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Robby & Hoot by Joy Cowley
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Robby the Robot has lost his toe and none of the shops are selling toes for such an old model. But when Robby moves his search to the nearby dump, he finds something even better. At the dump, Robby meets Hoot - a small blue car destined for the crusher. Together they must escape the terrible security dr ...Show more
Screaming Mean Machine by Joy Cowley (illus David Cox)
$16.00 NZD
Category: Miscellaneous
Reading age 5-7 years. Last summer I rode on the ferris wheel, the ghost train, the parachute drop, the octopus and the Viking boat, but I wasn't big enough to go on the scariest ride of all - the Screaming Mean Machine!
Snake and Lizard (10th Birthday Edition) by Joy Cowley
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Series: Snake and Lizard
A beautiful 10th birthday edition of this much-loved, timeless classic by Joy Cowley. A chapter book for children ages 5 and up. Snake and Lizard are a lovable, foolish pair. They are always arguing, embarking on unlikely enterprises and telling one another hotly contested tales. But none of this behav ...Show more
Song of the River by Joy Cowley
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Series: New Zealand
In this resonant story, Cam the mountain boy follows the river from its trickling source in the mountain snow all the way to the coast. The river leads him through forest, farms, and towns to the salty wind of the sea. Dramatic landscape illustrations evoke a North American landscape and are packed with ...Show more
Speed of Light by Joy Cowley
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Reading Level: very good
With a father more interested in money than family, a brother in prison, a sister with a secret, and a mother in denial, it's no wonder Jeff buries himself in the safe world of mathematics. When a storm hits Wellington, a strange old woman is blown into Jeff's life, challenging everything he things is t ...Show more
The Bakehouse by Joy Cowley
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Reading Level: very good-near fine
Bert is eleven and wants nothing more than to fight in the war. But he soon learns that the secrets and danger of war don't always stay at the front line.
The Duck in the Gun by Joy Cowley
$19.00 NZD
Category: Children and Young Adult | Reading Level: very good
The General and his men are about to fire on a town they are at war with. But the Gunner has bad news - they can't load the gun as there is a duck nesting inside it. The General calls a ceasefire until the gun can be used again and takes a white flag to the opposing town. But the men soon get used to li ...Show more
The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate by Joy Cowley; Sarah Davis
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children and Young Adult | Reading Level: near fine
An appealing and non-stereotypical love story with a strong female main character and a pirate - making this book great for both girls and boys. The fierce little woman lived in a house at the end of a jetty. She knitted socks in blue and green wool, to sell to sailors who had got their feet wet. But wh ...Show more
The Gobbledegook Book: A Joy Cowley Anthology by Joy Cowley & Giselle Clarkson
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
Joy Cowley's favourite stories, poems and nonsense rhymes collected in a hardback gift volume for the family to treasure. It selects the best of Cowley's poems and stories to read aloud, including much-loved classics such as Greedy Cat and Nicketty-Nacketty Noo Noo Noo. Fully re-illustrated with humour ...Show more
The Little Tractor by Joy Cowley
$18.99 NZD
Category: Miscellaneous
Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop join forces in this charming 'circle of life' story that combines lilting language with stunning illustrations. Many years ago, when Joy Cowley wrote Mouse Bride for Scholastic the artist who worked on the project created a wonderful tractor that subsequently inspired The Rus ...Show more
The Silent One by Joy Cowley
$16.90 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
The Silent One is Jonasi, sent from the sea as a baby to grow up in an isolated Pacific village. Separated from the villagers by his silence and their prejudices, Jonasi finds solace in his underwater world where he develops a special relationship with a huge white turtle. However, the superstitious vil ...Show more
The Tiny Woman's Coat by Joy Cowley; Giselle Clarkson
$24.99 NZD
Category: Children and Young Adult
The tiny woman makes a coat of leaves with the help of friends in this vibrant, rhyming tale. The trees, geese, porcupine, horse, and plants all share something so the tiny woman can snip, snip, snip and stitch, stitch, stitch a coat to keep herself warm. Resourcefulness and friendship are at the heart ...Show more