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30 Weird and Wonderful New Zealand Stories by Barbara Else
$25.00 NZD
Category: Anthologies and Treasuries | Reading Level: 8-10
Following in the footsteps of 30 New Zealand Stories for Children and Another 30 New Zealand Stories for Children, comes this anthology of fantasy and science fiction stories written for New Zealand children. Aim at 8-10 year olds. This is a collection of tales about space aliens, talking animals, monst ...Show more
Claws and Jaws: 30 NZ Animal Stories by Barbara Else
$25.00 NZD
Category: Anthologies and Treasuries
Following on from the success of 30 Weird and Wonderful Stories for NZ Children, comes this collection of stories about animals. Writers include Jane Buxton, Margaret Mahy, Jack Lasenby and David Hill. As with 30 Weird and Wonderful Stories for NZ Children, Philip Webb is the illustrator and his lively ...Show more
Dare and Double Dare: 30 New Zealand Sporty Stories by Barbara Else
$25.00 NZD
Category: Anthologies and Treasuries
Another fabulous anthology of 30 stories for children - once again chosen by Barbara Else and illustrated by Philip Webb. This time the theme is sport and the stories range from funny to serious, exciting, and back to funny. Each story in some way is about triumph, enjoyment, bravery or failure. Some of ...Show more
Go Girl: A Storybook of Epic NZ Women by Barbara Else
$45.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
GO GIRL is a collection of true stories about New Zealand women who have done extraordinary things. They strove for their goals. They weren't afraid to step up or speak out. They blazed a trail for others to follow. This book was written to show that YOU can join them! Just some of the amazing women wh ...Show more
Great Mates: 30 New Zealand Stories for Children by Barbara Else
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
Friends - everyone's got them, even if they don't always get along with them all the time! Friendship is a universal theme for Kiwi kids and this year's collection of 30 stories covers a range of situations: being the new kid at school, competition between friends, learning to get along with people who ...Show more
Hideous & Hilarious : 30 New Zealand Historical Stories by Edited by Barbara Else Illustrated by Philip Webb
$25.00 NZD
Category: Anthologies and Treasuries
Following on from the success of 'Mischief and Mayhem', 'Claws & Jaws', and 'Weird & Wonderful' comes this collection of stories based around history. Writers include old favourites such as David Hill, Pauline Cartwright, Sandy Mackay and James Norcliffe as well as some exciting newcomers. As wi ...Show more
Laughing at the Dark by Barbara Else
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ biography | Reading Level: near fine
'My own first memory is the cupboard door, and laughing, erupting with laughter' - a memoir about finding an identity, a voice and laughter. A funny, elegant, moving memoir by one of New Zealand's best-known authors, a woman who finally rebelled against being a handmaiden. By the time Barbara Else was ...Show more
Like Wallpaper: New Zealand short stories for teenagers by Barbara Else (Editor)
$19.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
Twenty stories; 20 ways to understand  and even relive  those times of exuberance, turmoil and exploration. The settings are homes and flats, schools and roads, beaches, rivers, towns  and the issues include friendship, pressure, families, sexuality and death. Authors range from veterans Jane West ...Show more
Mischief & Mayhem: 30 New Zealand Stories for Children by Barbara Else
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
Following on from the success of CLAWS AND JAWS comes this collection of stories about the chaos and adventure that seem to go hand in hand with children and their exploits. Writers include old favourites like Jane Buxton, Pat Quinn and David Hill; and interesting newcomers like Ted Dawe, Melanie Drewer ...Show more
Showtime! 30 New Zealand Stories For Children by Barbara Else
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
School fairs, birthdays, rodeo, picnics, musicians and the country show - 30 stories about NZ children showing what they're made of at home, at school, in parades and anywhere! Roll up and join the fun! This collection is all about children having a go at something or being involved in a celebration or ...Show more
The Knot Impossible (#4 Tales of Fontana) by Barbara Else
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Series: Tales of Fontania
The fourth and final installment in the thrilling Tales of Fontania quartet. Rufkin, a perpetual no-hoper, is left to work in a salvage yard while his celebrity parents and talented siblings go on a summer acting tour. At the salvage yard, Rufkin meets Nissy and a small boy who can only say "Help!". So ...Show more
The Queen and the Nobody Boy (Tales of Fontania #2) by Barbara Else
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Series: Tales of Fontania | Reading Level: very good
Hodie is the unpaid odd-job boy at the Grand Palace in the Kingdom of Fontania. Fed-up, he decides to leave and better himself in the South. But the young Queen, 12 year old Sibilla, is fed-up, too, because of gossip about her lack of magical ability. She decides to go with him, insisting he go north to ...Show more
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