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Anzac Day - the New Zealand Story: What it is and Why it Matters
 

Anzac Day - the New Zealand Story: What it is and Why it Matters (Paperback)

By Werry, Philippa

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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 for ...

ISBN 9781869663803
Published 1 March 2013 by New Holland Publishers
Interest Age 8-12 years
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Passchendaele
 

Passchendaele (Paperback)

By Naumann, Ruth

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Passchendaele 1917 was New Zealand's greatest-ever human catastrophe. On 12 October 1917 in just two hours, more than 2800 New Zealand soldiers were killed or wounded or listed as missing. As the population of the country was only about one million, this had a huge national impac ...

ISBN 9780170180535
Published 25 March 2009 by Cengage Learning New Zealand
Interest Age 13-19 years
Series They Fought for Us
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Gallipoli
 

Gallipoli (Paperback)

By Naumann, Ruth

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The landing of the Anzacs on 25th April is commemorated in Anzac Day which has gone on to be a day for honouring the sacrifices made by New Zealanders in all wars.

ISBN 9780170180542
Published 25 March 2009 by Cengage Learning New Zealand
Interest Age 13-19 years
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New Zealand Hall of Fame: 50 Remarkable Kiwis
 

New Zealand Hall of Fame: 50 Remarkable Kiwis (Hardback, 2011 reprint)

By Gill, Maria; Illustrated by Potter, Bruce

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This collection samples and celebrates 50 famous New Zealanders. As well as the greats: Sir Edmund Hillary, Sir Peter Blake and Jean Batten, there are experts on Giant squid and orca, powerful women, one of the most famous film producers in the world, and some of the best artists ...

ISBN 9781869663124
Published 1 May 2011 by New Holland Publishers
Interest Age 4-12 years
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Cassino
 

Cassino (Paperback)

By Naumann, Ruth

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Monte Cassino 1944 is considered the hardest and most bitter struggle of the entire WW2 Italian campaign. 343 New Zealanders died. New Zealand infantry fought from house to house in the devastated town under constant direct fire from German guns.

ISBN 9780170180559
Published 29 January 2010 by Cengage Learning New Zealand
Interest Age 5-16 years
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The Meeting Place: Maori and Pakeha Encounters, 1642-1840
   

The Meeting Place: Maori and Pakeha Encounters, 1642-1840 (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By O'Malley, Vincent

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The Meeting Place is an examination of relationships between Maori and Pakeha focusing predominantly on the period between 1814 and 1840 when, author Vincent O'Malley argues, both peoples lived / inhabited a 'middle ground' - in the historian's Richard White's phrase - in which n ...

ISBN 9781869405946
Published 4 May 2012 by Auckland University Press
Interest Age Young Adults
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Katarina
 

Katarina (Paperback, Re-issue)

By Bishop, Gavin

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A New Zealand Classic, Katarina was first published in 1990. Based on the true story of Gavin Bishop's great aunt, Katarina is the fascinating story of a young Maori woman's life in the early 1860s. It tells of her long and treacherous journey from the Waikato to Otago to join he ...

ISBN 9781869790646
Published 28 September 2012 by Random House
Interest Age 7-10 years
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Magic Eyes: I Spy New Zealand History
 

Magic Eyes: I Spy New Zealand History (Paperback)

By Atkinson, Coral; Illustrated by Cooper, Tina

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An 'I Spy' picture book of thirteen significant scenes in New Zealand history between 1840 and 2000. An informative and fun way to introduce children to some important events in New Zealand history, and encourage them to search for details in the images. The scenes include: 184 ...

ISBN 9780143503248
Published 16 June 2008 by Penguin
Interest Age 6-9 years
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Illustrated History of the South Pacific
 

Illustrated History of the South Pacific (Paperback, illustrated edition 2012 reprint)

By Stenson, Marcia

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This book is an introduction to the history of the South Pacific. A companion book to Illustrated History of New Zealand, also written by Marcia Stenson, this covers the following topics: geology and geography, the arrival of the first people to the Pacific, European exploration, ...

ISBN 9781869417185
Published 5 May 2006 by Random House
Interest Age 5-7 years
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Parihaka: The Art of Passive Resistance
  

Parihaka: The Art of Passive Resistance (Trade Paperback/Paperback, Reprinted edition)

Edited by Hohaia, Te Miringa; O'Brien, Gregory; Strongman, Lara

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Includes more than 120 paintings, written accounts, and photographs from the time, following the English invasion in 1881. This work chronicles the story of brave leaders Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kakahi, and celebrates the strength and spirit of the Parihaka community, even u ...

ISBN 9780864735201
Published 1 November 2005 by Victoria University Press
Interest Age All ages
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