Watson the Detective Dog by Susan Brocker
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Sniff, sniff, sniff went the brown puppy. Back and forth, back and forth. Watson is training to be a conservation dog, and there is a special species in danger. Some itty-bitty fish-Inanga, or whitebait as you may know them-need saving. In this story about a real-life dog, you'll learn about how detecto ...Show more
Gold! (My New Zealand Story) by Pauline Cartwright
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
Set in the 1860s, this re-release for a new audience is set in the gold rush town of Dunstan, in NZ’s South Island, where Mary Brogan is looking for her father. Mary and her family moved to New Zealand from Australia ahead of her father, who intended to follow later. But unforeseen events have kept Mr B ...Show more
Stego-Snottysaurus (Dinosaur Rescue #2) by Kyle Mewburn
13.00 NZD
Category: NZ Junior Fiction | Series: Dinosaur Rescue
A terrible flu is sweeping through Arg''s valley, causing all sorts of snotty problems for Arg and his tribe. But there's soon a much bigger problem to deal with, when Arg discovers people flu can be deadly to dinosaurs. If it reaches the secret valley, the dinosaurs are doomed! Saving the dinosaurs fro ...Show more
The Legend of the Seven Whales / Te Pakiwaitara ō Ngā Tāhora Tokowhitu by Mere Whaanga; Epanaia Whaanga
22.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
An ancient legend of Ngai Tahu Matawhaiti, hapu of Ngati Kahungunu, this is the tale of how the islands east of Wairoa came to be. Originally published by Mahia Publishers in 1988 and then by Scholastic NZ Ltd in 1990. Mere made the commitment to her father Te Hore (Horace) Epanaia Whaanga that this st ...Show more
The Waka by Jean Prior; Gavin Bishop
20.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
Based on the traditional counting rhyme of the animals boarding Noah's ark, this version offers a New Zealand perspective, with some of the native animals of Aotearoa being called aboard the waka, a large Maori canoe.
I am Not Esther by Fleur Beale
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Senior Fiction | Series: The Pilgrim Family
A classic bestseller that's been in print for over 20 years, this gripping YA thriller follows a teenage girl caught in a religious cult. Imagine that your mother tells you she's going away. She is going to leave you with relatives you've never heard of - and they are members of a strict religious cult. ...Show more
Dako-Snappysaurus (Dinosaur Rescue #6) by Kyle Mewburn
13.00 NZD
Category: NZ Junior Fiction | Series: Dinosaur Rescue
Even better than Captain Underpants The continuing adventures of Arg, the evolved Neanderthal boy, and his T-rex friend Skeet, the talking dinosaur.
Catching Fish by Tanya Batt
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
When Jake loses the five red fish off his favourite shirt, he finds them in the sky, ducking and diving in and out of the clouds. Jake can't catch his fish with a crooked copper nail, or tempt them down with food, or grab them in his hands. Then Jake learns the magical power of words. This simple but ...Show more
The Kuia & the Spider by Patricia Grace
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Absorbing New Zealand tale of the Kuia (a grandmother) and the spider. Ideal for reading aloud.
Ka Raru a Haki (Trouble for Jack Bud-e #16) by Jill Eggleton
7.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language | Series: Bud-e
Ka Raru a Haki (Trouble for Jack) is the sixteenth of 20 books of the Bud-e Reading programme for children 4-7 years old that are now available in te reo Maori.The books encourage children to learn to read and write through fun stories and also develop children's reading confidence. All of the stories h ...Show more
Tu by Patricia Grace
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Adult Fiction
Tu is proud of his name - the Maori god of war. But for the returned soldier there's a shadow over his own war experience with the Maori Battalion in Italy. Three young men from the one family went to war, but only one returned - Tu is the sole survivor. Now, when his young niece and nephew come to him ...Show more
The Fire-Raiser by Maurice Gee
19.00 NZD
Category: NZ Senior Fiction
He let the matchstick burn, knowing the power in his hand...flame filled the inside of his head. It ran along his arteries. It licked around his bones. Kitty Wix is knocked over as a strange loping figure is seen fleeing the burning stables. But who is the 'fire-raiser' and why is he creating such terr ...Show more