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Koinei te Whare Na Haki I Hanga
 

Koinei te Whare Na Haki I Hanga (Paperback, Maori language ed.)

By Bishop, Gavin; Translated by Walker, Piripi; Edited by Apanui, Hone

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The Classic childrens tale " The House that Jack Built" entirely in Te reo Maori with a unique interpretation relevant to New Zealand's history.

ISBN 9781877467790
Published 3 February 2012 by Gecko Press
Interest Age 0-12 years
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The House That Jack Built
  

The House That Jack Built (Hardback)

By Bishop, Gavin

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Uses the cumulative nursery rhyme, about the chain of events that started when Jack built a house, as a metaphor to illustrate the arrival and settlement of the European settlers in New Zealand during the early 19th century.

ISBN 9781877467608
Published 3 February 2012 by Gecko Press
Interest Age 0-12 years
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There Was a Crooked Man
   

There Was a Crooked Man (Board Book)

By Bishop, Gavin

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Gavin Bishop illustrates an old English rhyme in a vertical board book for very young children in the second in Gecko Press's board book series (other title in series: There was an Old Woman).

ISBN 9781877467240
Published 17 July 2009 by Gecko Press
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Bruiser
 

Bruiser (Hardback)

By Bishop, Gavin

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Bruiser is a machine on a mission - a digger who's ploughing up hillsides, trampling down paddocks and crushing rocks in his plan to build a motorway. His motor roared like a dinosaur. His wheels squealed like an elephant. His sides rumbled like an earthquake. He shook his blade ...

ISBN 9781869794491
Published 7 October 2011 by Random House
Interest Age 2-6 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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Taming the Sun: Four Maori Myths
 

Taming the Sun: Four Maori Myths (Paperback, 2nd New edition)

By Bishop, Gavin

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Written and illustrated by well-known children's writer and illustrator Gavin Bishop, Taming the Sun contains four stories, including two well-known legends (Maui And The Sun and Maui And The Big Fish) and two less well-known legends (Rona And The Moon and Kahu The Taniwha). Aime ...

ISBN 9781869790349
Published 14 November 2008 by Random House
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Counting the Stars: Four Maori Myths
 

Counting the Stars: Four Maori Myths (Hardback)

By Bishop, Gavin

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Counting the Stars is a collection that continues to take traditional myths to a new level. Created by one of New Zealand's most talented and passionate children's book writers and illustrators.

ISBN 9781869790721
Published 24 July 2009 by Random House
Interest Age 3-10 years
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The House That Jack Built
 

The House That Jack Built (Paperback)

By Bishop, Gavin

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The House that Jack Built is a book with two strands. The main rhythmic text, based on the well-known rhyme, tells the story of Jack Bull, who travels to New Zealand from London as a new settler in 1798. "The detailed contemporary illustrations ... tell the story from a Maori per ...

ISBN 9781877467615
Published 3 February 2012 by Gecko Press
Interest Age 0-12 years
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Just One More: Stories
  

Just One More: Stories (Paperback)

By Cowley, Joy; Illustrated by Bishop, Gavin

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A delightful and joyous collection of illustrated short stories for reading aloud to young children. This is Joy Cowley at her child-friendly best! With illustrations by Gavin Bishop.

ISBN 9781877467677
Published 1 April 2011 by Gecko Press
Interest Age 5-7 years
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The Horror of Hickory Bay
  

The Horror of Hickory Bay (Hardback)

By Bishop, Gavin

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ISBN 9780195581188
Published 1 September 1985 by Oxford University Press
Interest Age 5-8 years
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