Migrants by Eduard Altarriba
23.00 NZD
Category: Geography
Migrants provides an easy-to-understand explanation for children of what migration is, its causes and consequences. Topics Covered Include: Humanity was nomadic for 99% of its existence Sedentary life National borders The creation of identity documents for increasingly stricter population control Global ...Show more
Introducing the Women's Suffrage Petition 1893 (BWB Texts) by Barbara Brookes and Jared Davidson
18.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
In 1893 New Zealand became the first country in the world with universal suffrage: all New Zealand women now had the right to vote. This achievement owed much to an extraordinary document: the 1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition. Over 270 metres long, with the signatures of some 24,000 women (and at least tw ...Show more
Discovery Atlas by Thiago de Moraes
40.00 NZD
Category: Atlases
Prepare to set off on a grand voyage of discovery. You might want to take a map ... But this is no ordinary atlas. Discovery Atlas whisks you away on a breathtaking tour of human cleverness, from the exploration of the cosmos to the discovery of chocolate. In twelve witty, entertaining chapters, Thiago ...Show more
The Rest is History: The official book from the makers of the hit podcast by Tom Holland; Dominic Sandbrook
39.00 NZD
Category: History
Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys . . . There's a new history book in town. From the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, a whistle-stop tour through the past from Alexander the Great to Tolkein, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate. The nation's favourite historians Tom Holland ...Show more
Our Members Be Unlimited by Sam Wallman
48.00 NZD
Category: Careers and Occupations
An original and visually powerful exploration of unionism. In our current political climate, people are looking for answers - and alternatives. The promise of unions is that their 'members be unlimited'- that they don't belong to the rich, the powerful, or special interests, but to all workers How did t ...Show more
1,000 Amazing World Facts by DK
26.00 NZD
Category: Horrible Histories & Facts
If anything in this book doesn't quite ring true, you'd better start believing! This irresistible page-turner will keep your eyes popping and your jaws dropping from start to finish. Did you know that Earth could fit inside Jupiter more than 1,000 times? Can you believe the Eiffel Tower would fit inside ...Show more
Knowledge is a Blessing on Your Mind: Selected Writings, 1980-2020 by Anne Salmond
65.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
For fifty years, Dame Anne Salmond has navigated 'te ao hurihuri' - travelling to hui in her little blue VW Beetle with Eruera and Amiria Stirling in the 1970s, working for a university marae alongside Merimeri Penfold, Patu Hohepa and Wharetoroa Kerr in the 1980s, giving evidence to the Waitangi Tribun ...Show more
History and Culture (Ultimate Questions & Answers) by .
15.00 NZD
Category: History
Ever wondered who started the Olympic Games? Or what “Viking” even means? Travel back in time and discover the answers to your questions in this must-have guide to all things history and culture.
Absolutely Everything! Revised and Expanded: A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention by Christopher Lloyd
48.00 NZD
Category: History
The most remarkable true stories of all time and around the world brought vividly to life – from the Big Bang right up to the present day.Embark on a journey across millennia and around the world, from the latest understanding of the origins of the universe, the birth of the Earth, the very first life, ...Show more
ANZAC Heroes by Maria Gill
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Discover the triumphs and tragedies of 24 heroic Australasians during World War One and Two. Read the biographies of ANZAC soldiers, as well as Air Force and Navy soldiers, medics, a spy, an ambulance driver and an humanitarian, surviving in battles in England, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Paci ...Show more
Konererio and the Flag Master - Konenererio ao te Tia Itoman by Kinaua Ewels; David Riley
35.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
A Bible, a hymn book, and two white flags. Who would think that such ordinary objects could help save people's lives? But that's exactly what happened in Kiribati during WW2. And all thanks to a 15-year-old boy named Robati. See how he did it in this epic bilingual story of bravery, clever thinking and ...Show more
The Finest Hours (True Rescue) by Michael J. Tougias
15.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: True Rescue
Four young men in a tiny lifeboat brave a dreadful storm to save dozens of lives in this illustrated chapter book adaptation (for readers 6-9) of the New York Times bestseller The Finest Hours.On the night of February 18th, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has even seen, two ...Show more