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A Girl Called Harry by Philippa Werry
$19.50 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Harry (short for Harriet) is supposed to be having her best year ever at school, but it's not turning out that way. Her brilliantly creative projects aren't always appreciated, and neither is her wild imagination. Then Mallory, the new girl with the unpronounceable surname, turns up, and Harry's imagina ...Show more
Antarctic Journeys by Philippa Werry
$27.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non-fiction | Reading Level: very good
Antarctica is a fascinating place - it has no native inhabitants, and it's very remote, which means everyone who goes there - today or in the past - has a special reason for wanting to go. It's a place that children can only imagine, because they cannot go there. This book is about the journeys that cen ...Show more
Anzac Day: The New Zealand Story: What It Is and Why It Matters by Philippa Werry
$24.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
This book exposes the rich history behind Anzac Day, seeking to answer the many questions children often ask their parents and teachers around the 25th of April every year. It covers all aspects of Anzac Day, from the Gallipoli Campaign and the Great War, right through to the format of the commemorative ...Show more
Armistice Day: The New Zealand Story by Philippa Werry
$24.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
At the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month each year New Zealanders remember the end of the First World War. Armistice Day. Kiwi soldiers returned home to a terrible influenza epidemic, as the population grieved for the loss of life. Memorials were erected and families sought to ret ...Show more
Best Mates: Three Lads Who Went to War Together by Philippa Werry
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult
The three young soldiers in the story are best friends from school, and they leave New Zealand together to go and fight at Gallipoli. Landing first in Egypt, they travel by ship to Anzac Cove and dig into trenches to fight the Turkish troops holding the peninsula. Conditions are tough and Joe gets sick, ...Show more
Enemy at the Gate by Philippa Werry
$17.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
A deadly disease is sweeping the world and nobody knows how to stop it. Movie theatres and swimming pools are shut and schools are closed. People are discouraged from gathering in large groups at the beach. Twelve-year-old Tom Mitchell can't even see his best friend Charlie. He wonders when the lockdown ...Show more
Enemy at the Gate by Philippa Werry
$17.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Reading Level: Very Good
It's December 1936 when the first polio cases are suspected. Soon a polio epidemic is sweeping the country. Schools are closed, swimming pools and movie theatres banned to children, and travel restricted - but the epidemic is still spreading. Tom is the best runner in his school - but you can't outrun p ...Show more
Harbour Bridge: Auckland, 1958-59 (My New Zealand Story) by Philippa Werry
$19.00 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: My New Zealand Story
The Auckland Harbour Bridge is under construction. Simon likes watching the bridge being built, and talking to his uncle and his mates about what's happening on site. Meanwhile, Simon's best friend Marty is obsessed with the Space Race and his younger sister Jo can't stop worrying about the fate of the ...Show more
Our Incredible Dogs: The Stories behind the Statues by Philippa Werry
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult
Dogs have played a central role in the lives of New Zealanders, from working farm dogs, to police dogs, loyal companions, mascots, little heroes and fictional dogs that have become part of our culture. In this book we look at the dogs that have been memorialised in public statues that have become commun ...Show more
Quarantine (My New Zealand Story) by Philippa Werry
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
“Being in quarantine sounds like being in prison,” I said, shivering. Lily nodded. “A bit like that. Except that the prison is your own home.” It might sound familiar in 2021, but this is New Zealand in 1936–37. The disease is infantile paralysis, or polio, and nobody knows where it will strike next. Wh ...Show more
The Great Chocolate Cake Bake-Off by Philippa Werry
$17.99 NZD
Category: Childrens Books
Everyone likes Nick's cakes, even his incredibly annoying next-door neighbour Ruby. But can he come up with a recipe that's good enough to get him to the finals of the Great Chocolate Cake Bake-Off? Ruby's determined that he will. And then there's his Special Secret Ingredient..
The Great Chocolate Cake Bake Off by Philippa Werry
$23.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Nicholas wants to find one thing that he’s really good at. His friends are all good at something. His annoying next-door neighbour Ruby claims to be good at lots of things. And then there’s Oliver Billington, who always wins everything. Perhaps he’s good at baking. Nicholas discovers he can bake delicio ...Show more
