Willie Apiata, VC: The Reluctant Hero (Junior Edition) by Paul Little with John Lockyer
26.00 NZD
Category: NZ Military
Corporal Willie Apiata became the first New Zealander since the Second World War to be awarded the Commonwealth's highest military award for his actions with the NZ SAS in Afghanistan. From his early life in small town East Coast New Zealand to his actions in the deserts of Afghanistan, this is his stor ...Show more
The Trowenna Sea by Witi Ihimaera
37.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Hohepa Te Umuroa is with Te Rauparaha at the Wairau killings in the 1840s, and at Boulcotts Farm in the Hutt Valley when white settlers lose their lives. Convicted of insurrection, he and four companions are transported to the convict town of Hobart to serve their sentences. Ismay Glossop and her doctor ...Show more
New Zealand's Native Birds of Bush & Countryside by eds.
15.99 NZD
Category: NZ Field Guides | Series: Penguin Pocket S.
This handy-sized photographic guide provides ready identification of the native birds of New Zealand's bush and countryside. Species are arranged alphabetically by common name, the brilliant photographs accompanied by concise, informative texts that describe the birds' habitats, plumage and characterist ...Show more
Sarah Thornhill by Kate Grenville
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Sarah Thornhill is the youngest child of William Thornhill, convict-turned-landowner on the Hawkesbury River. She grows up in the fine house her father is so proud of, a strong-willed young woman who's certain where her future lies. She's known Jack Langland since she was a child, and always loved him. ...Show more
The Kindness of Your Nature by Linda Olsson
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
Set on the desolate, moody coastline near Kawhia, this beautifully written and insightful novel paints a warm and sensitive portrait of the many forms love takes - the destructive, the forbidden and, ultimately, the healing. Marion Flint lives alone on the wild west coast of New Zealand's North Island. ...Show more