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Who Stole the Rainbow? by Vasanti Unka

$19.99 NZD

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Category: NZ Natural History

Award-winning picture book creator Vasanti Unka brings us a visually gorgeous 'mystery thriller for children' about what makes a rainbow appear and disappear - and who is to blame! A razzle-dazzle rainbow suddenly disappears from the sky . . . What happened? Was it stolen? Who will solve the mystery? Be prepared for a thrilling tale of crime, suspense, sunshine and rain. This colourful and memorable tale comes with fold-out pages and a QR code taking you to a short animated video in which characters from the book explain how rainbows (really) appear. Who Stole the Rainbow is the perfect story for all budding scientists, meteorologists and detectives. ...Show more

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The Telegram by Philippa Werry

$23.00 NZD

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Category: NZ Teen Fiction

Fourteen-year-old Beatrice Thomas lives with her widowed mother and younger sister Tilly in a small country town overshadowed by the events of World War One. Many of the local boys, including Beaty's friend Caleb, are away fighting. When Beaty has to leave school, she gets a job as a telegram girl at t he Post and Telegraph Office. It's a hard job, especially when she has to deliver news of war casualties. She must convince the telegram boys, and herself, that she's up to the task, at a time when women's roles were limited. Meanwhile, Caleb's letters turn darker as his initial enthusiasm fades and reality takes over. Rumours of peace start to spread, but Beaty continues delivering telegrams through the Armistice, the peace celebrations and the dreadful influenza epidemic. Soon she's running the Post Office almost single-handed. Then Caleb's letters stop arriving. ...Show more

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The Dog Runner by Bren MacDibble

$18.99 NZD

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Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds

From the author of the multi-award-winning and bestselling How To Bee comes an intense and thrilling new adventure. 'We're gonna starve if we stay here,' Emery said. 'If we're gonna go, best go now.' And he said it like going was something easy. Like all we have to do is walk away. Ella and her brother Emery are alone in a city that's starving to death. If they are going to survive, they must get away, upcountry, to find Emery's mum. But how can two kids travel such big distances across a dry, barren, and dangerous landscape? Well, when you've got five big doggos and a dry-land dogsled, the answer is you go mushing. But when Emery is injured, Ella must find a way to navigate them through rough terrain, and even rougher encounters with desperate people... ...Show more

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New Zealand's Backyard Beasts (PB) by Ned Barraud

$19.99 NZD

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Category: NZ Natural History

In the garden, creeping along branches, hiding under stones or flitting from flower to flower, a whole universe of creatures is waiting to be discovered. Butterflies, moths, beetles, wasps, spiders - what have you found in your backyard? Did you know that chorus cicadas live underground for most of thei r life? That bumblebees have smelly feet? That some species of stick insect are all female? Or that earwigs don't actually crawl into ears? In New Zealand's Backyard Beasts, children (and adults) can learn to identify some of the creatures most commonly found in the backyard. Beautiful illustrations are accompanied by informative text and fascinating facts. New Zealand's Backyard Beasts includes bees and wasps, beetles, butterflies and moths, mantises and stick insects and weta (insects), centipedes and millipedes (myriapods), spiders (arachnids), snails and slugs (crustaceans) and more. The book also introduces the magical transformations of complete and incomplete metamorphosis that insects undergo in their lifecycle. From the simply curious to the budding entomologist, New Zealand's Backyard Beasts will please and inform all age groups about the fascinating creatures found in the back garden. Whether just looking at the beautiful illustrations or absorbing the facts, this book is a must for all backyard adventurers. ...Show more

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Ash Arising (Ash #2) by Mandy Hager

$19.99 NZD

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Category: NZ Teen Fiction | Series: Ash

The gripping sequel to the prize-winning thriller The Nature of Ash. Ash McCarthy thought he had done enough by broadcasting his story to the world, exposing the corruption and lies of Prime Minister Chandler and his cronies. With his small band of friends and family on a remote campsite in the backcoun try, he awaits the international community to answer his call for action. But the public response is not what he had hoped for and the fallout from his revelations will lead him and his companions into even more danger. Can Ash withstand the new challenges that confront him? And what of Mikey - can he survive in this increasingly merciless world? Chilling and page-turning, this compelling novel crackles with political intrigue, fast-paced action, unexpected twists and lots of heart.  ...Show more

