycle as it grows from chick to adult. Just before Toroa fledged, the ranger attached a transmitter to its back to track the bird's flight path. This b ...Show more
Ernest Rutherford: Just an Ordinary Boy by Maria Gill
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Ernest Rutherford grew up in a tiny town in New Zealand. He had a curious mind and yearned to further his education.But his family could not afford to send him to high school or university. Three times he tried for scholarships and each time he failed.However, with perseverance and patience he finally s ...Show more
Operation Nest Egg Chick: A Kiwi Story by Maria Gill
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Follow the story of a kiwi chick laid in the wild but raised by a Kiwi Centre. Will it survive the predators? What programme is helping it? And why is the kiwi so important? A creative non-fiction story written and illustrated by best-selling author Maria Gill and award winning illustrator Bruce Potter. ...Show more
ANZAC Heroes by Maria Gill
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Discover the triumphs and tragedies of 24 heroic Australasians during World War One and Two. Read the biographies of ANZAC soldiers, as well as Air Force and Navy soldiers, medics, a spy, an ambulance driver and an humanitarian, surviving in battles in England, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Paci ...Show more
Eruption! Discovering New Zealand Volcanoes by Maria Gill
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Meet Volcanica, the feisty reporter at Magmatic Press who prseents hot facts about volcano science in New Zealand. Discover the four main types of volcano found in this country: stratovolcanoes, shield, caldera and volcanic fields and explore the characteristics of each as demonstrated in data panels a ...Show more
Eco-Rangers Save the Planet by Maria Gill
10.00 NZD
Category: Environmental Issues
Structured as a series of rangers' missions, this book educates Intermediate-age children about the environmental issues facing them today and encourages them to make informed choices on a range of subjects from saving energy and water to using transport, technology and products. The topics are divided ...Show more
Epic New Zealand Adventurers by Maria Gill
28.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Ten true stories of daring and danger from New Zealand adventurers. Race to the South Pole with Sir Edmund Hillary, defend yourself against polar bears near the Magnetic North Pole with Helen Thayer, find the source of the Nile River with Cam McLeay and Garth MacIntyre, circumnavigate the world with 1 ...Show more
The King's Medal by Maria Gill; Alistair Hughes
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Poppa reveals a war medal in his hand to his grandson. Manu asks, 'Did you win it? 'Sort of, a King gave it to me,' the old man says. He then tells Manu how his Anzac platoon rescued the Greek King, Prime Minister and the rest of their party on a Greek Island during World War II. It's a perilous journe ...Show more
Ice Breaker!: An Epic Antarctic Adventure by Maria Gill
28.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Much has been written about explorer Ernest Shackleton’s three courageous expeditions to the Antarctic. What is not so well-known is the crucial role that Captain Frank Worsley played in saving the lives of the crew of Endurance after it got stuck in ice floes and broke apart during the attempt to trave ...Show more
The Call of the Kokako by Maria Gill
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Described as 'grey ghosts' because they are seldom seen in New Zealand forests, kokako are known for their incredible song. This book delves into their world - one preyed upon by predators in a shrinking habitat. It tells the remarkable story of how the kokako, New Zealand's last remaining species of wa ...Show more
Save Our Seas: Continuing the Mission of the Great Sir Peter Blake by Maria Gill
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Join Skipper L.B. Tross on a seafaring adventure around the coast of New Zealand, where you will learn heaps about our sealife and what threatens it. Inspired by the environmental work achieved by the late great Sir Peter Blake, the Skipper does his best to pass on the legacy - and educate young people ...Show more