Video Game of the Year: A Year-by-Year Guide to the Best, Boldest, and Most Bizarre Games from Every Year Since 1977 by Jordan Minor
45.00 NZD
Category: Film, Media & Gaming
Pong. The Legend of Zelda. Final Fantasy VII. Rock Band. Fortnite. Animal Crossing: New Horizons. For each of the 40 years of video game history, there is a defining game, a game that captured the zeitgeist and left a legacy for all games that followed. Through a series of entertaining, informative, a ...Show more
What Happened to the Moa (HB) by Ned Barraud
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
This children’s book unravels the fascinating story of what happened to the moa, the legendary flightless bird of Aotearoa New Zealand. In this gloriously illustrated book, Ned Barraud describes the nine different species of moa, ranging from a small bush moa just over a metre high, to the giant moa at ...Show more
Empire City - Wellington Becomes the Capital of New Zealand by John E Martin
70.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Empire City: Wellington Becomes the Capital of New Zealand takes Wellington from the first encounter between Māori and the New Zealand Company in Te Whanganui-a-Tara in 1839 to its becoming the Empire City by the 1870s. It tells the story that began with a small and fragile New Zealand Company Pākehā se ...Show more
Lost at Sea! Shipwrecks (Lonely Planet Kids) by Ben Hubbard, Ben Hubbard
30.00 NZD
Category: Lift-the-Flaps | Series: Lonely Planet Kids Ser.
Discover over 12 gripping retellings of notable shipwrecks in this mind-blowing kids book packed with heroic escapes, daring rescues and danger on the high seas. Find amazing illustrations, historic photography and interactive elements that reveal extra twists and surprises: a must-buy for curious minds ...Show more
Life Through Time: The 700-Million-Year Story of Life on Earth by John Woodward
30.00 NZD
Category: History
Explore astonishing landscapes teeming with giant insects, dinosaurs, and giant mammals, and see the extraordinary creatures that lived in ancient seas, to discover life from ancient animals to early humans. In a series of stunning panoramic illustrations and lively, engaging text, this book tells the s ...Show more
The New Zealand Wars (The New Zealand Series) by Matthew Wright
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: The NZ Series
Why did the New Zealand Wars occur? Who fought them and how did they proceed? And where were these battles fought? In The New Zealand Wars, Matthew Wright answers these questions in probing text supported by fact boxes and illustrations that make navigating these protracted wars easy. Building on his 20 ...Show more
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera (Team Up) by Francesca Ferretti de Blonay
28.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
This series looks at the magic that can happen when two talents meet and work together. Frida and Diego's relationship is one of the greatest but most turbulent love affairs in art history. They painted each other, worked together and inspired each other for 25 years, and are probably the most legendary ...Show more
The Island of Sunken Treasure by Gordon Campbell
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Over 150 years ago, when the sailing ship General Grant was wrecked on the rugged coastline of the isolated Auckland Islands, far to the south of New Zealand, the survivors had to pit themselves against nature. Wild animals, fish and birds became their main means of survival. Stranded on a cold, bleak, ...Show more
The Story of the Titanic for Children: Astonishing little-known facts and details about the most famous ship in the world by Joe Fullman
23.00 NZD
Category: History
Explore the beautiful sundecks, marvel at the luxurious design and relive the tragic sinking of the world's most famous ship with The Story of the Titanic for Children. Over one hundred years on, the captivating story of the Titanic has lost none of its appeal. This stunning book explores real-life stor ...Show more
The Ancient World (Usborne See Inside) by Rob Lloyd Jones
23.00 NZD
Category: Lift-the-Flaps | Series: Usborne See Inside
A fascinating flap book packed with interesting information about the Ancient World, from the dawn of civilization in Ancient Egypt, to the rise of the great Mayan culture in Central America. Look inside an Egyptian temple, open the doors of ancient Chinese houses, and find out what goes on behind the w ...Show more
The Second World War
20.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Usborne History of Britain
From the beaches of Dunkirk to the air raid shelters in the Blitz, this book tells the story of Britain during the most destructive war of the 20th century. It is full of intriguing facts, illustrations, photographs, detailed reconstructions, paintings, maps and photographs. It includes links to website ...Show more
World War II (The Definitive Visual Guide) by Richard Holmes
60.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Definitive Visual Guide
This is the definitive visual history of the people, politics and events of the epic conflict that shaped the modern world, World War II. From the build-up of hostility in the years leading up to the war, through to the reverberations still felt in the aftermath, this is a compelling, accessible and imm ...Show more