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Pandemic: The Spanish Flu 1918 (My New Zealand Story) by Sally Stone
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction | Series: My New Zealand Story
The war carried the Spanish flu across the world. Faces grew masks. Shops and schools wore signs that said, 'Closed'. Families nursing the sick drew their curtains together to say their house was quarantined... From the award-winning creators of Flood, Fire, Cyclone and Drought, comes this powerful stor ...Show more
Rainbow Warrior: Auckland, 1985 (My New Zealand Story) by Sharon Holt
19.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction | Series: My New Zealand Story
In this My New Zealand Story, 13-year-old Rowan Webb gets herself a French penpal, and unwittingly becomes involved in an event that shocks not only the nation - but the whole world.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (My Very First Story Time) by Ronne Randall
15.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends | Series: My Very First Story Time
When the Wicked Queen finds out from her magic mirror that Snow White is the fairest in all the land, she tries her best to get rid of her. But Snow White makes friends with seven dwarfs who take her in and try to keep her safe. Will the Wicked Queen get her way in the end? It's never too early to intr ...Show more
Stories of the First World War by Jim Eldridge
19.00 NZD
Category: Factual Fiction/Real-Life Stories | Series: My Story
The story of the war of 1914-1918 told through the experiences of twelve children and young people. From the efforts on the Home Front in both Britain and Germany, to the young soldiers in the trenches at the Western Front and from the horrors of Gallipoli to the naval battle of Jutland.
The Gingerbread Man (My Very First Story Time) by Ronne Randall
15.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends | Series: My Very First Story Time
"Run, run, run as fast as you can - you can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!" Follow the gingerbread man with his famous refrain as he runs away from Molly and her Mum who have baked and decorated him for their tea. It's never too early to introduce children to the magic and wonder of classic tales ...Show more
The Little Red Hen (My Very First Story Time) by Ronne Randall
15.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends | Series: My Very First Story Time
The Little Red Hen works really hard all by herself to plant, grow and harvest some wheat and then makes some delicious bread - no thanks to the scatty cat, mucky duck, and big fat rat, who have refused to help her all along. This story is a perfect introduction to the classic tale, with its gentle, rh ...Show more
The Mine's Afire! The Journal of Tommy Carter, Brunnerton, 1896 (My New Zealand Story) by Susan Battye
19.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction | Series: My New Zealand Story
This fictional diary records the tragedy, heroism and bitter aftermath of the worst industrial disaster in New Zealand's history - the Brunner Mine Disaster of 1896. The son of a coalminer from Lancashire who is working in the Brunner mine, Tommy is a typical boy living in the West Coast mining communit ...Show more
The Three Billy Goats Gruff (My Very First Story Time) by Ronne Randall
15.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends | Series: My Very First Story Time
The three billy goats Gruff have their eyes on the delicious-looking grass on the other side of the bridge. The only problem is that there is a big, scary troll who lives under the bridge and threatens to eat any wayward goats trying to cross it. Follow the goats as they bravely strike out for the green ...Show more
The Three Little Pigs (My Very First Story Time) by Ronne Randall
15.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends | Series: My Very First Story Time
"I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down!" The Three Little Pigs is a tale of adventure and narrow escapes with lots of exciting twists and favourite repetitive phrases. Both peril and humour leap from every page, from our three little heroes and the big bad wolf. It's never too early to ...Show more
The Ugly Duckling (My Very First Story Time) by Ronne Randall
15.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends | Series: My Very First Story Time
The poor Ugly Duckling is chased away from his home because he doesn't fit in. Join him on this epic journey of survival and homecoming. This story is a perfect introduction to the classic tale, with its gentle, rhythmic text and bright, friendly illustrations. It's never too early to introduce childre ...Show more
Within These Walls by Robyn Bavati
19.00 NZD
Category: Factual Fiction/Real-Life Stories | Series: My Holocaust Story
Whatever is coming, we'll face it together, as a family. As long as we're together, we'll be okay. For Miri and her family, life in Warsaw is full of simple joys. The smell of freshly baked challah, the pink flowers that bloom in their courtyard, the promise of summer holidays, and Fridays when everyone ...Show more