Hooked (Pasifika Superheroes) by David Riley
35.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
There’s lots of different ways to catch fish. You can use a net, a trap, even your hands. Characters in this story used a magic hook to catch more fish than they’d ever seen. That’s when the trouble began. Find out what happens next in Hooked – a Samoan legend retold by David Riley and translated into S ...Show more
Who Stole My Taro?: O Ai Na Gaoaia La'u Talo? (Pasifika Superheroes) by David Riley; translated into Samoan by Rasela Lafaele Uili
35.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Pasifika Superheroes
Taro is one of the most popular foods in Samoa. You can bake it and eat it with palusami. You can boil it and eat it with coconut cream. You can even fry it and make taro chips. But how did taro get to Samoa? Find out in Who stole my taro? – a Samoan legend retold by David Riley and translated into Samo ...Show more
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
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.
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
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.