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Did My Mother Do That? (PB) by Sharon Holt
$18.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Holly has to stay at home with Dad while her Mum goes to another meeting, so he decides to tell Holly a bedtime story about the night she was born. Looking at the pictures of baby animals and their mothers on her wall, she asks if she hatched out of an egg like a chicken. Dad tells her if she were a new ...Show more
E hia ngā moe? How Many Sleeps? (#5 Te Reo Singalong + CD) by Sharon Holt
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: Te Reo Singalong
This children's picture book is in te reo Maori. It includes a song CD. No prior knowledge of te reo Maori is required by the children or adults using the book. The story/song is a Christmas countdown which asks and answers every child's question "how many sleeps until Santa comes?" By putting on the so ...Show more
Kia Ora / Hello (#12 Te Reo Singalong + CD) by Sharon Holt
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: Te Reo Singalong
Kia Ora (Hello) is about feelings. The child in the story goes around his family and friends asking “Kia ora. Kei te pēhea koe?” (Hello. How are you?) The people give different responses about how they are feeling. The catchy tune, gorgeous photographs and repetitive sentence structures make learning te ...Show more
Make-Your-Own Joke Book by Sharon Holt
$11.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
The perfect Christmas stocking-filler for the young comedian in every family!
Me Haere! / Let's Go! (#4 Te Reo Singalong + CD) by Sharon Holt
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: Te Reo Singalong
This children's picture book is in te reo Maori. It includes a CD with songs. No prior knowledge of te reo Maori is required by the children or adults using this book. The story and song are about vehicles and colours with phrases such as "I am going by orange truck". Listening to the song while reading ...Show more
Ngā Āhua / Shapes (#15 Te Reo Singalong + CD) by Sharon Holt
$24.99 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Te Reo Singalong books
Nga Ahua is about shapes and body parts. The children make shapes with their bodies such as making a heart with fingers, making a diamond with legs etc. Children can also search for the shapes on each page.
No Survivors! The Diary of Jackie Simms, Hamilton, 1979 (My New Zealand Story) by Sharon Holt
$18.50 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: My New Zealand Story
Growing up in 1970s Hamilton, Jackie Simms is sustained by two great loves: the Swedish supergroup Abba, and her older brother's friend, Davey. But Jeff and Davey have a great adventure planned that doesn't include Jackie ...a scenic flight to Antarctica. Through the eyes of one who was left behind we e ...Show more
Rainbow Warrior: Auckland, 1985 (My New Zealand Story) by Sharon Holt
$18.50 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: My New Zealand Story
In this My New Zealand Story, 13-year-old Rowan Webb gets herself a French penpal, and unwittingly becomes involved in an event that shocks not only the nation - but the whole world.
Sabotage! The Diary of Rowan Webb, Auckland, 1985 (My New Zealand Story) by Sharon Holt
$18.50 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: My New Zealand Story
The Rainbow Warrior was the flag ship of the Greenpeace movement, when it was sunk by agents of the French Foreign Intelligence, while anchored in Auckland harbour, on the 10th of July 1985. In this story thirteen-year-old Rowan Webb gets herself a French penpal and unwittingly becomes involved in an ev ...Show more
Taku Mōkai / My Pet (#13 Te Reo Singalong + CD) by Sharon Holt
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: Te Reo Singalong | Reading Level: very good
Taku Mōkai (My Pet) is about looking after our pets. It is illustrated with photographs and includes children with a bird, a cat, a pony, a rabbit and a dog. The book also features a boy in a wheelchair, showing that our pets help us just as much as we help them. The catchy tune, gorgeous photographs an ...Show more
Te Kāhui o Matariki / The Matariki Star Cluster (# 26 Te Reo Singalong Book/CD) by Sharon Holt
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult
This book with accompanying musical CD focuses on the nine stars of Matariki, and their connection with the environment. It includes Repetitive sentence structure: “Titiro ki runga. Titiro ki runga. Whakarongo ki te taiao.” (Look up. Look up. Listen to the environment.) Names of the nine stars of M ...Show more
Te Wairua o Waitangi / The Spirit of Waitangi (#11 Te Reo Singalong +CD) by Sharon Holt
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: Te Reo Singalong | Reading Level: very good
Te Wairua o Waitangi is a full colour picture book with a singalong CD. It is part of the multi-award winning Te Reo Singalong series that makes it easy and fun for teachers, parents and children to use more te reo Maori. No prior knowledge of te reo is needed.