Why Do People Fight Wars? by Alison Brownlie Bojang
35.00 NZD
Category: History
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. Questio ...Show more
Violet's Scarf (PB) by Colleen Brown
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Violet’s Scarf Colleen Brown Illustrated by Emma Lay An incredible true story of a small girl during World War 1, and a hand- knitted scarf. Violet Cloughley lived in Riverton at the bottom of the South Island, New Zealand. When WWI started in 1914, Violet, aged eight, wanted to help the soldiers fighti ...Show more
Courageous Queens: 10 Untold Stories of History's Boldest Rulers by Angela Buckingham
32.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
A story collection about women with power and how they used it. These queen stories are not fairytales for small children. They are true tales of real women that every young person should know. The clever and brave women in this collection had power and used it to achieve their goals. They would prove ...Show more
A Whole World of Art: A time-travelling trip through a whole world of art by Sarah Phillips
33.00 NZD
Category: Art & Artists
A Whole World of Art offers an international view of art history through 25 beautifully illustrated scenes of great art and artists at different times and places around the world.
The Front Line: Images of New Zealanders in the Second World War by Glyn Harper; Susan Lemish
80.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
NEW ZEALAND'S WAR THROUGH THE LENS OF THOSE WHO SERVED A landmark book exploring New Zealand's second world war effort through over 800 photographs, many never before published and many live-action shots takenby those at the front. The images span North Africa, Europe and the Pacific, as well as action ...Show more
Tragedy at Sea: The Sinking of the Titanic by David Long
18.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Series: Incredible True Stories
Discover the astonishing facts and catastrophic end of the Titanic in this illustrated, accessible, and riveting account of one of history's most famous disasters.
The Plot Against the Emperor (An Ancient Roman Puzzle Mystery) (HB) by Andy Seed
28.00 NZD
Category: Activity & Puzzle Books
When ancient Roman friends Flavia and Julius uncover a plot to overthrow the emperor, they must stop the criminals before it's too late. But there are a lot of puzzles to solve along the way, from a mysterious message on a tablet to a suspicious conversation at the Colosseum. Will Flavia and Julius get ...Show more
What Happened to the Moa (PB) by Ned Barraud
10.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
This children’s book unravels the fascinating story of what happened to the moa, the legendary flightless bird of Aotearoa New Zealand. In this gloriously illustrated book, Ned Barraud describes the nine different species of moa, ranging from a small bush moa just over a metre high, to the giant moa at ...Show more
World War 1 (DK Eyewitness)
12.00 NZD
Category: History
Learn what life was like for soldiers, find out what weapons were used to fight, and discover how - after millions of people had died - "the Great War" finally ended. DK Eyewitness : World War I is an easy-to-understand guide to the world's terrible Great War. Real-life photographs with clear explanati ...Show more
A Storm Too Soon (True Rescue) by Michael J. Tougias
15.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: True Rescue
When a sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream during a disastrous storm, three weary sailors struggle to survive aboard a life raft in violent waves 80-feet tall in this illustrated chapter book adaptation (for readers 6-9) of A Storm Too Soon: : A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80-Foot Seas. On May ...Show more
Andy Warhol and Jean Michel Basquiat (Team Up) by Francesca Ferretti de Blonay
28.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
This series looks at the magic that can happen when two talents meet and work together. Andy and Jean-Michel were more than 30 years apart in age, but they had an artistic connection and collaborated on over 100 unique works, with their different approach to painting creating a new, original and brillia ...Show more
Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis by Susan Hood
20.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias Anna ) and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers while hiding in plain sight during the Holocaust.She wouldn’t be Zhanna. She’d use an alias. A for Anna. A for alive. When the Germans invade Ukraine, Zhanna, a young Je ...Show more