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The study of the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of Earth.
The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World by Tim Marshall
$38.00 NZD
Category: Geography
'Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine: reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding' - Nicholas Lezard, Evening Standard, on Prisoners of Geography If you want to understand what's happening in the world, look at a map. Tim Marshall's global bestselle ...Show more
See Inside Exploration and Discovery (Usborne Lift-the-Flap Board Book) by Emily Bone
$23.00 NZD
Category: Lift-the-Flaps | Series: Usborne See Inside
Some of the most famous and daring explorers from history are featured in this interactive, lift-the-flap reference book. Find out about Marco Polo's journey from Italy to China in 1271, Ibn Battuta's 28-year trip around the globe, Christopher Columbus' discovery of the 'New World', the race to the pole ...Show more
Explore! Aotearoa by Bronwen Wall
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: 10+
Explore! Aotearoa features the amazing true stories of New Zealand’s explorers. It follows adventurers like: Kupe, Thomas Brunner and Kehu, Freda du Faur and the Graham Brothers, Tāne Tinorau and Kieran McKay, Kelly Tarlton and Wade Doak. Journey with them over the waves, across the land, up the mountai ...Show more
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (HB Abridged Illustrated Edition) by Peter Frankopan
$30.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: 9 YA
Set your sails east with this stunningly original new history of the world. Peter Frankopan, number one bestselling author and historian explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science and technology in this extraordinary book about how the east married the we ...Show more
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall
$27.00 NZD
Category: Geography | Reading Level: near fine
All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Yes, to follow world events you need to understand people, ideas and movements - but if you don't know geography, you'll never have the full picture. If you've ever wondered why Putin is so obses ...Show more
The Big World of Fun Facts by H. W. Poole
$30.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts | Series: Lonely Planet Kids
Want to know which nation a dentist-turned-dictator rules? Where to find taxis shaped like coconuts? And who watches competitive cockroach racing? Then this is the book for you! The Big World of Fun Facts from Lonely Planet Kids is packed with amazing facts and stories from around the world. From count ...Show more
Look Inside Our World (Lift-the-Flap Board Book) by Emily Bone
$23.00 NZD
Category: Lift-the-Flaps | Series: Usborne Look Inside
What is the earth made of and what goes on beneath the surface? This non-fiction lift-the-flap book features bold illustrations, simple explanations to complex questions and over 60 flaps to lift. An introduction to geology and geography for young children.
North America (My Family Travel Map)
$20.00 NZD
Category: Wallcharts & Friezes | Series: My Family Travel Map
Introduce kids to the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean and get them to help plan their next family trip with this giant fold-out map. Bright and colorful, it unfolds into a detailed poster ready for kids to personalize by adding stickers to mark their family's travels and favorite locatio ...Show more
Our World: A First Book of Geography by Sue Lowell Gallion
$30.00 NZD
Category: Board & Cloth Books
A read-aloud introduction to geography for young children that, when opened and folded back, creates a freestanding globe Children are invited to identify and experience the Earth's amazing geography through rhyming verse and lush illustrations: from rivers, lakes, and oceans deep, to valleys, hills, a ...Show more
Medicine and Illness by Grace Jones
$30.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Cultural beliefs surrounding illness and societal beliefs about how we should offer health care are discussed in this fascinating addition to the Our Values series. Discussions about the treatment of common diseases, as well as topics of interest, such as how a cast is made, are compared and contrasted ...Show more
The Biography of Tea by Carrie Gleason
$23.00 NZD
Category: Health and Nutrition
How could a relaxing cup of tea become a symbol of revolution? This fascinating book relates the thousand-year-old history of tea and its sometimes tumultuous trade. Find out how different teas are grown, harvested, and sold, and how the trade of tea has changed the world. It is for ages 7-14.
North America (Continents) by Katie Bagley
$15.00 NZD
Category: Geography | Series: Continents
Do you know where the Rocky Mountains are? Do you know what an isthmus is? Find out the answers to these questions and many more when you read North America. The Continents Series introduces readers to each of the world's seven major landmasses. Full-colour photographs and illustrated maps help the read ...Show more