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E3 Call Home : A True Story Of Godwit Migration and Misadventure
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NZ$ 25.00 each
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Author:
Janet Hunt
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Finalist for the Non-fiction category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2010
Every year in March thousands of godwits leave New Zealand and fly almost 17,000 kilometres to Alaska, where they mate and raise new godwits, and then turn around and fly all the way back to New Zealand.
This is the story of two godwits whose flight in 2007 was tracked using transmitters. Millions of people watched their progress on the internet. A male bird named E3 mysteriously turned back when he reached Papua New Guinea and then he ceased to transmit altogether. What had happened to him?
A female named E7, however, showed that godwits can fly from Alaska to New Zealand - right across the Pacific - a distance of 11,200 non-stop kilometres.
Packed with wonderful photos, fascinating information about godwits and other wading birds, this is an enchanting story, a true tale to spark the imaginations of children and adults alike.
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The Word Witch : The Magical Verse of Margaret Mahy
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NZ$ 45.00 each
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Author:
Margaret Mahy Edited by Tessa Duder Illustrated by David Elliot
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This book is a Finalist in the Picture Book Category, New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2010.
The Word Witch can lasso with a limerick, haunt with a haiku and wrap you tight in a rhyme, quick as lightning. Her cauldron is a dictionary, her wand a mighty pen, and she stirs her words at midnight, making tempting treats for children, to please and tease and tantalise them with imaginary treasures and delectable dreams. She weaves words into adventures, sets verses wildly dancing, makes similes sing and stamp their feet and poems purr like pussycats who have eaten all the cream!
Her name is Margaret Mahy. These are her spells.
A beautifully illustrated anthology of poems and stories for all ages.
First published October 2009.
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Amazing Tales of Aotearoa
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author:
Glenn Colquhoun Illustrated by Ali Teo
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A fresh retelling of the old Maori myths in a contemporary voice for today's children. One of the stories is told in rap, one is in comic strip format. The stories are narrated by characters who live in a village called 'That-place' which somehow closely resembles the village of Te Tii in the Bay of Islands, where the author Glenn Colquhoun lived.
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Awesome Aotearoa : Margaret Mahy's History of New Zealand
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Author:
Margaret Mahy Illustrated by Trace Hodgson)
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"New Zealand is an adventurous country...we have forests and rocky beaches. We have earthquakes and volcanoes, and pools of boiling mud and we also have the All Blacks. Earthquakes, boiling mud and rugby players! Who could wish for more?" With one of the world's most successful children's authors joining forces with an award-winning cartoonist, our history has never been more compelling, more engaging or more smirk-inducing. A fact-filled and delightful look at our country. Whoever said our history was boring?
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Bone Tiki
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NZ$ 19.99 each
Paperback
Author:
David Hair
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What do you do when you meet a tohunga makutu?
You run.
When reality dissolves and myths and legends come alive?
You run faster.
And when the dead come to life and blood debts have to be paid, will you have the courage to do what must be done? Matiu Douglas has a bone tiki he took from a tangi. His father's important new client wants it. Badly. And he has some very nasty friends. When Mat is forced to flee for his life, an unexpected meeting with a girl called Pania sets his world spinning. Suddenly he's running through the bush with a girl-clown, a dog who is way too human, and a long-dead warrior. Fearful creatures from legend are rising up around him, and Mat faces a terrifying ordeal. And there is nowhere left to hide...not even in another world.
A breathtaking adventure set in two parallel New Zealands, from exciting new author David Hair.
First published April 2009.
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Haere : Farewell, Jack, Farewell
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NZ$ 17.00 each
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Author:
Tim Tipene (illus Huhana Smith)
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In this poetic and moving tale, we watch a year in the life of one whânau (family) through the eyes of a little girl. A poetic and moving tale by Tim Tipene, with evocative illustrations by Huhana Smith.
HONOUR BOOK AWARD WINNER IN NEW ZEALAND POST BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS
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Mona Minim and the Smell of the Sun
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Author:
Janet Frame (illus david Elliot)
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Janet Frame wrote this story in 1969 for her niece Pamela. This year we reissue this excellent story for children in a beautiful illustrated flexibind gift edition, with ribbon marker. Mona Minim is a house ant about to make her first journey out of the nest. But her excitement at smelling new things, especially the sunlight, turns to terror when one false step plunges her into a quite unexpected adventure. Befriended by Barbara, a garden ant, Mona spends time in the outside world before returning home to her own nest a wiser, braver ant. A captivating story that will delight young and old alike. Features stunning colour illustrations by David Elliot — one of New Zealand's best-known and most talented children's illustrators.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Janet Frame was born in Dunedin in 1924. She was the author of eleven novels, five collections of stories, a volume of poetry and a children's book. She was a Burns Scholar and a ...
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Snake and Lizard
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NZ$ 20.00 each
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Author:
Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop
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Two very different creatures learn the give-and-take of friendship in these warm and funny stories set in the desert.
Snake and Lizard
are a lovable, foolish pair, always arguing, embarking on unlikely enterprises and telling one another hotly contested tales - none of which behaviour lessens their affection for one another.
This book was the winner of the Junior Fiction Category, and winner of the New Zealand Post Book of the Year Award 2008.
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The Terrible Taniwha of Timberditch
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NZ$ 19.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Joy Cowley & Rodney McRae (ill.)
