Seagull Seagull: Poems by James K. Baxter (HB) by James K. Baxter; Kieran Rynhart
$30.00 NZD
Category: Poetry (children)
A new gift edition of James K Baxter's classic poems for children, illustrated by Kieran Rynhart. The poems in Seagull Seagull are light and easy read-alouds for classrooms or with toddlers-on-the-couch. James K Baxter wrote these poems when he was teaching in Lower Hutt in the 1950s. Successful in the ...Show more
The Ice Sea Pirates by Frida Nilsson
$20.00 NZD
Category: Middle-grade fiction (9 to 12 years)
Ten-year-old Siri and her little sister Miki live with their elderly father in an Arctic archipelago. One day, while they are out gathering snowberries, Miki is abducted by Captain Whitehead.Everyone knows the story about Captain Whitehead, a pirate with hair white as snow and heart as empty as an ice c ...Show more
My Mama by Annemarie van Haeringen
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
A cheeky baby elephant describes his mother while we follow another story in the illustrations—familiar and funny for both parents and children.
The Wolf and the Fly (Board Book) by Antje Damm
$17.00 NZD
Category: Board books
Gulp, gulp, gulp: one toy after another disappears into the mouth of the hungry wolf. Now he's almost full, just a last little fly for dessert--uh-oh The Wolf and the Fly combines story and guessing game. Together you can guess which object on the shelf will be eaten next, then, when everything re-emerg ...Show more
Tuatara, A Living Treasure by Katie Furze & Ned Barraud
$22.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction (children)
Meet Tuatara, ancient wonder, wildlife treasure ... and survivor! Blinking, she pulls her scaly body into the light. She's as long as a finger, and with the row of spines on her back she looks like a baby dragon. Tuatara are survivors of an ancient era and sometimes referred to as living wonders - thei ...Show more
Coastwatcher by David Hill
$20.00 NZD
Category: Young adult (13+)
No training could have prepared Frank for a dangerous coastwatching mission against the Japanese in this tense, exciting war adventure inspired by the coastwatchers of Operation Pacific, from award-winning author David Hill. 'It's not going to be a cushy job, young Benson. You're on your own. Japs will ...Show more