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Secrets at Red Rocks

When a boy finds a sealskin in a cave, he unlocks an ancient spell that tips him into a terrifying adventure...an award-winning novel for tweens that inspired the Sky NZ Originals TV series!

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Lucy and the Dark

When Lucy makes friends with the Dark she discovers a new and exciting world - but the world is about to discover what it's like without the Dark! A funny and enjoyable bedtime story with a glow-in-the dark cover to encourage lights out!

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Willa and Woof 1: Mimi is Missing

Adventure, imagination and loads of fun.

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Willa and Woof 3: Grandparents for Hire

Adventure, imagination and loads of fun.

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Willa and Woof 2: Birthday Business

Adventure, imagination and loads of fun.

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Roar Squeak Purr

A marvellous menagerie of animal poems for children by New Zealand's best writers - some of them children - selected by star New Zealand poet Paula Green and adorably illustrated by Jenny Cooper.

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The Astromancer

Welcome to the realm of the Astromancer - lore-master of the stars... An award-winning adventure story in chapters with stunning illustrations, bringing the Matariki legends to life as they've never been experienced before!

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Night Race to Kawau

An award-winning classic from the author of the Alex quartet.

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Pony

The highly anticipated, unforgettable new story from the internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning author of WONDER.

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My Elephant is Blue: Teacher Notes

An award-winning, quirky story about a child who is stuck carrying around an elephant, wondering if they will ever feel light and free again . . .

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Kia Kaha: Teacher Notes

An award-winning and powerful illustrated storybook for the tamariki and rangatahi of Aotearoa New Zealand celebrating Maoritanga!

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Atua: Teacher Notes

Gavin Bishop's stunning, once-in-a-generation compendium introduces readers to the pantheon of Māori gods, demigods and heroes, and explores Aotearoa's most exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration.

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Always

<h3>The much-anticipated final journey in the story of Felix, hero of Morris Gleitzman's multi-award-winning Once, Then, After, Soon, Maybe and Now.</h3>

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Coastwatcher: Teacher Notes

No training could have prepared Frank for a dangerous coastwatching mission against the Japanese in this tense, exciting war novel for middle graders

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The Memory Thief: Teacher notes

A magical, award-winning novel about a girl who wants to escape her memories and a troll who is desperately trying to remember his, from the acclaimed author of Conrad Cooper's Last Stand and The Impossible Boy

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Conrad Cooper's Last Stand

Conrad Cooper has just decided that Tane, the god of the forest, is the perfect guy to solve his problems. Leonie Agnew's Conrad Cooper's Last Stand is a surprising, brave and award-winning novel for young readers.

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Wildlife of Aotearoa: Teacher Notes

Encounter New Zealand's amazing array of wildlife in this award-winning illustrated companion volume to Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story

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Aotearoa the Story of New Zealand: Teacher Notes

Discover the story of New Zealand through this multiple-award-winning, richly illustrated visual history by Gavin Bishop.

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