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1-2-3 BIRD! by Dave Gunson
$19.90 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
NZ birds galore in this new counting book! Young children will love spotting familiar birds in this fun text from Dave Gunson. From `One noisy seagull, asking to be fed' to `Thirteen sleepy moreporks, slowly waking in the trees', the birds are just asking to be counted. There is also a sneaky numeral hi ...Show more
Aotearoa Lost Worlds by Dave Gunson
$19.95 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Aotearoa New Zealand has changed dramatically in its size and nature throughout prehistory. It has also seen a great diversity of animals and plants - dinosaurs, great sea reptiles, the largest-ever bird of prey, supergiant penguins, crocodiles, early mammals and giant moa - most of them unique to these ...Show more
Coming Home by Dawn McMillan (illus Dave Gunson)
$15.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult
The old house has been vacant for many years and the creatures like Spider, Rat and Silverfish have long established homes there. But then people arrive and everything changes. This delightful story follows Wild Cat and his fellow creatures as they adapt to a new life.
Ducky by Dave Gunson
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult
With shades of The Velveteen Rabbit and Mick Inkpen's Nothing, Dave Gunson tells the wistful story of a little rubber duck who dreams of becoming real. Eventually bought by a family with young boys, Ducky's early life is full of fun and excitement until the boys grow up and she is left all alone and sad ...Show more
Freshwater Wildlife (All About New Zealand...) by Dave Gunson
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: All About New Zealand...
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 ...Show more
Grandpa Ngata and the Seagull by Dave Gunson
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: Great Kiwi Read
A delightful story that employs a simple tale to engage young children curious to learn more about New Zealand wildlife, particularly birds. Mr Ngata likes to take his grandchildren to the beach to have lunch and feed the birds. The rowdy seagulls are quick to spot the bread but one bigger gull always s ...Show more
Inside New Zealand Wildlife by Dave Gunson
$24.95 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Most New Zealanders will easily recognise and identify our unique wildlife - whether it's a tree weta, common dolphin or a kiwi. We know quite a lot about them - how and where they live, what they do, what they eat and so on. But what makes them tick? What does an insect's eye actually see? Does an eart ...Show more
Machines and Inventions (All About New Zealand...) by Dave Gunson
$26.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: All About New Zealand...
Kids are fascinated with watching things move. From an early age they love mechanical toys that go click and whirr and they delight in finding out how machines work. From the great waka canoes hollowed out from tree-trunks, to jet boats, motorbikes, racing cars and high-tech space rockets, New Zealand ...Show more
Muddletopia (Kiwi Bites) by Kyle Mewburn & Dave Gunson
$10.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Kiwi Bites S.
On the planet Muddletopia, everything looks the same. The buildings look the same and the people look the same. As you might expect, this makes life very confusing! Then, one day, Queen Malvina the Magnificent decides to give everything labels. She believes this will make Muddletopia a much less muddled ...Show more
NZ Birds (Board Book) by Dave Gunson
$14.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Bright colourful illustrations make this board book a perfect introduction to the world of New Zealand birds for young children. Including sparrow, tui, fantail, red-billed gull as well as kiwi and kaka, children will recognise those found in their everyday environment and discover new birds further af ...Show more
NZ Bugs and Critters (Board Book) by Dave Gunson
$14.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Bright colourful illustrations make this board book a perfect introduction to the world of New Zealand wildlife for young children. Including beetles, spiders, moths and butterflies, children will recognise creatures found in their everyday environment. English and Maori names are included for each crea ...Show more
NZ Kiwiana to Read Colour and Keep by Dave Gunson
$13.00 NZD
Category: Activity Books | Series: To Read, Colour & Keep Eries 7
Here are 30 great examples of New Zealand Kiwiana for you to read about, colour in and keep. Dave Gunson's true-to-life pictures and unusual facts provide the ideal introduction to the wide meaning of Kiwiana. There's a special colour section to show you just what colours to use...or you can choose ...Show more