Moe and her sisters are disappointed when their video game is interrupted by a power cut. Their grandfather shows them how to make little flax porotaka (windmills) like the ones he used to play with as a child on the island of Mauke in the Cook Islands. Includes instructions on how to make a windmill out of flax. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
The Looky Book is a puzzle book mostly for young children with 11 different puzzles all with colourful New Zealand landscapes, birds and animals. Find the numbers with the crazy All Black lambs, spot the difference: the mischievous keas have changed around somebody's campervan, find the animals hidden deep in the bush, match the farmers to their animals. Plus spot what's wrong in the weird and wonderful scenes: Should a kiwi be flying? Could a sheep round up the dogs? And why is there a penguin at the top of that tree?
The nursery rhyme Old MacDonald is given a New Zealand twist with Old MacDonald in a Swanndri and animals in the New Zealand landscape. Suggested level: junior.
An adaptation of the traditional children's song, but this time the bus is off around New Zealand with native animal passengers: kiwi, penguin, tuatara, fantail and many more"--Publisher information.
A puzzle book for children featuring 11 different puzzles all with New Zealand landscapes, birds and animals and a Christmas theme ... Spot the difference: the mischievous keas have changed around somebody's Christmas decorations; match the New Zealand animals to their presents; spot what's wrong in these weird and wonderful Christmas scenes!"--Publisher information.
A glorious chorus with sumptuous illustrations by leading children's book creator Donovan Bixley. A thought-provoking yet fun story with an environmental theme by bestselling, award-winning New Zealand author Donovan Bixley. Hear that glorious chorus, it's soaring uproarious, with the jingle of jungle bells pinging! Discover a fantabulous world where each creature plays its part in perfect harmony, with a honking of horns, a slither of scales and a bumbling buzz in the air. A joy to read aloud, The Fantabulous Animal Orchestra starts off with a roar, but gets quieter and quieter as the animals leave. The orchestra reunites with a flourish, and the story finishes with a bursting, beautiful gatefold. A celebration of biodiversity, this very special book's sumptuously detailed artwork is accompanied by melodious words. This is the wildly talented Donovan Bixley at his best.
It's hard being the only evolved boy in your tribe. Arg does his best to fit in. But nobody really understands him. Arg's life is changed forever when he meets Skeet, an equally evolved talking T-rex. Together they embark on a mission to save the dinosaurs from extinction.
Princess Claire dreams of a sumptuous Christmas with just her parents, only to find the palace inundated with uninvited guests. Surely, there's no room for anyone else? But at Christmas time there's always room for one more. Presents a twist on the nativity story and the spirit of sharing at Christmas. Suggested level: junior, primary.
Another hilarious adventure for Arg, the evolved Neanderthal boy, and his T-rex friend Skeet, the talking dinosaur. Arg's tribe is bartering with the Nn-Grrrdy tribe. While Arg is attempting to hide his stuff in a burrow he gets stuck in a muddy cavern underground. Is Arg going to be able to get out before he's eaten by a bunch of hungry (usually-friendly) saltopuses?"--Publisher information. Suggested level: primary.
A terrible flu is sweeping through Arg''s valley, causing all sorts of snotty problems for Arg and his tribe. But there's soon a much bigger problem to deal with, when Arg discovers people flu can be deadly to dinosaurs. If it reaches the secret valley, the dinosaurs are doomed! Saving the dinosaurs from people flu will send Arg and Skeet off on their snottiest adventure yet.
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