Anzac Day: The New Zealand Story: What It Is and Why It Matters by Philippa Werry
$25.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction:
This book exposes the rich history behind Anzac Day, seeking to answer the many questions children often ask their parents and teachers around the 25th of April every year. It covers all aspects of Anzac Day, from the Gallipoli Campaign and the Great War, right through to the format of the commemorative ...Show more
An Extraordinary Land: Discoveries and Mysteries from Wild New Zealand by Peter Hayden
$45.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction:
New Zealand is an extraordinary land. It has been called ‘the closest thing to life on another planet’ and ‘a planetary lifeboat’. The main reason behind our uniqueness is that our islands have remained an isolated outpost for life in the midst of the ocean. This isolation has been a huge advantage. It ...Show more
Nelson Mandela: "No Easy Walk to Freedom" by Barry Denenberg
$12.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction:
From his humble beginnings in rural South Africa to his tragic death at age 95 in 2013, Nelson Mandela's life is a tale of inspiration and courage. The most up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela. This powerful biography provides an in-depth look at Nelson Mandela who grew up in a rural village in South ...Show more
The Politically Incorrect Guide To Teenagers by Nigel Latta
$30.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction:
By popular demand, New Zealand's most popular parenting writer has drawn on his extensive experience in family therapy and working with the country's most difficult teenagers to write the book that will save the sanity of parents everywhere. Does your teenager sometimes leave you feeling so far out of y ...Show more
Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: The Man Who Thought Different by Karen Blumenthal
$20.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction:
Inventor. Visionary. Genius. Dropout. Adopted. Steve Jobs was the founder of Apple and he was all of these things. Steve Jobs has been described as a showman, artist, tyrant, genius, jerk. Through his life he was loved, hated, admired and dismissed, yet he was a living legend; the genius who founded App ...Show more
Makeup to Breakup My Life in and Out of Kiss by Criss Peter
$35.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction:
Makeup to Breakup is Peter "Catman" Criss's unvarnished and eye-opening story of his journey as the founding drummer of KISS. It's the memoir of a Brooklyn kid, born in 1945, who conquered the world-composing and singing his band's biggest hit, "Beth" (1976)-and faced the perils of excess and his own mo ...Show more
Eruption! Discovering New Zealand Volcanoes by Maria Gill
$21.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction:
Meet Volcanica, the feisty reporter at Magmatic Press who prseents hot facts about volcano science in New Zealand. Discover the four main types of volcano found in this country: stratovolcanoes, shield, caldera and volcanic fields and explore the characteristics of each as demonstrated in data panels a ...Show more
One Shot Kill (#6 Henderson's Boys) by Robert Muchamore
$20.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction: | Series: Henderson's Boys
Spring, 1943. The war is turning against Germany, but Hitler isn't giving up. In a secret bunker deep in occupied France, scientists are hard at work on Hitler's latest deadly weapon: code name FZG-76. Back in England Henderson's boys will need to undergo advanced sniper training if they've any chance ...Show more
60 Million Gingernuts: a Book of New Zealand Records by Peter Janssen
$28.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction:
60 Million Gingernuts gathers together this country's most amazing, inspiring, and bizarre records. With chapters on nature, history, people, manmade wonders, popular culture, sport, and eating & drinking, this extensive book will captivate both young and old, Kiwi and tourist, from quiz teams ...Show more
Guardian Angel HB (CHERUB Series 2 #2) o/p by Robert Muchamore
$35.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction: | Series: CHERUB Series 2
Ryan has saved Ethan's life more than once. Ethan thinks he must be a guardian angel. But Ryan works for CHERUB, a secret organisation with one key advantage: even experienced criminals never suspect that children are spying on them. Ethan's family runs a billion-dollar criminal empire and Ryan's job is ...Show more
Money Smart Kids by D. Bates
$16.95 NZD
Category: Non-fiction:
Did you know that there are kids who are self-made millionaires? That kids have raised $10,000âs for charity< Money Smart Kids will inspire kids to start saving, make money for themselves and others, help their families, subsidise their pocket money and prepare them for their financial futures. Usi ...Show more
Who Was: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by Gill Hornby
$17.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction: | Series: Who Was...? S.
A fun, informative and page-turning look at one of the most significant and popular composers of European classical music.