Oratia, 2026Series: The NZ Series (Part 9)ISBN 978-1-99-004298-0 Wild Life: An Animal History of Aotearoa tells the story of the fascinating creatures that live here, or have done in the past and are now extinct. How and when did they arrive here? What is unique about our species, how have they adapted over time and what…
Oratia, 2023Series: The NZ Series (Part 7)ISBN 978-1-99-004239-3 New Zealand Migration tells the story of who came here, how, why and when. As historian Michael King said, “In a country inhabited for a mere one thousand years, everybody is an immigrant or a descendant of an immigrant.” We all have our own family stories of…
Norwood House Press, 2022(with André Ngāpō, consultant)Series: Voices from around the world: Pacific IslandsISBN 978-1-68404-813-7 This title is part of a series of non-fiction, 48-page children’s books about Pacific nations. The others in the series are about Fiji, Sāmoa, Tonga and Hawai’i, all written by people from those islands. Each book is crammed full of…
New Holland, 2020ISBN 9781869665395 Dogs have played a central role in the lives of New Zealanders. Whether working farm dogs, police dogs, loyal companions, mascots, little heroes or fictional dogs, they have become a special part of our culture. Our Incredible Dogs: The Stories behind the Statues looks at the dogs that have been memorialised…
New Holland, 2019ISBN 9781869664992 Where is Antarctica? Who was the first to discover it? What was the Race to the South Pole? Why did it take so long for women to be allowed to go to Antarctica? How do you get there, and how is it different from the rest of the world? How cold…
New Holland, 2018ISBN 9781869664787Shortlisted for the Children’s and Young Adults Book Awards 2018Storylines list of notable books for 2019Rev ed: White Cloud Books (an imprint of Upstart Press), 2023ISBN 9781990003936 The New Zealand Wars is a fascinating look at a part of New Zealand’s history and culture that many people feel they don’t know enough…
New Holland, 2016ISBN 9781869664411Storylines list of notable books for 2016 At the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month each year, we remember the end of the First World War. This book commemorates the day when fighting stopped in Europe on 11 November 1918. It covers the final months, weeks and days…
New Holland, 2015ISBN 9781869664213Shortlisted for Children’s choice awards, NZ Post Book Awards 2015Storylines list of notable books for 2016 Aimed at younger readers but providing an excellent resource for the whole family, this book looks at the rich history behind Waitangi Day, universally recognised as New Zealand’s national day. It reviews the historic events behind…
New Holland, 2013ISBN 9781869663803Shortlisted for the NZ Post Book Awards 2014Shortlisted for the Lianza Book Awards 2014Storylines list of notable books for 2014Rev ed: White Cloud Books (an imprint of Upstart Press), 2023ISBN 9781990003943 The New Zealand Story, what it is and why it matters.The 25th of April is a very special day for New…
Gilt Edge Publishing, 2006ISBN 187740425X In 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill established a secret organisation “to set Europe ablaze!” Discover how the work of British secret agents changed the course of World War Two. Excerpt The SOE (Special Operations Executive) designed and built a whole range of gadgets for their secret agents to use…
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