Iris and Me by Philippa Werry
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
One woman. One journey. One true friend. 'I reckon Iris would've approved' - Tina Shaw So begins the story of Iris Wilkinson, who wrote poetry, novels and journalism under the pen name Robin Hyde. In January 1938 she left New Zealand for England. On the way, intrigued by glimpses of China, she ventured ...Show more
Children of the Rush (#1) by James Russell
$21.99 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds | Series: Children of the Rush
It's 1861, and gold fever is sweeping the world. Otherwise sensible adults have gone mad and will do anything to get their hands on the precious metal. But two children have been caught up in the rush. Michael and Atarangi couldn't be more different, but they share one thing: each has a remarkable and m ...Show more
Pipi and Pou and The Raging Mountain (#1) by Tim Tipene
$22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Junior Fiction 5-9-year-olds | Series: Pipi & Pou
Pipi and Pou are looking forward to a weekend of screen time but Nana has other ideas. The earth is shaking down south and Nana wants to find out why. Can Pipi and Pou stop the raging mountain carving a destructive path through the forest? And what if success means sharing their secret powers with str ...Show more
How My Koro Became a Star (Kua Whetūrangitia a Koro Te Reo Pākēha Edition PB) by Brianne Te Paa
$21.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
A young boy learns about the customs around celebrating Matariki from his grandfather. They watch the stars from the top of a mountain, prepare their offering of food for the gods, and the boy learns about Te Waka o Rangi and the tradition of calling out the names of loved ones who have passed away so t ...Show more
Freestyle: The Israel Adesanya Story by David Riley
$29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biography
Freestyle: The Israel Adesanya Story tells the story of UFC champion Israel Adesanya. It details his family's move from Nigeria to New Zealand for a better future and how Israel fulfilled his parents' dreams in the most unexpected way! The book is Illustrated by Ant Sang, one of New Zealand's most well ...Show more
Duck Goes Meow (PB) by Juliette Maclver
$21.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Woof! says Dog. Moo! says Cow. Cluck! says Hen, and Duck Goes ... Meow. A little yellow duckling is amongst animal friends who are all sure of the sounds they make: hiss, neigh, moo, cheep, cluck and oink. But when Duck goes ‘meow’, the other animals say no, that is wrong, try again ... then Duck’s mam ...Show more
Below by David Hill
$22.99 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
A nerve-wracking underground adventure from a master storyteller . . . Caught in a tunnel collapse, Liam and Imogen have to use all their wits to survive in this gripping novel for readers eight years and up. When you stood deep inside the tunnel, you could hear the mountain groaning overhead. That's ...Show more
Sylvia and the Birds by Johanna Emeney; Sarah Laing
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biography
Part graphic biography, part practical guide to protecting our bird wildlife, this remarkable book for young readers and their families is fully committed to detailing the wonders of our native birds, the threats they face and how we can help them. Based on the life of 'The Bird Lady', Sylvia Durrant, ...Show more
Holding The Horse (#1) by J. L. Williams
$22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Teen Fiction | Series: Holding The Horse
I'll be famous. You'll see. The year is 1946, and in rural New Zealand fourteen-year-old Sid Everett dreams of glory on the racetrack. But why is his father determinedly blocking his every move? Sid's dad is back from WWII, but it's not the kind of homecoming the family had hoped for. Dad's return b ...Show more
Jason Mason and the World's Most Powerful Itching Powder (#1 Jason Mason) by Jason Gunn; Andrew Gunn
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Junior Fiction 5-9-year-olds
Jason Mason is a pretty average kid. The kind of kid who doesn’t get chosen for the rugby team. The kind of kid who gets his lunchbox picked over by the school bully every day. The kind of kid who finds it hard to concentrate in class. The kind of kid who is, actually, a SECRET AGENT. WAIT . . . WHAT?Yo ...Show more
Te Wehenga: The separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku by Mat Tait
$36.99 NZD
Category: Maori Myths & Legends
Stunning retelling of the Māori creation story about the separation of Ranginui, sky-father, and Papatūānuku, earth-mother. Te Wehenga is the separation of Ranginui, sky-father, and Papatūānuku, earth-mother.Award-winning illustrator Mat Tait has written and illustrated this stunning retelling of the ...Show more
A Portrait of Leonardo by Donovan Bixley
$34.99 NZD
Category: Biography
Strip back the layers of varnish and discover the man behind the masterpieces, the personality that drove one of the greatest minds in history. In a book like no other, explore the life of Leonardo da Vinci.