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Trapped: Remarkable Stories of Survival from the 2011 Canterbury Earthquake
  

Trapped: Remarkable Stories of Survival from the 2011 Canterbury Earthquake (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Van Beynen, Martin

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'It was all so sudden. Twenty seconds and then silence. I started calling out, 'Can anyone hear me?' - nothing but silence. Over the next few hours I heard hysterical sobbing and people clapping as others were rescued. I could hear engines, drilling and what sounded like sledgeha ...

ISBN 9780143567233
Published 25 January 2012 by Penguin
Interest Age Young Adults
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Firefighters

Firefighters (Hardback)

By Sutherland, Adam

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An introduction to the people who look after us in an emergency.

ISBN 9780750263122
Published 1 June 2010 by Hachette Children's Books
Interest Age 5-7 years
Series Popcorn: People Who Help Us
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Fire Fighter

Fire Fighter (Hardback)

By Collinson, Clare; Gogerly, Liz

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Using simple playscripts and easy instructions for how to make basic props, this series enables children to put together and act out short role plays to learn about what these people do.

ISBN 9780750265065
Published 10 January 2012 by Hachette Children's Books
Interest Age 5-7 years
Series Play the Part
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Nature's Fury : NCEA Level 1
 

Nature's Fury : NCEA Level 1 (Paperback)

By Anderson, Lois

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This new edition of the highly successful Extreme Natural Events has been revised to meet the requirements of the updated New Zealand Curriculum and the realigned Achievement Standard 1.1. Supporting inquiry-based learning this edition features recent extreme events including ...

ISBN 9781442552814
Release Date 28 February 2012 by Pearson Education
Interest Age All ages
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Illustrated History of the South Pacific
 

Illustrated History of the South Pacific (Paperback, illustrated edition)

By Stenson, Marcia

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This book is an introduction to the history of the South Pacific. A companion book to Illustrated History of New Zealand, also written by Marcia Stenson, this covers the following topics: geology and geography, the arrival of the first people to the Pacific, European exploration, ...

ISBN 9781869417185
Published 5 May 2006 by Random House
Interest Age 5-7 years
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Education

Education (Paperback)

By Duckworth, Katie

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Discusses about the right of various children to receive an education that suits their needs, whether they are poor, homeless, disabled or have to work for a living. This title examines the obstacles that children sometimes have to overcome to achieve this right.

ISBN 9780237537722
Published 3 November 2009 by Evans Publishing Group
Interest Age 7-10 years
Series Our Rights
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Librarian

Librarian (Hardback)

By Pilinis, Denise

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Behind the News Topics is a series of upper, middle and lower primary books published with the ABC, based on the popular Behind the News television program. The series provides a new way of looking at topics by taking an investigatory approach.

ISBN 9781442512665
Published 1 March 2010 by Harcourt
Interest Age 5-12 years
Series Behind the News Topics
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International Trade

International Trade (Hardback)

By Connolly, Sean

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Explores different types of financial institutions, explaining their origins and how they have developed into the major forces that they are today

ISBN 9781445100432
Published 20 August 2010 by Hachette Children's Books
Interest Age 9-11 years
Series World Economy Explained
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That's Not My Bear

That's Not My Bear (Board Book, New title)

By Watt, Fiona

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This board book offers a combination of simple text, illustrations and things to feel in order to help very young children develop sensory and language awareness. It uses a variety of textured patches to encourage interactive play and help children explore the surfaces of a toy b ...

ISBN 9780746051597
Published 7 February 2003 by Usborne Publishing Ltd
Interest Age 0-3 years
Series Touchy-Feely Board Books
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That's Not My Car

That's Not My Car (Board Book, New title)

By Watt, Fiona; Wells, Rachel

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This series features bright pictures with patches of different textures which are designed to develop sensory and language awareness. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages and touching the feely patches. Ages 1+.

ISBN 9780746056622
Published 2 April 2004 by Usborne Publishing Ltd
Interest Age 0-3 years
Series Usborne Touchy Feely Books
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