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Rahui
 

Rahui (Hardback)

By Szekely, Chris; Illustrated by Ross, Malcolm

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English language edition. This picture book is about cousins' holidays in a rural Maori community having adventures and fun together - playing in the bush, riding horses, fishing, eeling and swimming at the beach. During the holiday, a death leads to a rahui being placed on the b ...

ISBN 9781869694708
Published 30 September 2011 by Huia Publishers
Interest Age 7-10 years
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The Flytrap Snaps
 

The Flytrap Snaps (Paperback)

By Knox, Johanna; Illustrated by Malcolm, Sabrina

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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 hatched by the richest man in town, Jimmy Jangle. But what is Jangle planning exactly? All Spencer knows is that it involves carnivorous ...

ISBN 9780473179960
Published 10 August 2011 by Hinterlands
Interest Age 6-12 years
Series Fly Papers
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The Red Poppy
 

The Red Poppy (Hardback, Contains Hardback and CD-Audio)

By Hill, David; Illustrated by Colston, Fifi; Other primary creator Kennedy, Rob

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Young soldier Jim McLeod waits in the trenches of World War I for the order to attack the enemy. With him are his friends, and Nipper, the messenger dog. When they charge across no-man's-land, Jim is shot ...and finds himself face to face with an enemy soldier.

ISBN 9781869439989
Published 1 March 2012 by Scholastic
Interest Age 6-9 years
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Munkle Arvur and the Bod
 

Munkle Arvur and the Bod (Paperback)

By Robinson, Nikki Slade

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The Bod proceeds to use the canyon as a place to dump waste ...and gradually the canyon fills up. It is up to Munkle Arvur to find a way to rescue the canyon - by recycling the waste!

ISBN 9781775430698
Published 1 May 2012 by Scholastic
Interest Age 0-12 years
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Quesnoy, Le: The Story of the Town New Zealand Saved
 

Quesnoy, Le: The Story of the Town New Zealand Saved (Paperback)

By Harper, Glyn; Illustrated by Cooper, Jenny

Le Quesnoy (pronounced Ler kay nwah) is a town in northern France. It is surrounded by high walls and deep trenches. In World War I it was occupied by the German army for four long years. In November 1918 the town was liberated by soldiers from far-away New Zealand. Because these ...

ISBN 9780143504566
Published 23 March 2012 by Penguin
Interest Age 6-12 years
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Earth Dragon, Fire Hare
 

Earth Dragon, Fire Hare (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Catran, Ken

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The conflict in Malaysia during and after World War Two, as seen from the perspectives of a Kiwi soldier (Peter) and a Chinese Malay freedom fighter (Ng). Against a background of culture clash and political and individual conflicts, two young men are drawn inexorably together as ...

ISBN 9781869509415
Published 6 April 2012 by HarperCollins
Interest Age 13-20 years
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Grandpoppa Poptop's Compost Plot
 

Grandpoppa Poptop's Compost Plot (Paperback)

By Hall, Sue

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Grandpoppa Poptop's vegetable plants won't grow. After a horse in the next paddock leaves him a present, he embarks on an amusing journey of discovery of how to make compost. A fun, rhyming story that imparts invaluable knowledge of the cycles of nature and growing our own food.

ISBN 9780473186364
Published 1 March 2011
Interest Age 0-12 years
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The Eels of Anzac Bridge
 

The Eels of Anzac Bridge (Paperback)

By Foster, Ali; Illustrated by Walker, Viv

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A delightfully told and illustrated story that interweaves the story of eels migrating across the ocean from a New Zealand river near an historic bridge commemorating the soldiers who lost their lives when they also travelled thousands of miles to fight in the Great War. The stor ...

ISBN 9780958261777
Published 1 March 2012
Interest Age 0-12 years
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Edge of the World

Edge of the World (Hardback)

By Trevaskis, Ian; Illustrated by Harris, Wayne

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A healing narrative about the return of light and joy to everyday life that has been rendered dark and colourless by tragic events. Ages 6+.

ISBN 9781921150210
Published 1 February 2012 by Walker Books Australia
Interest Age 0-12 years
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Nice Day for a War: Adventures of a Kiwi Soldier in World War I
 

Nice Day for a War: Adventures of a Kiwi Soldier in World War I (Paperback)

By Elliott, Matt; Slane, Chris

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A fictional story (based on fact) of a Kiwi lad as he heads away, full of excitement, to war with his mates from rural New Zealand. There he encounters the horror that was the Western front.

ISBN 9781869509019
Published 8 April 2011 by HarperCollins
Interest Age 9-13 years
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