Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea by T K Roxborogh
$25.00 NZD
Category: Middle-grade fiction (9 to 12 years)
On a beach clean-up, thirteen-year-old one-legged Charlie and his half-brother, Robbie, find a ponaturi - a mermaid - washed up on a beach. An ancient grudge between the Maori gods Tane and Tangaroa has flared up because a port being built in the bay is degrading the ocean and creatures are fleeing the ...Show more
Egg and Spoon: An Illustrated Cookbook by Alexandra Tylee; Giselle Clarkson
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction (children)
Egg and Spoon is a beautiful illustrated cookbook for children—and adults—that celebrates imagination, confidence and the fun of cooking. A scrumptious collection for anyone who loves good healthy food— and an occasional indulgence. Here are after-school snacks, breakfast on a stick, cakes, slices and ...Show more
Ngake me Whataitai ( Whātaitai ) by Ben Ngaia & Laya Mutton-Rogers
$20.00 NZD
Category: Te reo Māori (children)
This is a traditional story told in te reo Māori from the perspective of the Kāhui Maunga people about Ngake and Whātaitai. These two taniwha inhabited Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington Harbour, long before the ancestral migrations. The story tells how the shape and landscape of Wellington, its harbour a ...Show more
Kowhai and the Giants by Kate Parker
$30.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
'Kowhai first appeared from the golden glow of a beautiful flower . . . and her voice was the rain and the sea and the cry of a bird.' Follow Kowhai as she discovers a tiny seed's hope to build a great forest.
Hare & Ruru: A Quiet Moment by Laura Shallcrass
$30.00 NZD
Category: Picture books | Series: Hare & Ruru
This is the story of Hare, who struggles with an un-named mental malady self described as 'noise'. Noise could be runaway thoughts, voices in Hare's head, or loud feelings and general anxiety. Hare goes on a journey to try and find a solution. Just when Hare thinks there's no hope a friend, Ruru, flies ...Show more
The Pōrangi Boy (Porangi) by Shilo Kino
$25.00 NZD
Category: Middle-grade fiction (9 to 12 years)
Twelve-year-old Niko lives in Pohe Bay, a small, rural town with a sacred hot spring and a taniwha named Taukere. The government wants to build a prison over the home of the taniwha, and Niko's grandfather is busy protesting. People call him pōrangi, crazy, but when he dies, it's up to Niko to convince ...Show more
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