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Scenic Playground by Peter Alsop; Dave Bamford; Lee Davidson
$80.00 NZD
Category: NZ - History | Reading Level: very good
This lavish book explores the story behind the promotion of New Zealand's mountains through posters, advertisements, hand-coloured photos and more. It explains how the country built its reputation as an alpine playground and, alongside, how mountains became central to belonging in Aotearoa.
Native Son: The Writer's Memoir by Witi Ihimaera
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography | Reading Level: very good
This is the second memoir of a remarkable Maori writer and of the living myths that inspired him at the beginning of his career. Look at him, the young man on the cover. The year is 1972, he is 28, his first book is about to be published, and he has every reason to kick up his heels. But behind that joy ...Show more
This Farming Life by Tim Saunders
$37.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
Farmer Tim Saunders manages to incorporate some writing into his days, and here he describes his life through the seasons: Summer, shearing, slaughter, crop harvest, conservation; Autumn, floods, trading stock, drenching, dagging; Winter, maize harvest, lambing; and Spring, docking, pet sheep, weaning. ...Show more
Oink by David Elliot
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
A comical story about a very busy bath, from one of New Zealand’s master author/illustrators. Pig is having a lovely bath. In come Sheep, Cow, Horse.... They are very noisy! What can Pig do to make them go away? Pig must think of something smart and quick. Oink!
Reflections by Dave Briggs, JF Robert
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Poetry / Plays
Rooted in the landscape, Dave's poems aim to tease you with the ambiguities of life, and make you think again. Through the medium of water, untouched, true, JF's pictures take you to the borderland between reality and abstraction, and invite you to look deeper for understanding. In pictures and words, t ...Show more
Landmarks by Owen Marshall; Grahame Sydney; Brian Turner
$75.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Art | Reading Level: near fine
A handsome, landmark book celebrating the work of three of our literary and artistic heavyweights. The complementary work of artist Grahame Sydney, fiction writer Owen Marshall and poet Brian Turner was first brought together in the hugely successful Timeless Land in 1995. Its pages showed their shared, ...Show more
A Bear Named Bjorn by Delphine Perret
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Children - 5 to 8
Bjorn lives in a cave. The walls are soft, the ground is comfortable, and just in front there is new grass and a rough tree, perfect for back-scratching. A Bear Named Bjorn takes us into the forest with Bjorn the bear and his friends. One day the animals have their eye exams and try on the humans' lost ...Show more
The Captain's Run: What It Takes to Lead the All Blacks by Gregor Paul
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sport | Reading Level: near fine
How the captains of the last 50 years have gone about leading the world's most successful rugby team. The job of All Blacks captain comes with a scrutiny that puts it alongside the prime minister in terms of profile and public expectation. It takes a strong, confident and assured personality to captain ...Show more
Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi by Blair Cooper
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
A gorgeous little story of friendship between New Zealand birds.
A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand's Land Birds by Andrew Crowe
$14.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Series: Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand... | Reading Level: very good
Condensed version of: Which New Zealand bird? : a simple step-by-step guide to the identification of New Zealand's native and introduced birds.