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Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Over a thousand years ago, the wind, sea currents and stars brought people to the islands that became known as Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud. Navigate your way through this sumptuously illustrated story of New Zealand. Explore the defining moments of our history, captured by celebrated chi ...Show more
Atua: Maori Gods and Heroes by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children
Gavin Bishop's stunning, once-in-a-generation compendium introduces readers to the pantheon of Māori gods, demigods and heroes, and explores Aotearoa's most exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration. Meet the gods, demigods and heroes of the Māori people of Aotearoa in this breathtaking, large ...Show more
Bidibidi by Gavin Bishop
$19.50 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Brave Bidibidi decides to follow the rainbow and meets friends along the way ... But look out for danger, Bidibidi! Bidibidi, a high country sheep in the South Island of New Zealand is tired of her boring life and a scanty diet of dry mountain grass. She decides to follow the rainbow in search of a more ...Show more
Bruiser by Gavin Bishop
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Series: Bruiser
Wonderful story for young children about a bold and brassy digger Bruiser is a machine on a mission - a digger who's ploughing up hillsides, trampling down paddocks and crushing rocks in his plan to build a motorway. His motor roared like a dinosaur. His wheels squealed like an elephant. His sides rumbl ...Show more
Cook's Cook: The Cook Who Cooked for Captain Cook by Gavin Bishop
$30.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Cook's Cook follows the 1768 journey of James Cook's H.M.S. Endeavour with his ship's cook, the one-handed John Thompson, as story teller. Through real recipes from the ship's galley, events on board and the places the ship travelled to on its way to the Pacific, the book tells multiple stories. Here ar ...Show more
Counting the Stars: Four Maori Myths by Gavin Bishop
$20.00 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends
A sequel to Taming the Sun and Riding the Waves, Gavin Bishop's latest stunning book contains four more Maori myths, including two well-known legends (Ranginui and Papatuanuku and Hinemoa and Tutanekai) and two less well-known legends (The battle of the birds and Kae and the whale). Aimed at children 3- ...Show more
Cowshed Springtime: A Kiwi Counting Book by Gavin Bishop
$25.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
The gorgeous animals from Cowshed Christmas gather again to celebrate the birth of their babies. There is one foal, two calves, three puppies ...and so on. A delightful counting book from writer and artist Gavin Bishop - this will be a firm favourite for very small children everywhere.
Friends (Snake and Lizard #2) by Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop
$20.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children | Series: Snake and Lizard | Reading Level: very good
From the award-winning duo of Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop, this is a new book of stories about the daily adventures of the lovable pair - Snake & Lizard. Snake is elegant and calm, and a little self-centred; Lizard is exuberant and irrepressible. With its wisdom, acceptance and good humour, Friends: ...Show more
Helper and Helper (Snake and Lizard #3) by Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop
$23.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - junior | Series: Snake and Lizard | Reading Level: near fine
Another powerful addition to the popular Snake and Lizard stories. These two characters continue to entertain as they tackle serious life issues such as ‘What is help?’ ‘Where do you draw the line?’ and ‘What does being a good friend mean?’ The wisdom contained in the stories is nicely balanced with wry ...Show more
Hinepau by Gavin Bishop
$15.95 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children | Reading Level: near fine
Maori folktale for children.
Hinepau by Gavin Bishop
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Hinepau looks different and is banished as a witch. But when her people are punished for neglecting traditional customs it is Hinepau's wisdom that brings forgiveness to them.
Kiwi Moon by Gavin Bishop
$19.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children
Created by well-known children's writer and illustrator Gavin Bishop, this is the story of a little white kiwi. When he is born his mother doesn't recognise him because he's not brown. Little Kiwi looks to the moon as his mother instead because it is white and bright and round. In the background of thi ...Show more