Weird Sea Creatures (National Geographic Readers Level 2) by Laura Marsh
$10.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: National Geographic Readers Level 2
Did you know that the deep-sea anglerfish has a glowing fishing rod attached to its body, or that the barreleye fish has a see-though head? See these wacky creatures and more in this brilliantly illustrated book that explores the strangest creatures under the sea. This level two reader uses easy-to-gras ...Show more
Wendy Cope - Family Values
$25.00 NZD
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From a motorway service area to her ambivalent relationship with religion, Wendy Cope covers a wide range of experience in her new collection. Her mordant humour and formal ingenuity are in evidence, even as she remembers the wounds of a damaging childhood; and in poems about love and the inevitable ...Show more
Whatever After #1: Fairest of All by Sarah Mlynowski
$13.50 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Whatever After Ser.
The first installment of Sarah Mylowski's New York Times bestselling series!Be the bravest of them all . . .Once upon a time my brother and I were normal kids. The next minute? The mirror in our basement slurped us up and magically transported us inside Snow White's fairy tale.I know it sounds crazy, bu ...Show more
Whatever After #2: If the Shoe Fits by Sarah Mlynowski
$13.50 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Whatever After Ser.
Tonight the mirror swept us into Cinderella's fairy tale. Now, we are NOT messing this story up. No way. Cinderella is going to marry her prince just like she's supposed to. Uh-oh. Cinderella broke her foot and there's massive swelling. The glass slipper won't fit, the prince won't know she's the one fo ...Show more
Whatever After #3: Sink or Swim by Sarah Mlynowski
$13.50 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Whatever After (Paperback)
We weren't planning to mess up the fairy tales. The first two times we did it by accident. But when our magic mirror pulls us into the story of the Little Mermaid, we have no choice but to try and rewrite it. Let's just say the original story does NOT end happily! Now we need to: - Convince our mermaid ...Show more
Whatever After #4: Dream on by Sarah Mlynowski
$13.50 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Whatever After Ser.
My friend Robin and I were going to have the best sleepover ever. We'd stay up late, eat s'mores, share secrets -- and NOT knock on my magic mirror. I was NOT getting pulled into another fairy tale.But the mirror STILL ends up pulling me and my brother, Jonah, into Sleeping Beauty's story -- and this ti ...Show more
Whatever After #5: Bad Hair Day by Sarah Mlynowski
$13.50 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Whatever After (Paperback)
Hair today, gone tomorrow... After a tough day at school, I am NOT in a good mood. The perfect pick-me-up? A trip through our magic mirror! When my brother and I -- plus our new dog -- end up in the story of Rapunzel, we can't resist climbing her hair. Oh no! Her smooth locks suddenly look like they've ...Show more
Whatever After #6: Cold as Ice by Sarah Mlynowski
$13.50 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Whatever After (Paperback)
Even though my brother and I had decided to stay away from the magic mirror, our puppy had other plans -- he bounded right in. What choice did we have but to go in after him? When we land in a winter wonderland, we realize we must be in the story of The Snow Queen. And this fairy tale is nothing like th ...Show more
When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World - The Rise and Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty by Hugh Kennedy
$50.00 NZD
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The "golden age of Islam" in the eighth and ninth centuries was as significant to world history as the Roman Empire was in the first and second centuries. The rule of Baghdad's Abbasid Dynasty stretched from Tunisia to India, and its legacy influenced politics and society for years to come. In this deft ...Show more
When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson
$37.99 NZD
Category: No Category | Reading Level: near fine
What would you do if the secret police demanded you spy on a friend in order to protect your family? Three women confront the complexities of trust, friendship and motherhood under the rule of a dictator in this debut inspired by the author's own experiences in Iraq. At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, ...Show more
Where Song Began: Australia's Birds and How They Changed the World by Tim Low
$30.00 NZD
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Renowned for its unusual mammals, Australia is a land of birds that are just as unusual, just as striking, a result of the continent's tens of millions of years of isolation. Compared with birds elsewhere, ours are more likely to be intelligent, aggressive and loud, to live in complex societies, and are ...Show more
Where Will You Be In 5 Years From Today by Dan Zadra
$28.00 NZD
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Everyone needs to set goals and establish a plan to achieve their dreams. This bold, distinctive gift book features only the number 5 on the cover. 5 signifies designing a 5-year plan detailing dreams, goals and aspirations.