Mind Blown by Dan Marshall
$33.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction (children)
Did you know space is only an hour's drive away? Did you know there is a jellyfish that is biologically immortal? Or that of all life that has ever existed on Earth, 99.9% of it is extinct? Dan Marshall's slick new book is packed to the brim with facts that will BLOW YOUR MIND. Delightful illustrations ...Show more
Your Brilliant Brain (HB) by Philip Bunting
$28.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction (children)
It is pretty easy to argue that the human brain is the most extraordinary thing in the known universe. But there is so much we don’t know about the thing behind our eyes. Where do thoughts come from? Why do we dream? Why have our brains become 10% smaller over the past ten to twelve thousand years? Why ...Show more
The Te Papa Activity Book by Helen Lloyd and Pippa Keel
$15.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction (children)
An accessible and engaging activity book to write, draw and colour in. Explore our world-famous national museum through 30 activities including colouring-in, dot-to-dot, word search puzzles, crosswords, and more. Museum highlights, such as the colossal squid, the Britten Bike, the giant Haast’s eagle, ...Show more
Queen of the Cosmos - Beatrice Hill Tinsley by Maria Gill; Alistair Hughes (Illustrator)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction (children)
Beatrice Hill Tinsley lived every day as if she was on borrowed time. Over her short time on Earth, she was determined to further the world's knowledge of the stars and galaxies. But it was not easy being a female scientist in those times. She would have to make a heartbreaking decision in order to foll ...Show more
Science FACTopia!: Follow the Trail of 400 STEM-tastic facts! by Rose Davidson
$29.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction (children)
Science FACTopia! is the sixth title in the bestselling FACTopia! series - 850 Gross Factopia! sold to Book People stores since release. Follow an ingenious trail of 400 facts about space, animals, rocks and crystals, virtual reality, the body, coding, 3D printing, engineering, plants, fungi, maths and ...Show more
The Code of Life by Carla Häfner
$38.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction (children)
A brilliant non-fiction book explaining the world of genetics and heredity to children. Why do children look like their parents? Why are some people blond and others brunette, and where do we get our eye colour from? This book explains genetic theory, what genes are, why DNA plays an important role and ...Show more
Sounds Good!: Discover 50 Instruments (HB) by Ole Könnecke, Hans Könnecke, Ole Konnecke, Hans Konnecke
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction (children)
What does a double bass or a sitar sound like? What's the difference between bongos and congas? Which instrument has only one note? Which one takes just 30 seconds to learn? What do these instruments really sound like? This book engagingly presents 50 common and uncommon musical instruments with practic ...Show more
We Are All Different: A Celebration of Diversity by Tracey Turner
$28.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction (children)
Meet the children from one school, and their teachers, parents, and guardians. They have different kinds of families, likes and dislikes, cultures, ethnicities, abilities, and disabilities. . . and A LOT in common! There are BILLIONS of wonderful ways to be human--as many ways as there are people on pla ...Show more
The Beach Activity Book: 99 ideas for activities by the water around Aotearoa New Zealand by Rachel Haydon & Pippa Keel (illustrations)
$35.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction (children)
The 99 activities in this immersive book for children aged 7 to 14 range from experiments and observation to conservation and mindfulness. Developed to inspire curious young minds to explore and appreciate our beaches, lakes, rivers and streams. It is also designed to be taken out into natural environ ...Show more
The Only Way to Make Bread by Cristina Quintero
$37.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction (children)
A delicious exploration of all kinds of breads, from sourdough to bannock to bao, that will tickle your taste buds and warm your heart. What's the only way to make bread? You might use white flour in your bread, or whole wheat flour or corn flour. You might use water or milk, maybe an egg or two. You'll ...Show more
Home Activity Lab Exciting Experiments by Robert Winston
$38.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction (children)
This jam-packed collection of fun and simple science experiments for kids is perfect for the classroom or at home. Make an erupting volcano, design rubber band planets, sail a soap-powered boat, and race balloon cars with Home Activity Lab, which offers exciting experiments for budding scientists. Inclu ...Show more
The New Zealand Easter Activity Book by Sarina Dickson
$15.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction (children)
In The Fairies' Easter Egg Surprise, we joined a group of curious forest fairies as they spread Easter excitement around their fairy village and got into mischief along the way. Now, join the fairies in The New Zealand Easter Activity Book and get creative with loads of mazes, dot-to-dots, games and act ...Show more