Rangitoto: Te Toka to Moana : the Rock Standing on the Ocean

The dramatic story of Auckland's most striking icon - its birth, the kaka bird's connection to Rangitoto, the imprint of humans on its fragile wildlife, and how the island's guardians are saving it today. Interest level 6 to 12 years

A Great Fun Book

In this very funny, cumulative song, each page tells us something new about the donkey until we end up with a spunky, hanky-panky cranky stinky dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey, which will have children in fits of laughter! There is much fun to be had by listening to the song and trying to predict the new word for each clue given.

For 8 to 12 Year Olds

Matt isn't looking forward to spending the holidays with his grandmother and her new husband. He has to fly to Rotorua, where he doesn't know anybody, and he's a bit wary of his new step-grandfather. Along with his worries, Matt packs his pride and joy - a homemade metal detector ...

For 10 to 13 Year Olds

The loblolly boy has the gift of flight: he's invisible to most people, apart from a very few who are known as the Sensitives. When the loblolly boy swaps identities with the narrator of this story, we are taken on an exciting, truly imaginative odyssey.

Joy Cowley with another NZ Post Book Award Finalist

The classic Christmas story is given a New Zealand twist in this warm and evocative retelling, with gorgeous illustrations by Gavin Bishop

Let's Enjoy and Familiarise Ourselves with NZ's Best for 2010

An action-packed adventure story about a young honey bee called Ziggy, who feels as though he is an outsider in his own hive. Sent by the Queen on a mission to discover how other bees live, Ziggy begins to unravel the clues to his own identity and the role of the bees in a secret military project.

Our School Win 3 New Library Books

This is a story of a cluster of stars, which traditionally have marked the Maori New Year and when to plant new crops.



This is a nonfiction story asking what makes an amphibian an amphibian. What is special to amphibians?



Jade and her Grandfather are best friends. One day Jade asks Grandpa about what it was like fighting in the Vietnam War. This is a picture book fr older students.