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Taking the Lead

Meet Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, who hopes the things she's done will help everyone, especially children, to believe that they can do great things too.

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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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Te Rataka

Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid is now a Tama Hungoingoi in this brilliant te reo Maori translation

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Dinosaur Hunter - Teachers Notes

Meet Joan Wiffen, a super-determined, self-taught palaeontologist, and join her on the hunt for the fossils that will prove New Zealand once had dinosaurs.

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Abigail and the Birth of the Sun - Teachers Notes

A bright and beautiful exploration of a supernova and the birth of our solar system for young children, all wrapped up in an award-winning bedtime story

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Charlie Changes into a Chicken

The first in a sidesplitting new series about a boy who keeps changing into animals. Perfect for fans of David Walliams and Kid Normal.

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Oh Boy

OH BOY is the perfect book to accompany our best-selling GO GIRL. Chock-full of stories about brilliant Kiwi men who followed their dreams and made the world a better place, it's an inspiring and essential storybook for children of all ages – grown-ups included!

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Showtym Adventures: Chessy, the Welsh Pony

The fourth book in an exciting new junior fiction series inspired by true stories from the Wilson Sisters' childhoods. Diamonds in the rough — will these unwanted ponies find love?

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Hero of the Sea: Sir Peter Blake's Mighty Ocean Quests

Find out all about the famous New Zealand yachtsman, Sir Peter Blake - his amazing achievements in yacht racing and his important work to help save the world's precious waterways - in this beautiful illustrated storybook.

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Puffin the Architect

Meet Puffin, a clever architect who always creates the perfect home for her clients. But her newest clients are VERY hard to please!

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Who Stole the Rainbow?

A dazzling 'mystery thriller for children' about how rainbows appear and disappear by award-winning picture book creator Vasanti Unka.

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Showtym Adventures: Casper, the Spirited Arabian

The third book in a bestselling junior fiction series inspired by true stories from the Wilson Sisters' childhoods. Vicki’s biggest challenge yet . . . to transform a dangerous pony!

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Showtym Adventures: Dandy the Mountain Pony

A bestselling junior fiction series inspired by true stories from the Wilson Sisters' childhoods. Let the adventure begin . . . taming a wild pony!

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Maui and Other Maori Legends

A beautiful collection of artist Peter Gossage's beloved Māori myths, in one stunning volume.

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Speed King

Meet Burt Munro, an unknown, elderly New Zealander whose obsession with setting a world land-speed record at Bonneville on his ancient Indian motorcycle made him a Kiwi legend.

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Go Girl: A Storybook of Epic Women

A stunning illustrated storybook for the girls of New Zealand with a powerful can-do message!

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Wildboy

A heart-stopping account of Brando ‘Wildboy’ Yelavich’s solo mission around Stewart Island – New Zealand’s harshest and most remote terrain.

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Bobby the Littlest War Hero

War historian Glyn Harper's brand new story about a band of tunnellers in the First World War, and the tiny canary who helped them survive, with heart-warming illustrations by Jenny Cooper.

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Granny McFlitter the Champion Knitter

Based on true events, a lively picture book about a sprightly granny who knits warm jumpers for little blue penguins after the oil spill following the wrecking of the Rena, with illustrations by the winner of the Storylines Gavin Bishop Award.

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Showtym Adventures: Cameo the Street Pony

The second book in a bestselling junior fiction series inspired by true stories from the Wilson Sisters' childhoods. The adventure continues — training a street pony into a show pony!

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The BFG

Phizzwhizzing new cover look!

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Manukura The White Kiwi

True story by world-renowned writer Joy Cowley about the beautiful rare white kiwi Manukura in picture book format for young children.