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Flashcard: Determination. Make that, flashcard: Friendship - Foolishness - Fear. Because they can all look the same to Marty. He might have trouble reading people, organizing things or pleasing his father, but he knows that when his mate Luke - Legless - attempts to involve him in another crazy venture, it's futile to resist. This time it's the Young Enterprise Scheme. Luke believes it will make them rich and popular - and along the way will capture the heart of his elusive love. Marty wonders if it should be, flashcard: Mad... read more

This is a book about nature for naughty kids. Nice kids learn about the life-cycle of the monarch butterfly and tadpoles turning into frogs. Naughty kids want to know about squashed hedgehogs and dead pukeko. Nice kids like to look at books with pretty pictures of puppy dogs and kittens. Naughty kids would rather see blood and guts and maggots. And dinosaurs. Don't forget the dinosaurs.

It's a real Kiwi summer when ...you want to cheer yourself up on a wet day at the bach! It's a real Kiwi summer when ...You. Are. Sick. Of. Ham! Chocka full of choice one-liners that make us who (and what) we are, this neatly-packaged hardback finds more than 100 ways to remind you what's great about a New Zealand summer in a way that makes you smile. The book also contains a flick back cartoon that sees our 'real Kiwi' fly from the BBQ to the surf.

The Life Cycle Series comes alive with stunning images and educational text.

After noticing his dad's plough kept pulling up interesting stones and bones on their Wairau Bar farm, a 13-year-old boy named Jim Eyles, armed with a potato fork and a piece of number-8 fencing wire, set off one day and dug up a giant moa egg. He kept digging and found Maori adzes and the bones of extinct birds until he was being visited by leading museum directors from around the country. Through a lot of digging, a pile of curiosity, and often a bit of number-8 wire, archaeologists in New Zealand have been digging up the past ... read more

Saddle up for the fourth exciting PONY CLUB RIVALS adventure! Will Georgie fulfil her riding dreams at the 'All-stars' Academy? It's a new term at Blainford 'All-Stars' academy in Lexington, USA, and Georgie is eager to take on her rivals once more. Having surprised everyone on the polo field, Georgie's ambitions are sky high and she's keen to take her riding to the next level. Meanwhile Kennedy Kirkwood has plans of her own, which might not turn out so well for Georgie! find out about all the gossip, drama and competitive challe... read more

' ...these screams were different ...' When Spencer Fogle hears blood curdling screams on his way home from school, he doesn't realise he is about to become embroiled in a dark plot involving carnivorous plants, genetically modified flies, and a mysterious hidden file. This is the first book in The Fly Papers, a fast-paced mystery-adventure series set in the movie industry town of Filmington.

No part of New Zealand is far from the sea, lakes or rivers. If you want to try fishing then this book is for you. How to catch a fish is a fully illustrated New Zealand title. Jam packed with fishy facts, moon and tide times, fish identification, and tips and tricks to catch fish. Children of all ages will find this book a useful and handy tool for successful fishing.

At her boarding school in New Zealand, Ellie Spencer is like any ordinary teen: she hangs out with her best friend, Kevin, obsesses over her crush on a mysterious boy, and her biggest worry is her essay deadline. Until everything changes...In the foggy woods near the school, something ancient and deadly is waiting.

‘I’m a God boy, Sister,’ I said. ‘You don’t have to worry about me, I’m a God boy.’

Jimmy Sullivan believed he was protected by God until his parents’ unhappy marriage finally broke down, with tragic consequences. Now a disturbed thirteen-year-old at a Catholic boarding school, Jimmy rages at God for failing him as he tells of his own violent and obsessive reaction to the turbulent events of two years before. Through his uncomprehending and often humorous voice of tough indifference, a very adult drama of marita... read more

DoP Nov 2007, Auckland 130x200mm Vancy lives in a town on the edge of the Hinterland,a vast,desert-like plain that is ruled over by a tyrant. Fourteen years ago Vancy was left on the edge of town by a mysterious silver dog.Brought up by foster parents she has always felt like an outsider.Now it is obvious that she doesn't belong and determines to find out the true story of her birth and the identity of her true parents but that means venturing out into the Hinterland.

The third instalment of Maurice Gee's breathtaking Salt series - now rejacketed. What is the source of the Limping Man's monstrous power? Nobody can withstand it, a soft crawling that seeps into your skin and wriggles into your mind, making you powerless with love for him even as his cruelties multiply. When Hana's mam chooses to swallow frogweed poison rather than die in the great witch-burning in People's Square, Hana flees the burrows before she too is taken. Deep in the forest she meets Ben, son of Lo, and the two journey back... read more

The eighth gripping adventure in this exciting pony-club series. Issie has won a place in the National Junior Team and is selected to compete in the Young Rider Express Eventing Challenge in Australia. She's got the perfect horse, Victory, so this should be her chance to shine -- even if her new instructor is hard to impress. But Issie's faced with a nightmare room-mate and a secret in the stables that's proving hard to keep.

When Kate and Madeline's father goes missing on a routine local flight, family life is thrown into chaos. Kate lights a lamp every night in the window of the old tin hut with the hope that it will help her father find his way home. Madeline invests her hope in building a replica of the fabled stone man. But it is the appearance of the troubled Troy that brings comfort to Kate in the most unexpected way. To Kate, Troy seems nearly lost as her father. And the mystery surrounding Troy and the stone man leads Kate into dangerous territory.

Re-issue of this highly orginial, trailblazing book, first published in 2007, which caused quite a stir on first release The revisions are to the cover and first 17pp, and include an entirely rewritten preface that updates the reader on developments since first publication New Zealand is one of the most dynamic landscapes in the world.
The evidence is everywhere: soaring mountains, fiery volcanoes, grand fiords, brawling rivers and spectacular lakes. Plants and animals known nowhere else in the world have ... read more

A story of daily life in the Depression years, culminating in the Napier earthquake. Napier in the 1930s was a time of going without. The story starts on the 25th of June, 1930 – a sad day in the Bourke household – the funeral of Katie’s father. This Catholic family must now survive with earnings from the older siblings and the washing Katie’s mother takes in. When older brother Tom returns home, after a long absence, it is a help – but with him come other troubles. Katie records the events in the old ... read more

An ancient land isolated by vast oceans, New Zealand is home to many fascinating creatures. From a prehistoric reptile to one of the world's largest insects, you'll discover some of the most unusual and impressive species on our planet. Featuring stunning illustrations and text by award-winning wildlife illustrator Sandra Morris, this book will double as the perfect reference for the home or school and as a beautiful gift book.

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Did you know that frogs never drink water? And that they always blink when eating food? Or that frogs will die if their skin dries out?
Redesigned and reillustrated with magnificent full-colour photographs.

NZ CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2007 The South Pacific is our geographic environment but it is also our cultural environment. Many New Zealanders trace their ancestry to Polynesian seafarers. This book is an introduction to the history of the South Pacific. A companion book to Illustrated History of New Zealand, also written by Marcia Stenson, this covers the following topics: geology and geography, the arrival of the first people to the Pacific, European exploration, war in the Pacific, political issues both historic and current. ... read more