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
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
New Zealand Migration by Philippa Werry
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
'In a country inhabited for a mere thousand years, everyone is an immigrant or a descendant of an immigrant.' - Michael King With six books now published, The NZ Series is a valuable non-fiction resource for general readers and schools, introducing complex subjects in simple, concise terms. In this seve ...Show more
Sunflowers Don't Grow in Winter by EMILY HOLDAWAY
20.00 NZD
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
Ziggy decides to plant sunflowers in autumn, but everyone knows sunflowers don't grow in winter. Or do they? Sunflowers Don't Grow in Winter is a true story of hope, determination, and a little boy's love of sunflowers. Search and Find - on each spread, children will need to find the three B's - a ...Show more
Wawata - Moon Dreaming by Hinemoa Elder
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Hina, the Maori moon goddess, has 30 different faces to help illuminate life's lessons - a different face and a different energy for each day of the month. And with her changing light, new insights are revealed. This book gives us the chance to connect to the ancient wisdom of the old people, who reach ...Show more
Weather and Climate New Zealand (The New Zealand series) by Sandra Carrod
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: The New Zealand series
Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions; climate is the weather of a region averaged over a long period. In this info-packed addition to The NZ Series, Sandra Carrod explores the main elements of New Zealand’s climate and weather in global, regional and local terms. Weather and Climate New Z ...Show more
Ernest Rutherford: Just an Ordinary Boy by Maria Gill
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Ernest Rutherford grew up in a tiny town in New Zealand. He had a curious mind and yearned to further his education.But his family could not afford to send him to high school or university. Three times he tried for scholarships and each time he failed.However, with perseverance and patience he finally s ...Show more
Evolving: Finding Health and Happiness as We Age by Judy Bailey
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
An inspiring and personal guide to ageing well and with happiness, by national treasure Judy Bailey. When beloved broadcaster Judy Bailey signed off her final news bulletin in 2005, she had no idea that retirement would bring some of the most fulfilling years of her life. Ever the journalist, Judy sea ...Show more
Nell
35.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Nell is born to a new century, her early life forged in the freedoms of the NZ high country. Her own freedom is tested: by family expectation, by husband Herb’s pride, by the rigours of family life on a Maniototo sheep station. Nell dares to step beyond the bounds; she revels and stumbles in love; encou ...Show more
Resilience: a Story of Persecution, Escape, Survival and Triumph by Inge Woolf
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Resilience is a Holocaust story and a New Zealand story. Born to a prosperous Jewish family, Inge Woolf witnessed the Nazis marching into Vienna in March 1938. To escape certain death, the family audaciously boarded a train to the heart of Nazi Germany – Berlin – and from there caught a plane to England ...Show more
Pounamu Treasures - Ngā Taonga Pounamu by Russell Beck; Maika Mason
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Pounamu, or jade, is one of New Zealand's most treasured natural resources, celebrated for its rich beauty and significance to the Māori people. Pounamu Treasures - Ngā Taonga Pounamu is a simple and stylish collection of object photographs that honours the stone in its many forms. Respected pounamu spe ...Show more