How Water Came to Be / Awesome Australia (Story World)
14.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World | Series: Story World
How Water Came to Be is a 24-page retelling of a traditional tale from Australia. The "flip" side of the book is Awesome Australia. Awesome Australia contains 8 pages of information on the life and culture of Australia. Contents: The Land Down Under, From Desert to City, Water Conservation, Animal Adapt ...Show more
Carlos and Diego - A Tale from Peru (Story World) by Sara Mitchell
14.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World | Series: Story World
Carlos and Diego is a 16 page retelling of a traditional tale from Peru. The "flip" side of the book is Guinea Pigs Galore. Guinea Pigs Galore contains 8 pages of information about guinea pigs and the country of Peru. Contents: Guinea Pigs in Peru, Passport to Peru!, My Pet Guinea Pig, Animal Tricksters ...Show more
The Secret Cave: Koe 'Ana Fakapulipuli (Pasifika Superheroes) by David Riley
35.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
Naua was an expert fisherman who found an underwater cave. Naua had a feeling his cave would be helpful one day. And so it did. Find out what happened in The Secret Cave – Koe ‘Ana Fakapulipulí, A Tongan legend retold by David Riley and translated into Tongan by Vasilini Finau Faletau.
Mataginifale and the Sea Turtle (Niuean legend) (magnetic story)
38.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
A beautiful Hiapo maker meets a curious new friend on the shores on Niue. Climb aboard and join them on their fabulous adventure across the Pacific Ocean. Each image printed on card and laminated with a small magnet on the back. Story printed on card included. Each legend comes in a handmade fabric ...Show more
Night of the Dance - Pō o Te 'Ura: A Cook Islands Legend (Pasifika Superheroes) by David Riley (Retold by); Mareta Tere
35.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
Koromaūariki had a close relationship with his dad, the legendary superhero, Tinirau. But there was one thing that bothered him. Sometimes Tinirau would wake up in the middle of the night, go outside … and disappear for three days. When he came home he’d dance into the house wearing a fresh, colourful a ...Show more
Earth, Sea and Stars: Inspiring Tales of the Natural World by Isabel Otter
35.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
This beautiful anthology of 20 stories about the natural world is drawn from global cultures. It will take you on journeys all around Earth: across the wide savannah, into the deep forest, over mighty mountains, beneath the ocean waves and into the skies above.
Grandma and the Great Gourd - A Bengali Folktale by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni; Susy Pilgrim Waters (Illustrator)
20.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
Once upon a time, in a little village in India, there lived an old woman whom everyone called Grandma. She loved gardening and had the best vegetable patch in the village. One day, Grandma received a letter from her daughter, who lived on the other side of the jungle. "Please come and visit me," said t ...Show more
The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
22.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.
Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham
18.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
Monkeys come to the rescue of a struggling family in this traditional tale from a Carnegie Medal winner. Tashi lives in a tiny village below the tea plantations where her mother earns a living. One day her mother falls ill, and Tashi must pick tea to earn the money for a doctor. But she is too small to ...Show more
Illustrated Traditional Stories by Sara Gianassi
35.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World | Series: Illustrated Story Collections
A beautifully illustrated collection of 17 stories of excitement, magic and adventure from all around the world.
The Monkey King: A Classic Chinese Tale for Children by David Seow
18.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
Japanese Children's Favorite Stories: Anniversary Edition by Florence Sakade
35.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
Playful goblins with long noses, walking statues, and a delightful hero who just happens to be one inch tall-these are but a few of the charming characters you will meet in this collection of much-beloved Japanese children's stories. This lovely collection - and its companion volume More Japanese Childr ...Show more