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Sting

Sting (Paperback)

By Huber, Raymond

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An action-packed adventure story about a young honey bee called Ziggy, who feels as though he is an outsider in his own hive. Sent by the Queen on a mission to discover how other bees live, Ziggy begins to unravel the clues to his own identity and the role of the bees in a secret ...

ISBN 9781921150890
Published 1 April 2009 by Walker Books Australia
Interest Age 9-12 years
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Cowshed Christmas
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Cowshed Christmas (Paperback)

By Cowley, Joy; Illustrated by Bishop, Gavin

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The classic Christmas story is given a New Zealand twist in this warm and evocative retelling, with gorgeous illustrations by Gavin Bishop.

ISBN 9781869790738
Published 2 October 2009 by Random House
Interest Age 2-6 years
Note This title is currently reprinting with an expected date of availability 29 Mar 2010.
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The Loblolly Boy
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The Loblolly Boy (Paperback)

By Norcliffe, James

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The loblolly boy has the gift of flight: he's invisible to most people, apart from a very few who are known as the Sensitives. When the loblolly boy swaps identities with the narrator of this story, we are taken on an exciting, truly imaginative odyssey.

ISBN 9781877460258
Published 22 May 2009 by Longacre Press
Interest Age 10-13 years
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The Wonky Donkey
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The Wonky Donkey (Mixed media product/Mixed Media, Contains CD-Audio)

By Smith, Craig; Illustrated by Cowley, Kate

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In this very funny, cumulative song, each page tells us something new about the donkey until we end up with a spunky, hanky-panky cranky stinky dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey, which will have children in fits of laughter! There is much fun to be had by listening to th ...

ISBN 9781869439262
Published 1 October 2009 by Scholastic
Interest Age 3-8 years
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Cry of the Taniwha
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Cry of the Taniwha (Paperback)

By Hunt, Des

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Matt isn't looking forward to spending the holidays with his grandmother and her new husband. He has to fly to Rotorua, where he doesn't know anybody, and he's a bit wary of his new step-grandfather. Along with his worries, Matt packs his pride and joy - a homemade metal detector ...

ISBN 9781869507312
Published 1 June 2009 by HarperCollins
Interest Age 8-12 years
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Rangitoto: Te Toka to Moana : the Rock Standing on the Ocean
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Rangitoto: Te Toka to Moana : the Rock Standing on the Ocean (Paperback)

By Gill, Maria; Illustrated by Arnold, Heather

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The dramatic story of Auckland's most striking icon - its birth, the kaka bird's connection to Rangitoto, the imprint of humans on its fragile wildlife, and how the island's guardians are saving it today.

ISBN 9780143503347
Published 14 May 2009 by Penguin
Interest Age 6-12 years
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The Mine's Afire! : The Journal of Tommy Carter, Brunnerton, 1896
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The Mine's Afire! : The Journal of Tommy Carter, Brunnerton, 1896 (Paperback)

By Battye, Susan; Eakin, Thelma

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Based around the Brunner Mine Disaster of 1896, the biggest industrial accident in New Zealand's history. In this story, Thomas has been sent a journal from his grandmother back in England, with the request that he fill it in over the following 12 months and then send it back to ...

ISBN 9781869438876
Published 20 April 2009 by Scholastic
Interest Age 9-12 years
Series My Story
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The Word Witch
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The Word Witch (Hardback)

By Mahy, Margaret; Illustrated by Elliot, David; Compiled by Duder, Tessa

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An illustrated selection of the poetry of Margaret Mahy, illustrated by David Elliot.

ISBN 9781869507077
Published 1 October 2009 by HarperCollins
Interest Age 6-12 years
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Willie Apiata, VC: The Reluctant Hero
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Willie Apiata, VC: The Reluctant Hero (Paperback, Abridged edition)

By Little, Paul; With Lockyer, John

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Corporal Willie Apiata became the first New Zealander since the Second World War to be awarded the Commonwealth's highest military award for his actions with the NZ SAS in Afghanistan. From his early life in small town East Coast New Zealand to his actions in the deserts of Afgha ...

ISBN 9780143304579
Published 30 March 2009 by Penguin
Interest Age 9-16 years
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Ben and Mark: Boys of the High Country
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Ben and Mark: Boys of the High Country (Paperback)

By Bougen, John; Fernyhough, Christine

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This is the true story of Ben and Mark Smith, aged eight and six, who live with their parents Richard and Sheri on Mount White Station, near Arthurs Pass, one of the biggest and most remote stations in the South Island.

ISBN 9781869790684
Published 2 October 2009 by Random House
Interest Age 6-12 years
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