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Go Girl: A Storybook of Epic NZ Women by Barbara Else

$45.00 NZD

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Category: NZ Biography

GO GIRL is a collection of true stories about New Zealand women who have done extraordinary things. They strove for their goals. They weren't afraid to step up or speak out. They blazed a trail for others to follow. This book was written to show that YOU can join them! Just some of the amazing women who se stories you will find in this book are Dame Whina Cooper, Janet Frame, Farah Palmer, Lucy Lawless, Kate Sheppard, Nancy Wake, Sophie Pascoe, Margaret Mahy, Lydia Ko, Merata Mita, Lorde, Rita Angus, Te Puea Herangi - and many more. Their stories are accompanied by gorgeous portraits specially created for this book by a selection of New Zealand's best-known illustrators, Ali Teo, Fifi Colston, Helen Taylor, Phoebe Morris, Rebecca ter Borg, Sarah Laing, Sarah Wilkins, Sophie Watson and Vasanti Unka. This is a book that should be on the bedside table of every Kiwi girl, from age 7 to 107. ...Show more

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Bullseye Bella by James T. Guthrie

$17.99 NZD

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Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds

Twelve-year-old Bella Kerr is a darts prodigy. And when she finds out that her little brother's special schooling is at risk because of lack of money, Bella secretly enters a darts competition at the local pub. The old boys network of darts players are not happy, none more than the gold-suited charmer, Frankie "Goldfinger" Phillips, a five-time national champion, who will do anything to stop Bella qualifying for nationals. Winner of the Tom Fitzgibbon Award. ...Show more

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The Bomb by Sacha Cotter

$22.99 NZD

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Category: NZ Picture Books

In this story about being true to oneself, a boy searches for the secret to doing the perfect bomb into the water. With training from Nan, an expert and former champion, and by listening to his own voice, he finds his unique style and pulls off a wonderful, acrobatic, truly awe-inspiring bomb.

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Oink by David Elliot

$24.99 NZD

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Category: NZ Picture Books

A comical story about a very busy bath, from one of New Zealand’s master author/illustrators. Pig is having a lovely bath. In come Sheep, Cow, Horse.... They are very noisy! What can Pig do to make them go away? Pig must think of something smart and quick. Oink!

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Slice of Heaven by Des O'Leary

$25.00 NZD

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Category: NZ Teen Fiction

Life for Sione and his mates at Manawahe East High in South Auckland is pretty sweet - a slice of heaven. But one day when they are in after-school detention there's an emergency. Another school has turned up for a softball game but the Manawahe Junior Boys team has gone AWOL. Sione, TJ, Hieu, Jordan a nd the rest are hurriedly pulled out of detention and on to the field to form a replacement team, with Leilani in charge of the equipment. The problem is none of them can play and they don't really want to learn - at least not at first. Slice of Heaven is a novel about a bunch of young people surprised by sport that is pitch perfect, funny and packed with life as it's lived in South Auckland. ...Show more

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Happy Birthday to Me! (#1 Mini Whinny) by Stacy Gregg

$19.99 NZD

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Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Mini Whinny

Meet Mini Whinny, the littlest horse in the stable! Shes ever so cute... and ever so naughty! Its August 1st, the official birthday for all horses. But Mini Whinny wants a celebration of her very own. Why should she share with all the other horses? In the middle of the night, she slinks out of her stabl e and steals away with all the party preparations... ...Show more

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Puffin the Architect by Kimberly Andrews

$19.99 NZD

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Category: NZ Picture Books

Puffin is an architect who always exceeds her clients' expectations. That is, until she takes on the toughest clients ever - her own pufflings! Puffin takes her tricky new clients on an inspirational tour of her builds. Together they visit all kinds of cleverly designed spaces -Otter's floating home, P ig's toolshed on wheels, Painter Goose's light-filled studio and Platypus's cosy underground bakehouse. The pufflings are unimpressed. Her clients really are a challenge! Will Puffin come up with a puffling-perfect home design? This gorgeous story, with endearing animal characters, intriguing house designs, ingenious mechanisms and storage solutions to pore over on every page, will spark a brand new generation of architects, engineers and interior designers! ...Show more

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