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A book for children photographed by Rob Tucker and written by Sue Bramwell. It features Rob's grandson Eben and is situated on the Faull Brothers Taranaki dairy farm. It tells the story of milk, where it comes from, where it goes and is full of fascinating facts about cows and the dairy industry.

A funky and fascinating book about contemporary architecture for children. Have you ever seen a house without walls? Is it possible to pack a house into a suitcase? Can a house behave like a turtle? What kind of house can homeless people have? Would you prefer to live in a moon, in a nut...or inside a sewage pipe? Architecture is amazing! HOUSE demonstrates that the space we live in doesn't have to be a dull cube. While it should meet the needs of its inhabitants and surroundings, it can also be distinctive, and sometimes utterly surprising.

Did you know that a New Zealander holds a world record for diving deepest underwater on a single breath of air?And that Kiwis have created the world’s longest chocolate bar?Or which tiny piece of paper is New Zealand’s most valuable?
The Book of New Zealand Records and Firsts is chock-a-block with fascinating stories about worldrecords and ‘firsts’ with a Kiwi connection. Read about the world’s fastest tap dancer, the longestnon-stop flight by a bird (eight days!), the steepest street in the worl... read more

A scrapbooking companion, which includes six easy to use stencils, step by step instructions, along with handy hints.

The common pipe cleaner is given a shot of Klutz magic. This book breaks down the how-tos into five easy-to-master moves. Kids can make caterpillars, prancing peacocks, flowers, bracelets, fire-breathing dragon finger-puppets and more. Contains a wide assortment of pipe cleaners to give those critters a unique look and feel.

The Life Cycle Series comes alive with stunning images and educational text.

This little book contains all the times tables from 1 to 20. It brings back the fun into numbers and is suitable for children from pre-school age onwards. You can memorize the tables then test yourself afterwards. The Instant Answer number matrix at the back helps you to check your answers in an instant!

Children will love Garry Flemings World Animals Flashcards. These interactive flashcards are a great way to get children excited about learning. Introduce children to an impressive range of world animals and at the same time help them to learn the letters of the alphabet and the numbers 1 10 and master simple addition and subtraction problems.

This colorful and imaginative book presents 30 fabulous costume projects covering great fashion styles from history, journeying from ancient Rome, Egypt, Japan and China to the worlds of the Incas, Native Americans, and Celts. The book provides an easy and fun way for children to learn about fashion and clothing from many cultures and civilizations, and practical projects allow them to bring different aspects of the past to life. Try creating your own Roman toga or a Japanese netsuke fox, make a Native American headdress, an Artic ... read more

<p>Oceanology purports to be the true account of a voyage of discovery beneath the waves, undertaken by a Captain Nemo in his submarine the Nautilus in 1866. Accompanied by a crew that included a number of scientists, naturalists and artists, the objective of the expedition was to circumnavigate the globe, exploring the worlds great oceans to uncover their many mysteries.</p>

The mere thought of having to take a required calculus course is enough to make legions of students break out in a cold sweat. Others who have no intention of ever studying the subject have this notion that calculus is impossibly difficult unless you happen to be a direct descendant of Einstein. Well, the good news is that you can master calculus. It's not nearly as tough as its mystique would lead you to think. Much of calculus is really just very advanced algebra, geometry, and trig. It builds upon and is a logical extension of t... read more

In the numbers explosion all around us in our modern-day dealings, the buzzword is data, as in, 'Do you have any data to support your claim?' 'The data supported the original hypothesis that', and 'The data bear this out'. But the field of statistics is not just about data. Statistics is the entire process involved in gathering evidence to answer questions about the world, in cases where that evidence happens to be numerical data. "Statistics For Dummies" is for everyone who wants to sort through and evaluate the incredible amount ... read more

These books, answering questions from all subjects and all about the things in the world, living and non-living, existing and non-existing some of the questions are, What is Biology? What is a toucan? What is memory? What is genius? Why do we have grammar? Who made the first doll? What was a unicorn? Does the giraffe have a voice? What is the riddle of the Nile? What is a weevil? What causes dandruff? How did skiing begin? How did income tax start? Why do we have Christmas trees? What are phagocytes? What are aborigines? Is all ric... read more

Join all your favourite Richard Scarry characters in this poster pack with board book! Featuring four giant laminated posters and a mini board book, these brightly coloured and engaging posters will make learning fun!

New Zealand is a land of rivers and lakes, and such an abundance of fresh water provides an environment rich in wildlife. There are few children who would find themselves far from a freshwater stream or river, with the opportunity to discover birds, insects, fish and other species. All About New Zealand's Freshwater Life, written and illustrated by artist, children's book writer and nature lover Dave Gunson, introduces around 60 of our most interesting or spectacular water creatures and plants. Each page features one large or two o... read more

Based on the enormously successful show that has now been in over 400 New Zealand schools, this lively book contains songs, stories and invaluable messages about water safety and good fishing practice.
Join the Minstrel on an entertaining frolic through the New Zealand country-side. This popular CD and songbook contains 12 amusing songs to learn and sing along with as well as a couple of activity pages and knots to learn.Track list:

Hiwi Goes Fishing
Billy Barracouta
Kai Moana
Paua for the Pe... read more

Have you heard the phrase 'you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours?' New Zealand's plants, animals, fungi and other tiny organisms grew to live in, on and around each other, with very little interference from the rest of the world, since separating from Gondwana over 80 million years ago. This has created many unusual relationships in the wild - some friendly and some not so friendly! With highly readable text, fascinating facts and superb photographs by Rod Morris, Nicola Vallance explores the co-existence of New Zealand wil... read more

Did you know there was once a beaver that was two metres long? That the elephant-bird really did exist? And that the dodo once had a life beyond the pages of Alice in Wonderland? Have you heard of the megatherium, the glyptodon or the tratratratra? Through legend and mythology, anecdotes and scientific facts, the authors tell fascinating stories of the strange animals that disappeared before our time. The book is a tragicomedy, and a mine of information for everyone interested in the animal world.