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Animal Architects by John Nicholson
29.95 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
This well illustrated book shows how clever are the architects and engineers of the animal world. They make tunnels, weave waterproof homes, bore into wood and mould clay into skyscrapers or many chambered constructions. We also learn how animals adjust for temperature and comfort, make boltholes for ...Show more
Songlines and Stone Axes by John Nicholson
35.00 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia S.
In this groundbreaking book, the first of a new series, award winning author John Nicholson describes the fascinating networks of trade and ceremonial exchange in pre-European Australia. Ages 9+.
The Incomparable Captain Cadell by John Nicholson
35.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
In an age when exploration was at its peak, Francis Cadell s career reads like the quintessential boy s own adventure. Born and raised on the Leith waterfront into a large family of ambitious achievers, he was lured early to a life on the high seas. In 1836 at the age of fourteen, he sailed to China whe ...Show more
The Meat Fix: How a Lifetime of Healthy Eating Nearly Killed Me by John Nicholson
29.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
For 26 years John Nicholson was a vegetarian, following a seriously healthy diet that included no cholesterol or animal fats but plenty of brown rice and lentils. His diet defined him. It was the one thing that was definably, unshakeably him throughout half a century. However, for 26 years John Nicholso ...Show more
White Chief - The Story of a Pakeha Maori - The colourful life and times of Judge F. E. Maning of the Hokianga by John Nicholson
39.95 NZD
Category: Maori Books | Reading Level: good
The Colourful Life and Times of Judge F.E. Maning of the HokiangaFrederick Maning was the best-known Pakeha-Maori. Arriving in the Hokianga region in the 1830s, he married a high-ranking Nga Puhi woman and had four children.Maning recorded his experiences in the book Old New Zealand, a classic of coloni ...Show more
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