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The Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction
The Complete Guide to Space Exploration (HB) by Ben Hubbard
$30.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
Prepare for blast-off The Complete Guide to Space Exploration is your intergalactic ticket to the greatest journeys ever undertaken by humankind: the exploration of the universe. From the first telescope to the prospect of space tourism in the future, learn all about the history, achievements, practical ...Show more
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. Vs. Inequality by Jonah Winter
$30.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
To become the first female Jewish Supreme Court Justice, the unsinkable Ruth Bader Ginsburg had to overcome countless injustices. Growing up in Brooklyn in the 1930s and '40s, Ginsburg was discouraged from working by her father, who thought a woman's place was in the home. Regardless, she went to Cornel ...Show more
Beaudy - Skills, Drills and the Path to the Top by Rikki Swannell
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
From his upbringing with seven siblings in rural New Zealand, experiences in Ireland as a child, to his rise through the rugby ranks with Taranaki and the Hurricanes, Beauden Barrett will give an insight into what has made him the player he's become, the setbacks he had along the way and the choices he ...Show more
The Astronomy Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
$48.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Explore the world of astronomy with key quotes and bold graphics to illustrate over 100 of the universe's biggest ideas. The Astronomy Book is an exciting voyage of discovery through the cosmos. Venture from ancient speculations about the nature of the universe, to the mind-boggling theories of recent s ...Show more
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy
$25.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
Get to know celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the first picture book about her life as she proves that disagreeing does not make you disagreeable! Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has spent a lifetime disagreeing: disagreeing with inequality, arguing against unfair treatme ...Show more
The Funny Life of Sharks by James Campbell
$17.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
Ever wondered why sharks have such a bad reputation? Are they dangerous, human-munching monsters? Or have we got it all wrong? In fact, only SIX people get attacked by sharks every year across the WHOLE WORLD. And how many sharks are eaten by humans every year? ONE HUNDRED MILLION! So maybe sharks are ...Show more