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This reissue of Joy Cowley's classic children's story follows Josephine as she tries to discover exactly what a taniwha is. Dad tells her the taniwha is a terrible beast but Mum doesn't believe they are real. Mr Mackie thinks it's a slimy monster with a long neck and teeth like carving knives. Mr Chen thinks it's like a Chinese dragon while Mr Papadoupolos thinks it's like a Greek Gorgon. Everyone seems to have a different opinion so Josephine thinks the best solution is to catch a taniwha and find out for herself.
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30 Weird and Wonderful New Zealand Stories
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NZ$ 24.95 each
Hardback
Author:
Barbara Else (Editor)
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Following in the footsteps of
30 New Zealand Stories for Children
and
Another 30 New Zealand Stories for Children
, comes this anthology of fantasy and science fiction stories written for New Zealand children. Aim at 8-10 year olds. This is a collection of tales about space aliens, talking animals, monsters, magical and outrageous beings and impossible events.
Contributors include: Margaret Mahy, Ken Catran, David Hill, Jane Buxton and Pauline Cartwright . Illustrated by Philip Webb the well-known New Zealand children's illustrator. In 2001 he won the Honour Award in the Picture Book category of the NZ Post Children's Book Awards for
Dragor
, written by Pat Quinn.
Edited by Barbara Else (
Another 30 New Zealand Stories for Children
), this collection is carefully thought out and well balanced. The stories cover the spectrum between fantasy and science fiction; there are stories for young children ...
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Abandon Ship!: The Diary of Debbie Atherton, Wellington, 1968 (My Story)
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NZ$ 18.00 each
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Author:
Shirley Corlett
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Debbie is fascinated by the old sea journal her forefather wrote during his voyage on an emigrant sailing ship to New Zealand in 1842.
At home, sick with glandular fever, Debbie feels transported back in time. Is it a feverish hallucination, or is her long-dead relative trying to tell her something?
After a trip to Christchurch to visit relatives, Debbit boards the ferry to return home to Wellington. It is April 1968 and the ferry's name is Wahine...
The third in the New Zealand
My Story
series chronicles the events of a 12-year-old fictitious child diarist. Corlett combines the true events with a family mystery and a touch of fantasy to produce a highly readable story for 10- to 13-year-olds.
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After the War
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NZ$ 24.95 each
Hardback
Author:
Bob Kerr
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After the war a tree grows, a family grows, and the landscape changes. With detailed illustrations, this delightful book depicts change and growth in New Zealand life from 1945 to 2000.
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A Handful of Blue
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NZ$ 16.95 each
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Author:
Vince Ford
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Makorori Station ... the most awesome, cool place to live. We're just across the road from the beach and the sky rests on the hills behind our house. No kidding, there's only just room for the sun to slip over the ridge and if you jump high enough you can pull down a handful of blue.
It's summer, but an approaching cyclone isn't the only dark cloud that hangs over Makorori Beach. A drought threatens to force Jeremy's family off their farm and everything he does seems to make matters worse. The family is starting to crack ... but forces outside their control drive them into a struggle that will influence the rest of their lives.
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A Is for All Black
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NZ$ 17.00 each
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Author:
Sally Sutton Illustrated by Scott Pearson
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A is for All Black
but that’s just the start.
Here’s an alphabet book
that’s Kiwi at heart!
The perfect book for teaching children their ABCs using unique New Zealand icons, illustrated with wonderful bright illustrations.
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A Kiwi Night Before Christmas Book & CD ; and Press Out Bach
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NZ$ 25.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Yvonne Morrison Illustrated by Deborah Hinde
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This new edition of
A Kiwi Night Before Christmas
, based on the perennially favourite Clement C. Moore's poem 'A Night Before Christmas', comes with a music and story CD. The story is read by Chris Melville. Also included is a full-colour press-out model of the beach bach that children can make for themselves.
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Amazing Alphabetical Alliterations
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NZ$ 19.99 each
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Author:
Roger Twiname
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A tongue-twisting journey though the alphabet using well known and not so well known New Zealand characters, with marvellous paintings containing a wealth of hidden detail and alliterations to trip the tongue.
A challenge for young and old!
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An A-Z of Tongue Twisters
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NZ$ 17.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Bob Darroch
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Bob Darroch, author of
The Kiwi that was Scared of the Dark
, takes readers on a tongue-twisting journey from A-Z. From an alien apeman who eats all of Aunt Annie's apple pie to Zinnie and his family who are zonked after visiting the zoo, Bob's hilarious illustrations and twisty-twirly text will delight children aged 0-6 years.
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Another 100 NZ Poems for Children
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NZ$ 25.00 each
Hardback
Author:
McAlpine, Rachel
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Compelling poetry, to be enjoyed by all.
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Another 30 New Zealand Stories for Children
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NZ$ 24.95 each
Hardback
Author:
Barbara Else (ed.)
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This sequel to
30 New Zealand Stories For Children
contains stories that are funny and sad, magical and touching, but always beautifully written by top New Zealand children's writers.
Barabara Else has written two books for children, including
Tricky Situations
, a collection of her own stories for children. She has also written four novels for adults.
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Anzac Day Parade
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NZ$ 19.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Glenda Kane & Lisa Allen
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A poignant look at war through the eyes of a former member of the 18th Battalion. Told in rhyme it takes place on Anzac Day when an old man and a young boy meet - the young boy wide-eyed and wanting to hear the glories of war and death; the old man quietly sad to remember the reality of what was faced.
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