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A Journey to the End of the Russian Empire by A.P. Chekhov
$14.95 NZD
Category: Toy | Series: Penguin Great Journeys
Overwhelmed by what he felt was the worthlessness of his great success as a writer, Chekhov (1860-1904) decided to leave everything behind him and go to the far reaches of Siberia - to the terrible Russian penal colony on Sakhalin Island. This book mixes his witty, charming letters back to friends on hi ...Show more
Can-cans, Cats and Cities of Ash by Mark Twain
$14.95 NZD
Category: Toy | Series: Penguin Great Journeys
One of the great derisive monuments to the imbecilities of the tourist experience, Mark Twain's (1835-1910) account of his tour with a group of fellow Americans around the sights of Europe is both hilarious and touching, Twain's exasperation and dismay at the phoney and exploitative being matched by his ...Show more
Change by Susan Florence
$14.95 NZD
Category: Gift books, mini-size | Series: Journeys S.
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Cultural Journeys: Traditions from China by Shelby Mamdani
$19.95 NZD
Category: Social studies | Series: Cultural Journeys S.
Close your eyes and imagine a place where people are given long-life noodles to eat on their birthdays; where the colour red will bring you good luck; and where boats disguised as dragons take to the water in a magnificent race. The place you are thinking of is China. This book includes a colourful map, ...Show more
Fighting in Spain by George Orwell
$14.95 NZD
Category: Toy | Series: Penguin Great Journeys
For an entire generation, the Spanish Civil War was the ultimate test of commitment and courage as Communism and Fascism faced each other across Europe. Nobody wrote more vividly or more painfully about this than Orwell (1903-1950), as he came face to face with the reality of the civil war in Catalonia. ...Show more
Having Friends in Our Lives by Susan Squellati Florence
$14.95 NZD
Category: Gift books, mini-size | Series: Journeys S.
This complete collection of giftbooks, The Journeys Series, invites the reader to pause and look deeply into their own life. They will help and strengthen all who read them.
History Journeys: an Evacuee's Journey by Peter Hepplewhite
$39.99 NZD
Category: Social studies | Series: History Journeys S.
Set in 1939, this title follows the journey of evacuee Joe Thompson from Sunderland to countryside of East Yorkshire. It provides background to social conditions of that time. It covers topics ranging from preparation for war, to health and welfare in Britain, homesickness, farmwork, schooling, rationin ...Show more
Hunt for the Southern Continent by James Cook
$16.00 NZD
Category: Toy | Series: Penguin Great Journeys
On the second of his three great voyages, James Cook (1728-1779) took on the most frightening of all his challenges - to travel as far south as possible, to regions never before explored, in the hope of finding a new great continent which could be settled by the British. He found the continent - but it ...Show more
Journey (#1) by Aaron Becker
$19.00 NZD
Category: Picture books | Series: Journey
Be swept away on an elaborate flight of fancy in this Caldecott award-winning, wondrously illustrated picture book about self-determination and unexpected friendship. The winner of the prestigious Caldecott Honor, and described by the New York Times as 'a masterwork', Aaron Becker's stunning, wordless ...Show more
Land of the Brolga People by Trezise
$14.99 NZD
Category: Picture books | Series: Journey of the Great Lake Ser.
the children of the Kadimakara have faced starvation and death, but there are more dangers ahead ... Jadianta, Lande and Jalmor rescued Wongabel from the Snake Men. they have travelled safely through the Land of the Kangaroo People to deliver Wongabel safely home to her people. the three Kadimakara chil ...Show more
Puzzle Journey Into Space by Rebecca Heddle
$14.99 NZD
Category: Activity & puzzle books - children | Series: Puzzle Journeys S. | Reading Level: 6+
A visit to the Space Research Centre takes a strange turn when Bobbie and Joe find themselves stepping out of the flight simulator onto an alien world. This is only the beginning of a peculiar journey through the byways of space, stopping off to explore planets and their satellites, dodging meteors, and ...Show more
Puzzle Journey Under the Sea by Lesley Sims
$14.99 NZD
Category: Activity & puzzle books - children | Series: Usborne Puzzle Journeys S. | Reading Level: 8-10
This amazing puzzle book skilfully blends fact with fiction. A thrilling underwater adventure about the search for a sunken wreck on a futuristic submarine is packed with action and fascinating facts about the sea, and the plants and creatures that inhabit it. Lively artwork teems with things to discove ...Show more