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Maori myths and legends have an important role in transmitting and regenerating traditional knowledge. Yet as Ross Calman points out in his introduction to this new edition, they are also simply great yarns - reflective of a time when telling and listening to stories was a key leisure activity in Ma...

Mia is a troublesome young kea, always getting into mischief. Roger the Ranger has had enough, and with the help of his bird friends, a plan is formed to stop Mia's wicked ways. Will it work ISBN: 9780476006386 Imprint: Jampot Publishing Publication Date: 1 March 2013 Dimensions: 250mm x 240mm Weight: 170g No. Of Pages: 24

Molly the Morepork only comes out at night. All of the other birds have gone to bed and she has nobody to play with. Then one night some children get lost in the bush. Can Molly show them the way back to their camp ISBN: 9780473099749 Imprint: Jampot Publishing Publication Date: 1 February 2013 Dimensions: 250mm x 240mm Weight: 170g No. Of Pages: 24

Everyone knows that kiwi birds always sleep in the day - all except Emily the Kiwi, who loves to play her ukulele. A story about the joy of music, and sharing. Also featuring Annie the Granny, Louie the Tui, Molly Morepork, Abigail Fantail, and others. ISBN: 9780473165437 Imprint: Jampot Publishing Publication Date: 1 September 2010 Dimensions: 251mm x 240mm Weight: 170g No. Of Pages: 24

Follow Little Kiwi and meet his forest friends, as he hunts for food for a midnight feast, escapes a nasty predator and arrives back to his burrow safe and sound as the sun rises. Sleep Little Kiwi, Sleep introduces young children to nocturnal creatures that are busy with their day, while they thems...

Relive the goals, games and glories of the 2023-24 season, including titanic three-way battles for the Premier League and Women's Super League, a rollercoaster Champions League campaign, and all the action from around the biggest European competitions. Packed with stories of football heroes from acr...

One night in the woods A party gone wrong A body discovered at sunrise He murdered her at the folly on their wedding day, left her body for the crows. They say she haunts the woods now, a girl in a white dress Everyone in the small town of Thorncombe knows the tales of the haunted woods where the bi...

Life can feel overwhelming, but it doesnt have to be. Todays fast-paced world leaves many of us struggling with extreme emotional highs and lows caused by chemical imbalances in our brains, brought on by the pressures of modern life and constant digital connectivity. InThe DOSE Effect, Neuroscientis...

Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life. and death. A prince has a surprising awakening. A beauty fights like a beast. A bo...

If you had the power over life and death, what would you do Thea has a secret. She can tell how long someone has left to live just by touching them. Not only that, but she can transfer life from one person to another something she finds out the hard way when her best friend Ruth suffers a fatal head...

Some places are cursed. An isolated village A twisted sisterhood A dark secret that festers in silence 1978. When teenager Rina Pine is abandoned by her hippy mother in the isolated village of Sorrow Spring and forced to live with her elderly aunt, she quickly realises no one is coming to rescue her...

Discover the art of mindfulness through words, phrases, haikus and photographs that reflect the stillness and meditative nature of Japanese culture. Living in todays frenetic world, I often feel disconnected from reality, from people and from nature. I believe that is why it is crucial to keep the w...

Of all the American masters, Edgar Allan Poe staked out perhaps the most unique and vivid reputation, as a master of the macabre. Even today, in the age of horror movies and high-tech haunted houses, Poe is the first choice of entertainment for many who want a spine-chilling thrill. Of all the preem...

The bestselling stirring story of love and hope, based on the incredible true story of Australia's first Japanese war bride and a love that changed a nation forever. Gordon Parker is an eager eighteen-year-old Australian boy desperate to fight for his country, and Nobuko Cherry Sakuramoto is a sixte...

Despite being hailed as one of the best guitarists of his era, George Harrison, particularly in his early decades, battled feelings of inferiority. He was often the butt of jokes from his bandmates owing to his lower-class background and, typically, was allowed to contribute only one or two songs pe...

Human olfaction the sense of smell enables us to appreciate food and drink, it warns us of dangers and it makes our environments more enjoyable. However, olfaction is one of our least explored sensory systems. Until now. Smells and scents are the colour that enrich our experience of life. Ask anyone...

In Witchcraft, Professor Marion Gibson uses thirteen significant trials to tell the global history of witchcraft and witch-hunts. As well as exploring the origins of witch-hunts through some of the most famous trials from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century, it takes us in new and surprising d...

EVERY FIRE STARTS WITH A SINGLE SPARK. London, 1923. Dragons soar through the skies and protests erupt on the streets, but Vivien Featherswallow isnt worried. Shes going to follow the rules, get an internship studying dragon languages, and make sure her little sister never has to risk growing up Thi...

Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A recently broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Not to mention a once promising writing career that is now in freefall. So when her real dad - a man she has barely see...

Celebrate Easter with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this interactive basket-shaped board book Filled with delicious Easter treats, friendly springtime animals and a search-and-find on every page - little caterpillars will love searching for The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this seasonal shaped board book, perfect for little hands

Capturing the essence of Venice and its food, this is a book to dream over as well as to cook from.Black cuttlefish risotto, grilled squid, fancy antipasti, delicious Venetian sweets and ice creams - here are 100 recipes that conjure up the real Venice. There are recipes for fish, chicken, antipasti...

'Tis the season to be haunting. An unexpected and unwelcome voice on the worlds first radio broadcast in 1908. A son who wont stop messaging his family on Facebook, although hes been dead for quite some time now. A frozen forest in a far north land where the sinister elf-kin lurk in the snow. A Scot...

Okin Permanent Markers write on virtually any clean surface including glass, paper, cardboard, plastic, metal and fabrics. Quick drying ink resists fading and water. - 3.0mm Bullet tip - Black ink - Permanent

The Icon mechanical pencil is an economical mechanical pencil that contains 2 x 0.7mm HB leads. The eraser at the end also acts as a push button to advance the lead. - 0.7mm HB mechanical pencil - Eraser tip - Assorted colours Refillable: depress eraser, and slide a new 0.7mm lead into the tip until only the desired length shows.