Kapai's New Mates


Book Description

"Introducing Kapai and his mates in the first of their adventures.Kapai is a Kiwi bird who wants to learn to fly and his adventures lead him to the beach where he 'flies' over a big albatross called Gooney who is lying on the beach after being battered by a big storm. Then Tamatea comes and takes them to his whare where they meet all his whanau."




Kapai Goes Whale Watching


Book Description

Kapai and his mates head for Kaikoura and go whale watching. The whale gives them a ride with his water spout in a classic Kapai adventure.




Kapai in the City of Sails


Book Description

This time Kapai and his mates visit Auckland - The City of Sails where they visit the harbour. They see all the boats sailing and decide to make their own sailing boat from their bus. They call her Yellow Magic and sail up under the harbour bridge. All of Auckland talked about the Yellow Magic Waka!




Hauraki Broo


Book Description

"Hauraki Broo, a young Bryde's Whale is searching for food but it's getting harder and harder to find. ... [A] tale that addresses the challenges faced by marine life in the Hauraki Gulf, ... reminding us of the importance of the conservation of our whole marine environment. Including two pages of information on the whales in the Hauraki Gulf"--Publisher's website.




Wooden Arms


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Each time its people move away, the little hall sits empty. Will its walls ever again ring with laughter, music, stories and song? Then, one day, a little boy steps inside the hall- and feels the welcome of its wooden arms. Suggested level: primary.




The Garden Party


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New Zealand Books in Print 2004


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Directory containing updated bibliographic information on all in-print New Zealand books. 33nd edition of an annual publication. The 12,500 book entries are listed by title, and there is an index to authors. Also provided are details of 975 publishers and distributors, and local agents of overseas publishers. The book trade directory includes: contacts for trade organisations, booksellers, public libraries and specialised suppliers; NZ literary awards and past winners; and sources of financial assistance for writers and publishers.




Kapai's New Mates and Other Stories


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This is a 3 in 1 edition of these Kapai children's favourites: Kapai's New Mates Kapai and the Kauri Trees Kapai Goes Whale Watching




The Bone Tiki


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What do you do when you meet a tohunga makutu? You run. When reality dissolves and myths and legends come alive?You run faster. And when the dead come to life and blood debts have to be paid, will you have the courage to do what must be done? Matiu Douglas has a bone tiki he stole from a tangi. His father s important new client wants it. Badly. ...




Washday at the Pa


Book Description

WASHDAY AT THE PA, by New Zealand premier photographers Ans Westra, was first published as a photo-story booklet in 1964 by the Department of Education for use in Primary Schools, but all 38,000 copies were withdrawn following a campaign by the Maori Women's Welfare League that it would have a 'detrimental effect' on Maori people - and that the living conditions portrayed within the book were atypical. A second edition of the booklet was published the same years with some images omitted. This edition is a selection of these two editions together with photographs of the washday family taken in 1988, and includes essays by arts critic, journalist and broadcaster Mark Amery detailing the controversy and background of WASHDAY AT THE PA.