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Illustrated History of the South Pacific
 

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

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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Awesome Aotearoa: Margaret Mahy's History of New Zealand
 

Awesome Aotearoa: Margaret Mahy's History of New Zealand (Paperback, Expanded edition)

By Mahy, Margaret; Illustrated by Hodgson, Trace

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ISBN 9780958299749
Published 18 December 2011 by AUT Media
Interest Age 6-12 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 6-12 years
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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 5-14 years
Series They Fought for Us
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Captain Scott's Race to the Pole
  

Captain Scott's Race to the Pole (Hardback)

By Gouldthorpe, Peter

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A stunning retelling of Captain Scott's quest to become the first man to reach the South Pole.

ISBN 9780734412201
Published 13 September 2011 by Lothian Publishing Company
Interest Age 7-9 years
Series No Return
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Reaching the Summit: Sir Edmund Hillary's Story
 

Reaching the Summit: Sir Edmund Hillary's Story (Paperback, New title)

By Johnston, Alexa; Larsen, David

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Details a young Ed Hillary growing up in the Waikato, his increasing love of climbing and the outdoors, his early climbs and growing reputation, then the Everest expedition and the ascent on Mt Everest itself. It then goes with Hillary to Antarctica and the trek to the South Pole ...

ISBN 9780143006664
Published 3 September 2007 by Penguin
Interest Age 9-14 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 5-14 years
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Treaty to Treaty: a history of early New Zealand from the Treaty of Tordesillas 1494 to the Treaty of Waitangi 1840
  

Treaty to Treaty: a history of early New Zealand from the Treaty of Tordesillas 1494 to the Treaty of Waitangi 1840 (Paperback)

By Bennett, R. S.

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The first of three volumes this aims to show how the British Government's reluctant assumption of sovereignty of New Zealand in 1840 was the culmination of the entry over hundreds of years by subjects of many different countries. Bennett concentrates on background topics to "set ...

ISBN 9780473121464
Published 1 January 2007 by RSB PUBLICATIONS
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Waitangi Day
 

Waitangi Day (Paperback)

By Boon, Kevin

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For children of eight and over, this is a valuable resource for learning about the history of the Treaty and the importance of Waitangi Day. It contains photographs, paintings, posters and cartoons of the time.

ISBN 9780908947232
Published 6 April 2001
Interest Age 8-11 years
Series Special days
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Abandon Ship!: The Diary of Debbie Atherton, Wellington, 1968
 

Abandon Ship!: The Diary of Debbie Atherton, Wellington, 1968 (Paperback)

By Corlett, Shirley

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The story of the tragic sinking of the Wahine ferry in 1968 told in the words of 12 year old Debbie Atherton.

ISBN 9781869436063
Published 20 October 2003 by Scholastic
Interest Age 10-13 years
Series My story
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