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Amundsen's Way: The Race to the South Pole by Joanna Grochowicz
$18.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
But how will history view Roald Amundsen? he wonders to himself. Will I be remembered for my dedication, my discipline, my daring deeds? Or only for my deception? Roald Amundsen - hero or villain? Amundsen's South Polar conquest is an extraordinary tale that combines risk, intrigue and personal confl ...Show more
Let's Play Yoga! Fun Poses and Practices to Teach Calm, Focus, and Imagination by Màrcia de Luca; Lúcia Barros; Bruna Assis Brasil (Illustrator)
$29.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
A playful, exuberantly illustrated book that introduces yoga to kids ages 5 to 8 with simple postures and techniques to foster a calm mind and healthy body How can a magic tree, a cow with a fidgety son, or a wise lion teach kids about being kinder, calmer, and stronger? With yoga! In Let's Play Yoga!, ...Show more
Te Tiriti o Waitangi | The Treaty of Waitangi by Toby Morris with Ross Calman, Mark Derby & Piripi Walker
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
Ground-breaking full-colour graphic novel about Te Tiriti o Waitangi | The Treaty of Waitangi. • Accessible, engaging, image-rich design• Dual-language flip book with Māori and Pākehā authors Ross Calman and Mark Derby• Text in te reo Māori version developed by Māori Language Commission- ...Show more
The Wonder of Trees (Children's HB picture book) by Nicola Davies
$34.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
Did you know that there are over 60,000 tree species? This stunning book explores the extraordinary diversity of trees and forests - the lungs of our earth. A glorious celebration of trees by non-fiction specialist Nicola Davies, illustrated by rising star Lorna Scobie, creators of the beautiful The Va ...Show more
Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different #2 by Ben Brooks
$39.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Reading Level: teen 10+
This is the follow-up to the much loved and hugely successful Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different, the bestselling book that changed countless boys' lives around the world and gave them the confidence to be themselves. What have the footballer Kylian Mbappé, the philosopher Socrates and th ...Show more
The Book of Trees by Piotr Socha
$39.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
Why are trees so important? How many types are there? How do they benefit the environment and wildlife? This book, by the award-winning author Piotr Socha, answers these questions and more, tracking the history of trees from the time of the dinosaurs to the current day.
Dolly Parton (Little People, Big Dreams) by Isabel Sanchez Vegara
$22.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Little People, Big Dreams
New in the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Dolly Parton, the singer-songwriter and businesswoman. Little Dolly grew up in Tennessee in a family "as poor as dirt." She started performing at an early age, singing on local radio and television. After gradua ...Show more
Toitoi #15: A Journal for Young Writers and Artists (Autumn 2019) by edited by Charlotte Gibbs
$22.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Toitoi
Toitoi is a quarterly journal of writing and art by New Zealand children, ages 5-13. With over 100 pages of original stories, poetry and artwork, Toitoi gives our young writers and artists a real purpose and a wide audience. Toitoi can be read at home or at school and is a valuable classroom resource. ...Show more
The Heart of a Boy by Kate T. Parker
$39.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
In her international bestseller Strong Is the New Pretty (with 329,000 copies in print), the photographer Kate T. Parker changed the way we see girls by showing us their truest selves--fearless, messy, wild, stubborn, proud. Now it's time to talk about our boys. Prompted by #metoo, school shootings, bu ...Show more
Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay by Alexandra Stewart
$26.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
In the late morning of May 29th 1953, the sun was shining brightly on the roof of the world, a gentle breeze was blowing and two men were there to witness it for the first time ever ... Their names were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay and the roof of the world was Everest. This is the breathtaking st ...Show more
Rivers: A Visual History from River to Sea by Peter Goes
$39.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
This breathtaking journey along the most important rivers in the world takes us from the Nile to the Amazon, the Mekong Delta to the Mississippi, the Murray to the Waikato. Our seas and rivers tell a compelling story about our planet. Through tracking the life source of people, animals and the land its ...Show more
New Zealand's Backyard Beasts (PB) by Ned Barraud
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
In the garden, creeping along branches, hiding under stones or flitting from flower to flower, a whole universe of creatures is waiting to be discovered. Butterflies, moths, beetles, wasps, spiders - what have you found in your backyard? Did you know that chorus cicadas live underground for most of the ...Show more
