Matariki Around the World: A Cluster of Stars, A Cluster of Stories by Miriama Kamo, Dr Matamua
$35.00 NZD
Category: History
A fascinating look at Matariki in New Zealand and around the world. The Matariki constellation (or Pleiades) is known by many different names and is seen and celebrated by many cultures around the world. This beautifully illustrated book features 9 stories that explore the Māori Matariki stars, and 12 s ...Show more
Ancient Worlds: Travel Back in Time and Discover the First Great Civilizations by DK
$38.00 NZD
Category: History
Ancient Worlds is a tour through history's most influential civilizations between 3000 BCE and 600 CE, capturing in vivid detail moments that convey the cultural, technological, and organizational characteristics central to their success. From Sumer, the world's earliest civilization, to the heyday of t ...Show more
Freestyle: The Israel Adesanya Story by David Riley
$30.00 NZD
Category: History
Freestyle: The Israel Adesanya Story tells the story of UFC champion Israel Adesanya. It details his family's move from Nigeria to New Zealand for a better future and how Israel fulfilled his parents' dreams in the most unexpected way! The book is Illustrated by Ant Sang, one of New Zealand's most well ...Show more
Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship" by Deborah Heiligman
$28.00 NZD
Category: History
As German Bombs Rained Over England during World War II, British parents by the thousands sent their children out of the country to avoid harm's way. In September 1940, passenger liner SS City of Benares set sail for Canada with one hundred children on board. When the warships escorting the Benares depa ...Show more
Mythology (DK Eyewitness)
$16.00 NZD
Category: History
Find out what the lotus flower represents in different mythologies around the world. Discover how gods and goddesses were believed to influence the weather. See incredible masks used to drive away demons. What will you Eyewitness next? Visually stunning and packed full of facts, DK Eyewitness books are ...Show more
Peter's War: A Boy's True Story of Survival in World War II Europe by Karen Gray Ruelle; Deborah Durland DeSaix (Illustrator)
$18.00 NZD
Category: History
The harrowing true story of a German-Jewish boy who had to surviveWorld War II on his own, separated from his parents as they fled theHolocaust.In 1942, as twelve-year-old Peter Feigl and his family tried to disappear inthe Southern Zone of France, his parents were arrested.They had been constantly on t ...Show more
How Humans Took Over the World: Unstoppable Us, Volume 1 (HB) by Yuval Noah Harari
$45.00 NZD
Category: History
*From the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens comes an incredible new story of the human race, for younger readers.* We humans aren't strong like lions, we don't swim as well as dolphins, and we definitely don't have wings! So how did we end up ruling the world? The answer to that is one o ...Show more
Live Like a Hunter Gatherer by Naomi Walmsley
$23.00 NZD
Category: History
Live Like a Hunter Gatherer is an informative and immersive guide to the Stone Age, written by a real-life hunter gatherer! If you imagined that all Stone Age people lived in caves, were not very clever, not very clean and said "Ugg" a lot, then think again. Marking the start of all human history, the S ...Show more
Elizebeth Friedman - Expert Codebreaker of World War II by Alisha Monnin (Illustrator); Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan
$20.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Women Warriors of World War II Ser.
During World War II, women served the Allied forces in many remarkable ways. Some were spies and activists working behind enemy lines. Others were nurses and soldiers dedicated to making a difference. Through action-packed, full-color graphic novels, get to know the courageous women warriors who took ri ...Show more
The Story of the Titanic for Children: Astonishing little-known facts and details about the most famous ship in the world by Joe Fullman
$23.00 NZD
Category: History
Explore the beautiful sundecks, marvel at the luxurious design and relive the tragic sinking of the world's most famous ship with The Story of the Titanic for Children. Over one hundred years on, the captivating story of the Titanic has lost none of its appeal. This stunning book explores real-life stor ...Show more
The History Book (Miles Kelly)
$28.00 NZD
Category: History
Explore fascinating events in history with this thrilling book. Packed with hundreds of detailed photographs and jaw-dropping facts, kids will be pulled in and engrossed from start to finish. The History Book uncovers spectacular constructions such as India’s Taj Mahal, extreme events such as the Black ...Show more
Greeking Out: Epic Retellings of Classic Greek Myths by Kenny Curtis; Jillian Hughes
$40.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Greeking Out Ser.
From the creators of National Geographic Kids' wildly successful Greeking Out podcast, this lively tie-in book delivers a clever tongue-in-cheek retelling of 20 classic Greek myths. This kid-friendly collection of tales from Greek mythology showcases familiar favorites from the well-loved Greeking Out ...Show more