Set in 1941, just before the Japanese are on the way to invade New Zealand, this novel follows a family that evacuate to the family seaside house on the east coast of the Coromandel and their adventures surviving in the bush.
BOOK OF THE WEEK - Young readers will love this gorgeous picture book about a chilled capybara who just won't be rushed.
Can you solve the puzzles to save the Kingdom? Put your puzzle skills to the test with mazes, word games and codes to crack!
The second book in this popular series celebrating friendship, magic and fighting for what you believe in.
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Jack Lasenby began his working life as a deer culler in the Ureweras in the 1950s, later becoming a teacher and editor of the school journals. A lecturer at Wellington Teacher's College from 1975, he has been writing since 1987 and has won every major award for children's literature many times. He specialises in writing about New Zealand heartland - small fa
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