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Captain Scott's Race to the Pole
  

Captain Scott's Race to the Pole (Hardback)

By Gouldthorpe, Peter

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A stunning retelling of Captain Scott's quest to become the first man to reach the South Pole.

ISBN 9780734412201
Published 13 September 2011 by Lothian Publishing Company
Interest Age 7-9 years
Series No Return
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Brave Bess and the ANZAC Horses
  

Brave Bess and the ANZAC Horses (Paperback)

By Brocker, Susan

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This is the true story of the Kiwi war horses of the First World War.

ISBN 9781869507916
Published 5 March 2010 by HarperCollins
Interest Age 9-12 years
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Piano Rock: A 1950s Childhood
  

Piano Rock: A 1950s Childhood (Hardback)

By Bishop, Gavin

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This is a memoir of Gavin Bishop's idyllic childhood days, growing up in Kingston beside gorgeous Lake Wakatipu. It's a gentle tale of a boyhood spent haring around outside, building huts, eating griddle scones, catching eels, watching the train, eating roast mutton, going to sch ...

ISBN 9781869790103
Published 10 October 2008 by Random House
Interest Age 8-12 years
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Alive in the Death Zone: Mount Everest Survival

Alive in the Death Zone: Mount Everest Survival (Hardback)

By Hall, Lincoln

Lincoln Hall's story of climbing the world's highest mountain, being left for dead near the summit and his subsequent return to life and safety is an incredible and exciting adventure that will inspire anyone who reads it.

ISBN 9781741663372
Published 5 December 2008 by Random House
Interest Age 10-13 years
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Caesar the Anzac Dog
 

Caesar the Anzac Dog (Paperback)

By Stroud, Patricia; Illustrated by Potter, Bruce

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When the New Zealand Rifle Brigade marched down Queen Street to board their transport ship to Egypt and the Western Front in World War I, they were led by their official mascot, a bulldog called Caesar. Trained as a Red Cross dog, Caesar rescued wounded soldiers at the Battle of ...

ISBN 9781869504595
Published 4 April 2003 by HarperCollins
Interest Age 9-12 years
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Down to the Sea Again: True Sea Stories for Young New Zealanders
 

Down to the Sea Again: True Sea Stories for Young New Zealanders (Paperback, New title)

Edited by Duder, Tessa

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Tessa Duder has edited two very successful collections of marine stories for adults, Salt Beneath the Skin and Seduced by the Sea, and has now produced a similar high quality collection of non-fiction for younger Kiwis, who also have a bit of saltwater in their veins. Ages 10-14.

ISBN 9781869504762
Published 4 February 2005 by HarperCollins
Interest Age 8-12 years
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Tooth and Nail
  

Tooth and Nail (Paperback)

By Findlay, Mary

This a the true story of Mary Findlay during the bitter days of the Depression. When her mother dies and her drunkard father harasses her, Mary is forced to fight tooth and nail for food, work and a place to live.

ISBN 9780141004082
Published 1 August 2001 by Penguin
Interest Age 13-18 years
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Penny and Pocket
 

Penny and Pocket (Paperback, reissue)

By Turner, Gwenda

Based on a true story, Pocket, a tiny kitten, is found abandoned on the side of the road. Penny, a Jack Russell terrier, immediately adopts her as her own.

ISBN 9780143519768
Published 12 September 2002 by Penguin
Interest Age 4-12 years
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Something About This Place
 

Something About This Place (Paperback, New title)

By Finnigan, Mathew; et al.

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In 2002 four students from St Bede's College in Christchurch with their teachers travelled to Antarctica as recipients of Antarctica New Zealand's Secondary Schools programme. Their experience of eleven days on Ross Island provided the inspiration for this book. It is aimed at ag ...

ISBN 9780476009103
Published 12 December 2004
Interest Age 0-12 years
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Joe's Ruby
 

Joe's Ruby (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Locke, Elsie; ILL>Hebley, Gary

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A true story of the friendship that developed between a bird and the man that saved it from destruction as a egg. Ruby grew up a part of Joe Erridge's family in Christchurch. This is the story of closely-observed bird behaviour that is only possible when complete trust exists.

ISBN 9780908561407
Published 23 May 1995 by Cape Catley
Interest Age 0-12 years
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