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A Day to Remember by Jackie French
19.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Anzac Day is the day when we remember and honour Anzac traditions down the ages, from the first faltering march of wounded veterans in 1916 to the ever increasing numbers of their descendants who march today. Containing reference to the many places the Anzacs have fought, and the various ways in which t ...Show more
A Rose for the Anzac Boys by Jackie French
17.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Reading Level: 12+
The 'War to end all Wars', as seen through the eyes of three young women. the 'War to end all Wars', as seen through the eyes of three young women It is 1915. War is being fought on a horrific scale in the trenches of France, but it might as well be a world away from sixteen-year-old New Zealander Midge ...Show more
A Waltz for Matilda (#1 The Matilda Saga) by Jackie French
24.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: The Matilda Saga | Reading Level: 11-14
The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song.Ages 10-14 'Once a jolly swagman camped by a BillabongUnder the shade of a Coolibah treeAnd he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiledYou'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me...'In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to fi ...Show more
A War for Gentlemen by Jackie French
34.99 NZD
Category: Fiction
The first adult novel from the much-loved author - Jackie French. This vibrant novel explores the strange story of how a colonial "gentleman" from New South Wales went to serve in the American Civil War . . . and what happened when he came back.Sipping lime juice beside the tennis court one afternoon ...Show more
All of Us by Jackie French, Virginia Hooker
29.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
A STUNNING NON-FICTION PICTURE BOOK THAT EXPLORES THE HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA Join two children as they journey through the history of Southeast Asia - the fascinating lands linked to each other and Australia by the seas and monsoon winds. Share with them the discovery of a world filled with traders, ...Show more
Baby Wombat's Week by Jackie French; Bruce Whatley (Illustrator)
26.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
He sleeps. He eats. He gets bored. He creates havoc wherever he goes He's Mothball's baby - and he's even cuter, naughtier and more determined than his mum. Created by writer Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, the award-winning duo of the international bestseller Diary of a Wombat.
Baby Wombat's Week (Big Book) by Jackie French
45.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
The much-loved sequel to the bestselling DIARY OF A WOMBAT He sleeps. He eats. He gets bored. He creates havoc wherever he goes! He's Mothball's baby - and he's even cuter, naughtier and more determined than his mum. Created by writer Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, the award-winning duo of ...Show more
Backyard Self-Sufficiency by Jackie French
25.00 NZD
Category: Gardening
Outlines the basic areas of self-sufficiency. Growing your own fruit and vegetables, tea, herbs etc.
Barney and the Secret of the Whales (Secret History #2) by Jackie French
18.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: The\Secret History Ser.
What is the sailor's secret about the treasure of Australia's colony? The second book in a series that explores little-known history about Australia's fascinating past. Barney Bean is keen to make his fortune and he hears a secret; a sailor's secret about the treasure of the colony. But how can chasin ...Show more
Big Burps, Bare Bums and Other Bad-mannered Blunders by Jackie French
16.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
Good manners, terrible manners and all manner of manners. This book covers manners for all situations: kissing; dobbing; introductions; and eating. It also includes very important etiquette procedures for dealing with vampires, aliens, friends, zombies and more. All of this is delivered in a straigh ...Show more
Blood Moon by Jackie French
17.95 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Outlands Trilogy Ser.
A sequel to In the Blood, the author faces a pack of genetically engineered wolves, a trio of water sprites with a passion for muscular tentacles, and three bodies - each with its throat torn out. Are the werewolves the killers? Or are humans more vicious than wolves?