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Avaiki Tautau by Keith Tonkin
24.99 NZD
Category: Maori Books
Teipe is a child born to the Ngati Tinomana on Rarotonga hundreds of years ago. As an infant he witnesses a battle in which his father is nearly killed. In response his ariki (high chief) Tamatea, selects people, including Teipe's family, friends and the girl Karu, chosen to be his future va'ine (wife). ...Show more
Four Great New Zealand Inventors by Keith Tonkin
18.99 NZD
25.00 (24% off)
Category: NZ Non Fiction
New Zealanders are renowned for our inventive creativity. "Doing it yourself", and inventing things, has become a way of life for many New Zealanders. Read how Earnest Godward, Bill Hamilton, Richard Pearse and John Britten all became famous through their inventions.
Great New Zealand Adventurers by Keith Tonkin
17.50 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
From the high seas to Sarajevo's explosive Sniper Alley, these four New Zealanders have epitomised New Zealandsers' sense of Global adventure. Explore the lives of four heroic Kiwis - Jean Batten, Sir Edmund Hillary, Margaret Moth and Sir Peter Blake.
New Zealand Film-makers by Keith Tonkin
17.50 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
New Zealand has an incredibly strong film-making heritage dating back to the early 1900's. Read about five New Zealanders who have made major contributions to the development of film-making both in New Zealand and internationally - Rudall Hayward, Len Lye, Jane Campion, Lee Tamahori and Peter Jackson. ...Show more
Te Pou Kara: The Flagpole by Keith Tonkin
29.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Kids in Time
One of four titles in an exciting new faction series based on New Zealand history, told through the eyes of children. Written by Dunedin author Keith Tonkin, these are the first in an exciting new historical series on major events in New Zealand's history. Told through the eyes of children, the series b ...Show more
The Longest Journey by Keith Tonkin
25.99 NZD
28.00 (7% off)
Category: Children Fiction
I have never seen any group of people happier than those of us on board the 'Canterbury' that evening. The next morning we began to disembark to a totally new life, to the real work we were now prepared and willing to do. And for a ten-year-old boy it was a life that promised nothing but adventures and ...Show more
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