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Egyptian Diary by Richard Platt
19.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
09 The year is 1465 BC and Nakht's family is moving from their village to Memphis. Alongside him, we explore this bustling Egyptian city: visiting the craftsmen's workshops; watching a burial ritual; learning how the land is farmed, how houses are built and how to fish and hunt. Most thrilling of all, ...Show more
Eureka! by Richard Platt
29.95 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Reading Level: 8+
This title looks at the instances when some of the world's greatest inventions were conceived. It demonstrates how sheer creative genius enables, a few lucky individuals to look right through the problem, and come up with a solution that has eluded rivals.
Flight (DK Experience) by Richard Platt
35.00 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Experience
Take off on an incredible journey from the Wright brother's first flight to space travel in the 21st century. How did the first aeroplane ever take off? What was it like to be in a dogfight with the Red Baron? Amazing digital photography takes you where you have never been before. Join a white-knuckle a ...Show more
Forensics (Kingfisher Knowledge) by Richard Platt
29.95 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Kingfisher Knowledge
Kingfisher Knowledge is a ground-breaking series for readers hungry for information on today's hot topics. Lively, engaging text, packed with information, accompanies stunning photographs that enhance each chapter. Amazing, state-of-the-art digital artwork guides readers into the fascinating heart of th ...Show more
Moon Landing by Richard Platt
39.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
This book is a celebration of the moon landing of 1969 to tie in with the 40th anniversary celebrations. 'Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed!' With these famous words, Neil Armstrong announced the success of the greatest journey in human history. This spectacular pop-up book brings to life the ...Show more
Pirate Diary by Richard Platt
21.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
This title presents the swashbuckling adventures of Jake Carpenter, cabin boy. The twenty-third of September, 1716. I write this on my last day at home. Tomorrow I am to join my Uncle Will aboard his ship and become a sailor. Will has told me of sea monsters and mermaids and has sailed through a hurrica ...Show more
Pirate Diary - B/W Reader by Richard Platt
13.95 NZD
14.99 (6% off)
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: From 7 To 99
This text provides a rollicking historical account of a young pirate's life.
Pirate Diary: the Journal of Jake Carpenter by Richard Platt
19.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: 7+
In 1716 Jake Carpenter joins his Uncle Will aboard the Greyhound, to become a sailor, but when the Greyhound is captured by pirates he embarks on an exciting new life on the wrong side of the law. This is a swashbuckling account of pirate life.
Pirates: DK Eyewitness P/B by Richard Platt
19.95 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Eyewitness Guides
Be an eyewitness to the bloodthirsty activities of pirates and their world from the barbarous corsairs of the Mediterranean to the cutthroat buccaneers of the Spanish Main and their skillful navigation techniques to their bloodthirsty battles.
Pirates of the Caribbean the Visual Guide by Richard Platt
29.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
Ahoy there! Discover what Captain Jack Sparrow and his unlikely allies, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan, are up to in this treasure chest of a guide. Packed with movie stills and images of your favourite characters from Captain Jack, to Captain Barbossa and the tribe of ravenous cannibals in between! It ...Show more
Pompeii (Through Time) by Richard Platt
32.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Through Time | Reading Level: 7+
This series offers a unique journey through different periods in history. Detailed artworks tell the story of a specific location as it changes with time. As they explore each scene, readers learn about the people who lived in this place, looking at their beliefs and way of life. "Through Time: Pompeii" ...Show more
Shipwreck: DK Eyewitness Guides by Richard Platt
19.95 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
Did you know that early lighthouses were used up to 3000 years ago with wood fires on headlands? Full of information like this, this guide dives into the underwater world of shipwrecks. It investigates the most common causes of shipwrecks and looks inside wrecks full of ancient secrets.