Children of the Rush (#1) by James Russell
22.00 NZD
Category: Fiction Age 9-12 | Series: Children of the Rush
It's 1861, and gold fever is sweeping the world. Otherwise sensible adults have gone mad and will do anything to get their hands on the precious metal. But two children have been caught up in the rush. Michael and Atarangi couldn't be more different, but they share one thing: each has a remarkable and m ...Show more
Te Wehenga: The separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku by Mat Tait
37.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Stunning retelling of the Māori creation story about the separation of Ranginui, sky-father, and Papatūānuku, earth-mother. Te Wehenga is the separation of Ranginui, sky-father, and Papatūānuku, earth-mother.Award-winning illustrator Mat Tait has written and illustrated this stunning retelling of the ...Show more
Echo by Arlo Kelly
20.00 NZD
Category: Fiction Age 9-12
Eric loves his quiet life living on a remote beach with its ever-changing weather. However he is visually impaired and gets frustrated by how his parents worry about him and restrict what he does on his own. But one summer Eric has a chance encounter with a minke whale which leads to a special connectio ...Show more
Roo and Vladimir (An Unlikely Friendship) by Minky Stapleton
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
The heart-warming tale of a small Pekingese and a very large dog called Roo. Roo is big. He is goofy. He is clumsy. And all he wants is a friend. But the other dogs are afraid of him, which makes Roo sad. Then he is befriended by Vladimir the Pekingese–the best friend in the whole world. It takes a big ...Show more
Miracle by Jennifer Lane
30.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult
It’s all a blur. All I remember is Dad following Constable Kelly across the one, two, three, four stepping stones that joined our front veranda to our driveway – and thinking, I’ve really done it now. Born in the middle of Australia’s biggest-ever earthquake, Miracle is fourteen when her world crumbles. ...Show more
Pipi and Pou and The Raging Mountain (#1) by Tim Tipene
22.00 NZD
Category: Fiction Age 5-8 | Series: Pipi & Pou
Pipi and Pou are looking forward to a weekend of screen time but Nana has other ideas. The earth is shaking down south and Nana wants to find out why. Can Pipi and Pou stop the raging mountain carving a destructive path through the forest? And what if success means sharing their secret powers with str ...Show more
Kidnap at Mystery Island by Carol Garden
20.00 NZD
Category: Fiction Age 9-12
Set in a time after the great global Environment Revolution of 2072, readers enter a high-tech world of eco criminals, artificial islands, global warming, rising seas and patrolling coastal rangers. Like other kids of his generation, Dom has a special talent, chosen by his parents at conception. He is ...Show more
Farewell, Anahera by Vanessa Hatley-Owen;
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
This is a beautiful, comforting and uplifting story for anyone who has lost someone that they love. From far away Hawaiki called to her. Turning her face to the sun, she was ready for her next adventure. In the distance, across the shining sea smiling faces of her ancestors were ready for her, their han ...Show more
Below by David Hill
22.00 NZD
Category: Fiction Age 9-12
A nerve-wracking underground adventure from a master storyteller . . . Caught in a tunnel collapse, Liam and Imogen have to use all their wits to survive in this gripping novel for readers eight years and up. When you stood deep inside the tunnel, you could hear the mountain groaning overhead. That's ...Show more
He Raru Ki Tai (To Trap a Taniwha te reo Māori Edition) by Jane Cooper
25.00 NZD
Category: Books in te reo Māori
He Raru ki Tai is an adventure story set in seventeenth-century Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland when the hapū of Ngā Oho/Ngā Iwi predominated. Armed with the courage of their convictions, two girls embark on a perilous journey to challenge their leaders’ actions. Cousins, Te Kawenga and Kakati learn of a plan ...Show more
Jason Mason and the World's Most Powerful Itching Powder (#1 Jason Mason) by Jason Gunn; Andrew Gunn
20.00 NZD
Category: Fiction Age 9-12
Jason Mason is a pretty average kid. The kind of kid who doesn’t get chosen for the rugby team. The kind of kid who gets his lunchbox picked over by the school bully every day. The kind of kid who finds it hard to concentrate in class. The kind of kid who is, actually, a SECRET AGENT. WAIT . . . WHAT?Yo ...Show more
Sylvia and the Birds by Johanna Emeney; Sarah Laing
40.00 NZD
Category: Graphic novels
Part graphic biography, part practical guide to protecting our bird wildlife, this remarkable book for young readers and their families is fully committed to detailing the wonders of our native birds, the threats they face and how we can help them. Based on the life of 'The Bird Lady', Sylvia Durrant, ...Show more