A Sailor Went to Sea Sea Sea: Favourite Rhymes from an Irish Childhood by Sarah Webb
25.00 NZD
Category: Poetry and Nursery Rhymes
A beautifully illustrated collection of nursery rhymes to treasure, and songs, poems and rhymes to share. Enjoy Irish favourites like 'Brian O'Linn' and 'I'll Tell Me Ma', classics such as 'My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean' and 'Monday's Child', silly rhymes that every child will love like 'Beans', 'Pardo ...Show more
Stories from the Billabong by James Vance Marshall
22.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
From the author of Walkabout come ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends, authentically and elegantly retold. Here you can discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creatures, what makes Frogs croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch, and just what it is that makes Pla ...Show more
Maybe: A Mindfulness Tale by traditional folk tale adaptation
30.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
When a farmer's horse runs away, his neighbours call it the worst of news. 'Maybe,' says the wise farmer, in what will become the book's refrain as more unexpected events come his way. This delightful tale teaches that what seems bad might be good; what seems good might be bad; and in the end, all are ...Show more
We are the Rock! by David Riley
35.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography | Series: Pasifika Heroes
David Riley is Head of Performing Arts and the Specialist Classroom Teacher at Tangaroa College in Otara South Auckland. He wrote this book to encourage his students - particularly young Pacific Island students - to read and to inspire them with stories they can relate to about sport, music, business, t ...Show more
Amazing Women of the Middle East by Hoda Hadadi; Wafa' Tarnowska
35.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
A fascinating collection of 25 biographies of trailblazing women from the Middle East: some will be a complete surprise to the reader, others more familiar. The illustrations of each woman in a variety of dazzling styles are a feast for the eye. A simple map and glossary assist the reader with a book th ...Show more
Don't Let the Sun Fall by Zhenyuan Guo
23.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
The story follows a group of animals as they watch the sun set. Thinking the sun is falling each one in their turn tries to prevent the disaster. Translated from Chinese.
Japanese Myths, Legends & Folktales: Bilingual English and Japanese Edition (12 Folktales) by Yuri Yasuda
35.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
Here, beautifully illustrated and presented in both English and Japanese, are 12 of the best Japanese folktales--shared with generation after generation of Japanese children. These charming tales engage your imagination as you're carried on turtle-back rides, brought to the underwater palace of the drag ...Show more
Goddess: 50 Goddesses, Spirits, Saints and Other Female Figures Who Have Shaped Belief by Janina Ramirez
33.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
This empowering collection brings together 50 Goddess' from Nut, the Ancient Egyptian Goddess of the Sky to Medusa to Papatuanuku the Maori Earth Goddess. Tales of powerful female figures have been told since the beginning of time and this collection brings together 50 stories from around the world. The ...Show more
Ganesha's Great Race by Sanjay Patel, Emily Haynes
40.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
The sweets-loving elephant Ganesha and his mouse companion are back! And this time you'll meet Ganesha's family, too, as they race around the world in this adorable companion to the bestselling Ganesha's Sweet Tooth. From the creator of the Oscar-nominated Pixar short Sanjay's Super Team and the animate ...Show more
Treasury of Magical Tales from Around the World by .
35.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
A flower-spouting princess, gobbling prince, emerald-winged fairy, foolish giants, fearsome ogres, and talking frog and fish are just a few of the captivating characters found in this anthology of beloved stories from 29 places around the world, from the Arctic to Africa to Asia to Australia to Europe t ...Show more
The Barefoot Book of Pirates (Book & CD) by Richard Walker
35.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
This swashbuckling collection of pirate tales is brimful with drama and adventure on the high seas. Young children will meet fierce characters such as the captain in the German tale, Kobold and the Pirates; others, like young Mochimitsu in the Japanese tale, are friendly and funny. They will also meet t ...Show more
The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales by Dawn Casey
30.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
Stop a moment to wonder about the world around you - the warmth of the sun, the shade of the trees, the echoing cadence of animal calls. What do these mean to you? The seven stories in this collection come from cultures near and far, each unique in its relationship with the natural world. The book incl ...Show more