The Pitbull Returns (Dragon Defenders #2) by James Russell
$22.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Series: The Dragon Defenders
Months have passed since evil boss The Pitbull stole a dragon's egg from Flynn and Paddy's paradise island. By now, it should have hatched. But when he discovers that it's nothing more than an egg-shaped rock, The Pitbull flies into a terrible rage and plots revenge. Will Flynn and Paddy be able to stop ...Show more
The Priests of Ferris (#2 The O Trilogy) by Maurice Gee
$21.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Series: O Trilogy | Reading Level: good-very good
Susan Ferris and her cousin Nick return to the land of O, which they had saved from the evil Halfmen, only to discover that a hundred years have passed and O is now ruled by cruel and ruthless priests. Susan is inspired by dreams and prophecies to face the most dreadful dangers and free the inhabitants ...Show more
The Severed Land by Maurice Gee
$22.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Reading Level: very good
This gripping, page-turning fantasy adventure follows a dangerous quest through a divided world. From the high reaches of a tree, Fliss watches the soldiers attempting yet again to break through the invisible wall. Amid the explosions, a drummer boy tries to escape. As he is about to be shot, Fliss reac ...Show more
The Spaghetti Giraffe (#1) by Sarah Johnson
$18.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
When fumble-handed cook Mina Cucina drops the spaghetti pot, a new animal is born. As the Spaghetti Giraffe soon learns, he is not the only kitchen animal formed from Mina Cucinas culinary disasters. The Spaghetti Giraffe tells the delightful story of the Spaghetti Giraffe and his quirky friends in the ...Show more
The Stolen Stars of Matariki by Miriama Kamo
$21.99 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
Behind dusty orange hills, where the sky stretches down to the sea, there is a magical, wild, windy place called Te Mata Hapuku. Sam and Te Rerehua love to visit their Grandma and Poua at Te Mata Hapuku (aka Birdlings Flat). They like to collect agate from among the stones, with a backdrop of whipping w ...Show more
The Tale of the Anzac Tortoise by Shona Riddell
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
The Tale of the Anzac Tortoise is the story of two kids who meet a real life-war tortoise and go back in time to witness the battles of Anzac Cove in 1915. Shona’s family history provides much of the inspiration behind this story. Her great-great aunt Nora was stationed in the Middle East during World ...Show more
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
$26.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
The birth of a daughter - Kahu - breaks the lineage of a Maori tribe. Rejected by her grandfather, Kahu develops the ability to communicate with whales, echoing those of the ancient Whale Rider after whom she was named. This magical and mythical novel tells of the conflict between tradition and heritage ...Show more
Thunder, the Yearling Colt (#2 Wilson Sisters Adventures) by Kelly Wilson & Nina Sutherland
$18.99 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Series: Wilson Sisters Adventures
Can Nina tame a wild Kaimanawa colt from wild to mild? Ever since she helped Kelly Wilson train a wild Brumby, twelve-year-old Nina has dreamed of taming a wild pony of her very own. When she learns that 300 of New Zealand's wild horses face slaughter in an upcoming muster, she and her sister Lily sig ...Show more
Tui Street Tales (#1) by Anne Kayes
$18.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Series: Tui Street | Reading Level: very good
Once upon a time some fairy tales came to Tui Street and visited the people who lived there. There were some problems in the street: Jack's mother had secrets, the creek had dried up and Terri was being cyber-bullied, to name a few. Following a fairy tale project at school, the children began to notice ...Show more
Willbee the Bumblebee (Board & CD) by Craig Smith
$15.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
A catchy song with endearing illustrations that will have you buzzing! And as Willbee flew away, he did not stop, his jersey unravelled from the bottom to the top, and when he realised this, he lost his hum...He was showing the whole garden his bare bum! Well, with no jersey and being late in the day, W ...Show more
1-2-3 BIRD! by Dave Gunson
$18.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
NZ birds galore in this new counting book! Young children will love spotting familiar birds in this fun text from Dave Gunson. From `One noisy seagull, asking to be fed' to `Thirteen sleepy moreporks, slowly waking in the trees', the birds are just asking to be counted. There is also a sneaky numeral hi ...Show more
123 in English and Maori (Hairy Maclary and Friends) by Lynley Dodd
$13.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Series: 1st
A boisterous bilingual board book that introduces littlies to counting with the help of Hairy Maclary and his friends! A gorgeous board book with pictures of Hairy Maclary, Scarface Claw and other favourite characters created by Lynley Dodd to help children learn to count from 1-10 in Maori and English ...Show more