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New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2012

Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

  • 2012 Book of the Year: Nice Day for a War
  • Picture Book: Rahui (English) and Rahui (Maori Edition)
  • Junior Fiction: Super Finn
  • Young Adult Fiction: Calling the Gods
  • Non-fiction: Zero Hour: Nice Day for a War
  • Best First Book Award: Super Finn
  • Honour Award Picture Book: Shaolin Burning
  • Honour Award Non-fiction: Digging Up the Past
  • Honour Award Junior Fiction: The Travelling Restaurant
  • Honour Award Young Adult Fiction: The Bridge

  • Children's Choice Picture Book: The Cat’s Pyjamas

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Waiting for Later

Waiting for Later (Hardback)

By Matthews, Tina

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Even though Nancy is big, one day she feels small. She asks her mum, brother, cousin, aunt and grandfather to play with her. They're all busy and reply, Later. So Nancy climbs a tree in her backyard to wait for later, and imagines playing the games her family doesn't have time ...

ISBN 9781921720055
Published 1 May 2011 by Walker Books Australia
Interest Age 3-6 years
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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
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Digging Up the Past: Archaeology for the Young & Curious
  

Digging Up the Past: Archaeology for the Young & Curious (Hardback)

By Veart, David

  • RRP: $39.99
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After noticing his dad's plough kept pulling up interesting stones and bones on their Wairau Bar farm, a 13-year-old boy named Jim Eyles, armed with a potato fork and a piece of number-8 fencing wire, set off one day and dug up a giant moa egg. He kept digging and found Maori adz ...

ISBN 9781869404659
Published 1 November 2011 by Auckland University Press
Interest Age 6-12 years
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Super Finn
 

Super Finn (Paperback)

By Agnew, Leonie

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Can Finn use his superpowers to help save his World Vision sponsored child? Sometimes, despite the best intentions, things don't always work out as planned. Join the hilarity as the boys' money-making scheme comes unravelled. Look out, world ... here comes Super Finn!

ISBN 9781869439996
Published 21 February 2011 by Scholastic
Interest Age 6-12 years
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Stomp!
 

Stomp! (Paperback)

By Paul, Ruth

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A dinosaur follow-the-leader story! Follow Ruth Paul's colourful dinosaurs as they HOP, STOMP and ROAR their way through the pages of this beautifully illustrated book. On the outward journey the largest dinosaur leads, until they can go no further ... then on the way back, it ...

ISBN 9781775430056
Published 1 September 2011 by Scholastic
Interest Age 2-5 years
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Just Jack
  

Just Jack (Paperback)

By Broadbent, Adele

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Wee Jack Baines is tired of living in his brother's shadow. Unlike his brother Robert, Jack is no good at sports or rabbit-shooting, and is not popular at school. Luckily for him, though, his Uncle Onslow notices that, as well as being short, Jack has a gift with horses: perfect ...

ISBN 9781869508869
Published 1 February 2011 by HarperCollins
Interest Age 6-12 years
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The Travelling Restaurant
  

The Travelling Restaurant (Paperback)

By Else, Barbara

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When 12 year old Jasper Ludlow's parents flee the city, he gets left behind and finds refuge on The Travelling Restaurant, a sailing ship captained by old Dr Rocket and crewed by feisty Polly. Jasper faces challenges, adventures, storms and hungry pirates. Should he go in search ...

ISBN 9781877467776
Published 1 April 2011 by Gecko Press
Interest Age 6-12 years
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The Cat's Pyjamas
  

The Cat's Pyjamas (Paperback)

By Foreman, Catherine

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Meet Cat ... and his colourful collection of pyjamas. One pair for each night of the week. When he wears his space pyjamas, he dreams of Saturn, Mars and shooting stars, when he wears his road pyjamas, he dreams of big red rigs and diggers that dig ... but what will happen when h ...

ISBN 9781869439798
Published 21 February 2011 by Scholastic
Interest Age 2-6 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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