The Front Line: Images of New Zealanders in the Second World War by Glyn Harper; Susan Lemish
80.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
NEW ZEALAND'S WAR THROUGH THE LENS OF THOSE WHO SERVED A landmark book exploring New Zealand's second world war effort through over 800 photographs, many never before published and many live-action shots takenby those at the front. The images span North Africa, Europe and the Pacific, as well as action ...Show more
It Takes a Village - A Guide to Matakana and Its Surrounding Districts by Lauraine Jacobs
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
It Takes a Village lets readers in on the secrets only locals know and is an expertcompanion to all the area has to offer, from food and wine to art and outdooractivities, and where to stay, written by one of New Zealand's best-known foodwriters.
Rustle!: Donovan Bixley's Plants of Aotearoa by Donovan Bixley
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: Donvoan Bixley's Aotearoa
Spiky plants, spicy plants, iconic plants, indestructible plants, useful plants, and New Zealand's giants of the forest!Find out what makes the flora and fauna of Aotearoa so unique in this charming series by award-winning author and illustrator Donovan Bixley.
New Zealand's Endangered Dolphins by Maria Gill; Marco Ivancic
28.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
From award-winning writer Maria Gill, and illustrator Marco Ivancic, comes New Zealand's Endangered Dolphins. The North Island New Zealand dolphin (Popoto or Maui dolphin) is the most endangered dolphin in the world. The South Island New Zealand dolphin (Pahu or Hector's dolphin) is the smallest dolphin ...Show more
Where Is It In Town? A wildlife hunt for Kiwi kids by Ned Barraud
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
This is a ‘look and find’ book for all children who want to learn about New Zealand’s wildlife, focusing on wildlife that Kiwi kids will encounter in town. Stunningly illustrated by Ned Barraud, each page illustrates a different urban environment, including a garden both in the daytime and at night, th ...Show more
Nga Atua [Ngā Atua]: Māori Gods (PB) (Bilingual) by Robyn Kahukiwa; Kiwa Hammond
23.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
A book to treasure for young and old, Robyn Kahukiwa's Nga Atua - Maori Gods takes the reader on a stunning visual journey while imparting simple and effective explanations of the major Maori gods. Robyn introduces the pantheon of Maori deities and explains the arena of life for which each one is respon ...Show more
Chile Bird and the True Story of a Royal Albatross by Diane Miller & Sheryl Black
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Chile Bird is based on the true story of a Northern Royal Albatross. The story follows the typical life cycle of the bird, but this story differs as the bird is rescued by a fisherman near Chile and is cared for by the children in a small fishing village, Duao. Chile Bird, as she is then known, returns ...Show more
Get Outdoors: Brilliant Boredom Busters for Kiwi Kids by Paul Adamson
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
This book has so many ideas to get your body moving and your brain inventing, you'll be out the door and off on adventures before you know it! From the author of the award-winning Beginner's Guide to Hunting and Fishing in New Zealand, Get Outdoors is full of fun ideas to get your body moving and your b ...Show more
Emma - Emma Twigg's Inspirational Journey to Olympic Gold by Jessica Lawry
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
THOSE WHO GET BACK UP, TIME AND TIME AGAIN, WILL BE REWARDED. When Emma Twigg started rowing it was difficult and not always fun. But as she stuck at it, she grew to be a world-class rower. So, winning an Olympic medal would be easy, right? Wrong. This is the remarkable true story of a young New Zealand ...Show more
John Mulgan and the Greek Left by C.-Dimitris Gounelas; Ruth Parkin-Gounelas
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
In September 1943, New Zealand writer John Mulgan was parachuted by the British Special Services (SOE) into remote mountain terrain in the centre of Nazi-occupied Greece, where he worked with the left-wing resistance to facilitate some of WW2's most successful episodes of guerrilla warfare. This experie ...Show more
Mozart: the Man behind the Music by Donovan Bixley
35.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Child prodigy, genius, freak, a man who lived frivolously and died a pauper... The myths surrounding Mozart, composer of some of the world's most sublime music, have long overtaken the known facts of his life. Now, in this charming and very personal tribute, artist Donovan Bixley offers a portrait of th ...Show more
Pioneer Women (The New Zealand Series) by Sarah Ell
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: The New Zealand Series
The first two books in The NZ Series give a new take on New Zealand society, history, science and geography. Here is a snappily designed and fact-packed collection for intermediate and high-school age readers. Pioneer Women captures the experiences of European women who settled in New Zealand in the nin ...Show more