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PICTURA is an independent children's bookshop based in the historic harbour town of Port Chalmers, tepoti Dunedin. We offer a hand-picked selection of beautiful picture books, board books, non-fiction and graphic novels for children. Free gift wrapping with every order. Browse our curated collection online now
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  • $16 +
    Screen Printing at Home
    This title is the perfect introductory guide to screen printing without having to use complicated and expensive equipment. Have fun with Yuk Fun and go for it! This is not intended to be a technical manual, more a fun guide and tips on what you’ll need to set yourself up to print at home. Yuk Fun ...
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  • $40 +
    Beasts From the Deep
    Dive down if you dare and discover the world's strangest, scariest and most magnificent sea creatures in this breathtaking gift book from the University of Cambridge and Nosy Crow! Did you know there is a place on Earth that's hardly been explored at all? A place with near-freezing temperatures, cru...
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  • $33 +
    Magic Counting: explore the world of numbers through the shapes and patterns around us
    Discover the magical world of numbers, shapes, and geometry that surrounds you every day!What if the way that we traditionally teach kids how to count misses the clear connections between numbers, shapes, and the world around them?Nabeel Khan invites you to draw on your child's innate interest in ge...
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    The Observologist: A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions
    A highly illustrated and creative scientific guide to the small creatures and natural wonders we find when we take time to open our eyes to the world around us―and ode to the power of quiet observation.An observologist is someone who makes scientific expeditions, albeit very small ones, every day....
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  • $38 +
    The Code of Life
    A brilliant non-fiction book explaining the world of genetics and heredity to children. Why do children look like their parents? Why are some people blond and others brunette, and where do we get our eye colour from? This book explains genetic theory, what genes are, why DNA plays an important role ...
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    My Matariki Colouring and Activity Book
    Manawatia a Matariki! Celebrate Matariki with this book bursting with activities and colouring-in pages. A colouring book that also includes a range of activities including crafts and puzzles, and a smattering of te reo, this companion to the 2022 best-seller, Matariki Around the World, is sure to keep readers entertained for hours.
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  • $23 +
    British Museum: the Curse of the Tomb Robbers (an Ancient Egyptian Puzzle Mystery)
    Learn how to read hieroglyphs in this compelling puzzle adventure story, publishing 200 years after the Rosetta Stone was deciphered!Written by award-winning author Andy Seed, in consultation with experts at the British Museum, and sumptuously illustrated in colour by highly acclaimed artist James W...
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    Critters of Aotearoa: 50 Bizarre But Lovable Members of our Wildlife Community
    Slimy, stinky, creepy, crawly and gross. but also a little bit cute! Discover New Zealand’ s most curious creatures — from Smeagol the gravel maggot, to the walking worm and the drooping blobfish — with Nicola Toki from the hit RNZ segement on Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan ‘ Critter of the ...
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  • $28 +
    Dig, Dig, Dinosaur
    A fun fossil-hunting adventure with die-cut holes and a surprise fold-out ending - perfect for budding dinosaur experts!A fun fossil-hunting adventure with die-cut holes and a surprise fold-out ending - the perfect picture book for budding dinosaur experts!Join three little explorers searching for d...
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  • $33 +
    Unreal
    There's been a mix-up at the Museum - some of the displays from the Myths and Legends exhibit have snuck into the Natural History wing.We have to sort it out, but how can we tell fact from fiction? Animal from apparition? Megafauna from monster? Kids will have fun guessing which animals and plants a...
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    Piki te Ora: Your Wellbeing Journal
    A fully illustrated wellbeing journal for children, based upon the Maori principles of hauora, from the bestselling author of Gratitude Kia ora! Welcome - this pukapuka is especially for you! Inside you'll find lots of activities and ideas to help you learn all about the different sides of yourself ...
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  • $38 +
    Ultrawild
    Mind-bendingly original and full of intricate illustrations, totally unique, containing over one hundred outrageously funny, scientifically plausible inventions for rewilding cities and saving the planet.Join maverick inventor Steve Mushin as he tackles climate change with an avalanche of mind-bendi...
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  • $25 +
    MEGA MELTDOWN
    Nearly three million years ago the Ice Age began. Oceans froze, ice sheets covered land and animals, along with humans, found ways to thrive. These prehistoric creatures were weird, wonderful and enormous. Explore the Earth continent by continent and come face to face with Ice-Age megafauna, such as...
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    Football School: The Greatest Ever Quiz Book
    Test your football knowledge with over 300 funny and fascinating questions about the beautiful game.How much do you know about football – and the world? Test yourself and your friends with over 300 brain-busting questions from Football School. Discover questions on star strikers, crafty coaches, m...
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  • $23 +
    Little People, Big Dreams Vincent Van Gogh /anglais
    In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Vincent van Gogh, one of the worlds most influential artists. Little Vincent was a quiet child. He loved spending time in nature and playing with his brother Theo. After l...
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  • $28 +
    Press Here
    Press the yellow dot on the cover of this book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey. Each page of this surprising book instructs the reader to press the dots, shake the pages, tilt the book, and who knows what will happen next! Children and adults alike will giggle with...
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  • $45 +
    A Natural History of Dragons
    a complete guide to dragons from around the world, from ancient lore and superstitions to their anatomy, behaviour and lifecycles.Featuring agold-foil-embossed cloth cover, aribbon markerandsprayed gold edges, this lavishly illustrated volume details the secret lives of dragons making it the perfect...
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    Busy Little Fingers: Music
    Can you make a noise like a trumpet? How do you sing the blues? This bright and busy book provides a fun first look at music, and is jam-packed with things for busy little fingers to try! This vibrant little book is the perfect introduction to music for children aged 4-6. Featuring 10 need-to-know m...
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    The Story Orchestra: Sleeping Beauty Musical Puzzle
    The Story Orchestra Musical Puzzle: Sleeping Beauty is a 48-piece puzzle with shaped pieces and four musical excerpts. Piece together the story and hear the music play!Sleeping Beauty musical jigsaw puzzle: Featuring four sound clips of an orchestra playing from Tchaikovsky's original score - a perf...
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    Instruments (Listen to the Music)
    Listen to the Music: The Instruments is a narrative non-fiction trip through the history of music, complete with 10, 10-second sound clips of the worlds best-loved orchestral instruments.Press the buttons to hear the music in this time-travelling journey around the world, as young readers embark on ...
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