Sir Ernest Shackleton had made his name as an adventurer and an explorer years before he sought funding for a return to Antarctica. War was approaching, and support for his ...
Witi is a quiet kind of guy, writing songs and playing his music, or out on the waves on his surf board with his best friend Alana. He has never ...
Lolo Wright is only 14 but is in the 10th grade with her older brother James who is 16. Their father is extremely proud of their achievements but Lolo gets ...
Once Upon a Wardrobe, not very long ago and not very far away, an 8 year old boy named George finished a book. This book was by C S Lewis, ...
Eugene and his brother Miles have settled on the island. His parents are working on making it pest free. Something that Eugene does miss is his dog Jupiter. His grandma ...
Eugene likes school the ‘island’ way. He can swim at their beach instead of a crowded pool, doesn’t have to line up for school assembly, and has a snack whenever ...
Kara the Kākāpō loves gazing up into the sky at all the birds above her. Kara’s fondest dream is to be up there with them. Kara yearns to fly. She ...
Rio feels completely out of place in California. He has been sent to stay with his Grandmother who is nothing like he imagined. She’s tall and thin and seems uncomfortable ...
A young boy loves hanging out with his koro (grandfather). One Pipiri (June) morning, just before sunrise, Koro and his young moko (grandchild or small child) sit high on their ...
There are many books sharing stories of Matariki. This new hardback is comprehensive and clear in not only explaining what Matariki is to Aotearoa New Zealand, but also to what ...
Long ago there were many tribes that shared a track between their homes. Sometimes it followed a river and sometimes it wound through bush. This was a safe way to ...
Phoebe has just moved in with her dad and his yoga loving, health food obsessed girlfriend Caitlin. Not only has Phoebe moved away from her best friends and home she’s ...
Mary-Kate is anxious. Her archaeologist mum Professor Martin has been called to a site in a little village called Woolington. Usually Mary-Kate would stay with her Granny if her mum ...
Prom night is only weeks away in the small town of Willow. It’s the highlight for many seniors as they are keen to get out of the place they were ...
Two boys sit on a rock, their feet dangling into the fresh water of a stream. Isaac can see. Luke cannot. “Do you know about colours, Luke?” asked Isaac. When ...
Once there was a wētā, living with its whānau in a rotten log. This log was large with holes for doors and windows, and many burrows inside. These burrows were ...
Mars. Prone to devastating dust storms, where the red dirt devours everything in seconds. The temperatures that are livable by day plummet to icy depths at night. The air isn’t ...
Willa misses how it used to be in her house. Mum and Dad would throw gentle jibes at one another instead of the bickering they constantly do now. Her big ...
Audrey and Ivy are now firm friends at Illumen Hall, even sharing a room as boarding school pupils. The contrast of backgrounds remains however with Ivy working hard at her ...
Nat loved to swim competitively, with her mum as her biggest influence and support. But now Mum has gone and with it Nat’s love of the water. Life is tough ...
Winifred is trying to be brave. It’s the first day of 10th Grade (Year 11 in NZ) and her best friends have chosen to attend a private school, leaving her ...
Princess Olivia is tired of being a princess. There are no other adults in the castle, she is not allowed to leave, and her lessons of table manners, royal history, ...
Alice has lived alone in her cottage ever since her parents left to go hunting and never came back. As the years pass, the gossip and rumours of the girl ...
Te Kokorangi is a renowned Astromancer (one who studies the stars). She is travelling among villages, looking for apprentices to her vital craft. She has chosen three but the last ...
Ropa has a very special skill, allowing her to chuck in school and work for herself. She can see ghosts wherever she goes and has many ghost customers who want ...
Goose is preparing for an art contest for the Pebbleside Art Awards. His friends are willing subjects, and they sit for him as he paints their portrait. But no matter ...
Everyone is worried about Jamie, especially his half-sister Etta. He used to be full of energy and life, but lately is lethargic and weak, as if life is leaking out ...