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A Present from the Past by Jennifer Beck
26.99 NZD
29.99 (10% off)
Category: Children Fiction
Reading age 6-10 years, a sophisticated picture book. A young girl is reluctantly waiting at the airport for a distant aunt to arrive. She discovers that the aunt is carrying a special gift from the past. During the First World War, soldiers and nurses were given a very special Christmas present from th ...Show more
Bits of String too Short to Use: A memoir of collecting, writing and the highs and lows of life by Jennifer Beck
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biographies & Memoirs
The author looks at her life as a series of ‘bits’, memorable episodes which, when joined together form a pattern both fascinating and thought-provoking. From early life in an unusual rural community, she describes growing up in a large family with money troubles, limited educational opportunities, a lo ...Show more
Christmas Caravan, The by Jennifer Beck
24.99 NZD
29.99 (16% off)
Category: Children Fiction
A small boy living in a caravan park enters a contest for the home with the best Christmas decorations. When the judges fail to show, he
Gypsy Day on the Farm (A Great Kiwi Read) by Jennifer Beck
9.99 NZD
19.99 (50% off)
Category: Picture Books
Moving house can be chaotic at the best of times but during Gypsy Week many farming families in New Zealand transport a herd of cows as well. For scores of farmers and sharemilkers around the country, June 1st has become known as Gypsy Day - when farms change ownership and families move entire house ...Show more
Ko Tōku Māmā te Kuini o te Rori by Jennifer Beck, Kawata Teepa (Translated by)
22.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
This book is the te reo Māori edition of My Mum is the Queen of the Road. Ari and Isabella play with trucks and diggers, making roads in a sandpit. Ari tells Isabella that his mother is a roadworker who works the Stop/Go sign and is called Queen of the Road. Isabella tries to work out why she is a queen ...Show more
Maumahara Ki Tera Noema (Remember That November - Maori Edition) by Jennifer Beck
20.00 NZD
Category: Children's Māori Books
It’s almost Guy Fawkes Night, and at the school speech competition Andy talks about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. The children cheer excitedly, thinking Andy will win the contest. But then, Aroha gets up, wearing a white feather in her hair, and tells the story of another fifth of November - the in ...Show more
My Mum is Queen of the Road by Jennifer Beck
22.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine
Ari and Isabella play with trucks and diggers, making roads in a sandpit. Ari tells Isabella that his mother is a roadworker who works the Stop/Go sign and is called Queen of the Road. Isabella tries to work out why she is a queen – does she wear diamonds? Does she sit on a throne? Does she have a corgi ...Show more
Nobody's Dog by Jennifer Beck
24.99 NZD
29.99 (16% off)
Category: Children Fiction
A heart-warming story of a boy and a dog, given an added dimension through the creative art of Lindy Fisher. WINNER CHILDREN'S CHOICE AWARD IN NEW ZEALAND POST BOOK AWARDS 2006
Remember that November by Jennifer Beck
19.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
It’s almost Guy Fawkes Night, and at the school speech competition Andy talks about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. The children cheer excitedly, thinking Andy will win the contest. But then, Aroha gets up, wearing a white feather in her hair, and tells the story of another fifth of November - the in ...Show more
Sam Goes Wild by Jennifer Beck
19.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Great Kiwi Read
Sam has been ill and his appetite has disappeared. Uncle Nick comes up with a plan to get Sam's appetite back. He suggests his young nephew visit him in Hokitika, on the west coast of the South Island, but he doesn't let on that Sam's holiday will coincide with the famous Wildfoods Festival. Tourists fr ...Show more
Stefania's Dancing Slippers by Jennifer Beck
16.99 NZD
18.99 (10% off)
Category: Children Fiction
As a five-year-old in Poland, Stefania loved to dance, but war came and her father went away to fight. Then she and her mother were sent to work camps in Siberia. The two struggled through until they were released and allowed to travel south again. But now her mother is sick and Stefania must leave her ...Show more
Stefania's Dancing Slippers (H/B) by Jennifer Beck & Lindy Fisher
26.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
"Choose one thing that's most precious to you. That's all we can take." Stefania's choice helps bring her comfort through years of hardship, separation, and a journey of thousands of miles. Set against a background of war, this is a story of courage, love, and family ties. Stephania's dancing slippers a ...Show more