AUP New Poets 9 by Sarah Lawrence; harold coutts; Arielle Walker
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Poetry / Plays | Series: AUP New Poets Ser.
Longing, fragility, romance and other tidal forces collide in AUP New Poets 9. In poems by Sarah Lawrence, harold coutts and Arielle Walker, three fresh, vivid voices arrive. In ‘Clockwatching’, Sarah Lawrence hurtles us into a world full of friends and homes and things, and wonders what they all migh ...Show more
A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha by Witi Ihimaera (Editor); Michelle Elvy (Editor)
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Fiction | Series: 1st
Sixty-eight writers and eight artists gather at a hui in a magnificent cave-like dwelling or meeting house. In the middle is a table, the tepu korero, from which the rangatira speak; they converse with honoured guests, and their rangatira-korero embody the tahuhu, the over-arching horizontal ridge pole ...Show more
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
28.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Fiction
Birnam Wood is on the move… A landslide has closed the Korowai Pass in New Zealand’s South Island, cutting off the town of Thorndike, leaving a sizable farm abandoned. The disaster presents an opportunity for Birnam Wood, a guerrilla gardening collective that plants crops wherever no one will notice. Bu ...Show more
Colin McCahon: Is This the Promised Land?: Vol.2 1960-1987 by Peter Simpson
80.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Art | Series: Colin Mccahon Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
The second of an extraordinary two-volume work chronicling forty-five years of painting by our most important artist, Colin McCahon. Colin McCahon (1919–1987) was New Zealand’s greatest twentieth-century artist. Through landscapes, biblical paintings and abstraction, the introduction of words and Māori ...Show more
A First Book of Unique New Zealand Bird Songs by Fred Van Gessel
28.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
Whether you're 5 years old or 65, it's never too late to get to know the feathered friends in your backyard or your surroundings, and learning their songs will open your eyes to a whole new world. Therefore this beautifully illustrated sound guide is the perfect way to introduce both children and adults ...Show more
Moon & Sun by Melinda Szymanik
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Moon is sad. She feels dull next to her bright happy sister, Sun. She hides away at night until Sun tells Moon how special she is and how she would love to share the sky with her. This beautifully illustrated children’s book explains how our differences are our strengths and how together we can make th ...Show more
Uprising: Walking the Southern Alps of New Zealand by Nic Low
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
This book is about walking as a form of knowing. Armed with Ngāi Tahu’s ancient oral maps and modern satellite atlas, I crossed the Southern Alps more than a dozen times, trying to understand how our forebears saw the land. What did it mean to define your identity by sacred mountains, or actually see th ...Show more
Ruth, Roger and Me: Debts and Legacies (BWB Texts) by Andrew Dean
15.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Politics | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: very good
'Your words of "discomfort, loss, and disconnection" don't resonate with me at all.' Ruth Richardson to Andrew Dean, 16 December 2014. A time of major upheaval now stands between young and old in New Zealand. In Ruth, Roger and Me, Andrew Dean explores the lives of the generation of young people brought ...Show more
Lord of the Rings Location Guidebook by Ian Brodie
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Guidebooks | Series: Lord of the Rings Film Tie-In
Since the first screening of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001, New Zealand has become the embodiment of Middle-earth to millions of moviegoers and Tolkien readers the world over. This definitive full-colour guidebook, updated in 2011, showcases the principal movie-set locations ...Show more
Nature Guide To The New Zealand Forest by Rob Lucas, John Dawson
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Reading Level: good
New Zealand's native forests are rich and fascinating ecosystems, and the interactions between the various plants and animals are as interesting as the individuals themselves. This book provides identifcation for a range of common plants and animals, as well as insights into the intriguing and vital int ...Show more
1921: Rugby Race & Empire by Mike Munro
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ - History
In the winter of 1921 a Springboks rugby team toured New Zealand for the first time, captivating the country. An all-white team of mostly Afrikaners, they came cloaked in a powerful mystique – blue-eyed, “youthful giants” from a fellow British colony. Twenty-three of the team had served in the just-ende ...Show more
A World Full of Nature Stories: 50 Folktales and Legends by Angela McAllister
33.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Children - 5 to 8 | Series: World Full Of...
This beautiful book of stories takes readers on a journey with 50 tales, featuring themes of nature from all around the world. Sit back, get comfortable, and delve into this beautifully-illustrated collection of beloved nature stories from every corner of the globe. This rich resource collects toget ...Show more