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Boudica and Her Barmy Army (Dead Famous) by Valerie Wilding
$14.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Dead Famous S. | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
You've probably heard of Boudica... She is dead famous for: - galloping to battle in a rattling chariot - being big and kinda scary - getting very, very angry with her Roman rulers But have you heard that Boudica: - learned to use weapons when she was a little girl - chopped off the Emperor Claudius' ...Show more
Dodging the Donkey Doo: Toby Tucker by Valerie Wilding
$17.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Toby Tucker S.
Toby Tucker is an orphan with a secret. He owns a chest filled with torn paper, and a strange message: Piece your family tree together and you'll find out who you are and when you come from. When he manages to put together a name, the most incredible magic happens. Toby travels back in time and becomes ...Show more
Fabulously Feisty Queens - 15 of the Brightest and Boldest Women Who Have Ruled the World by Valerie Wilding; Pauline Reeves (Illustrator); Lucy Worsley (Foreword by)
$19.98 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Who needs a Prince Charming when you're busy running the world? Do you know about the fierce and fearsome pirate who dared to challenge the Queen of England? Or the Indian daughter of a slave who became a warrior queen? And what about the Hungarian princess who became a king when she was just 11...? F ...Show more
Fabulously Feisty Queens - 15 of the Brightest and Boldest Women Who Have Ruled the World by Valerie Wilding; Pauline Reeves (Illustrator); Lucy Worsley (Foreword by)
$30.00 NZD
Category: No Category
Who needs a Prince Charming when you're busy running the world? From ancient empresses and warrior queens, to fearsome pirates and modern-day monarchs, Fabulously Feisty Queens explores the lives and legacies of history's most powerful women. Made of stronger stuff than beauty and grace, discover just ...Show more
Highway Girl: An English Girl's Diary 1670 (My Story Series) by Valerie Wilding
$18.00 NZD
Category: Children | Series: My Story | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
It's 1670. When Susannah and her brother are orphaned she is forced to live on the charity of distant relations in England while he seeks his fortune in America. But when news arrives that her brother is dangerously ill Susannah will stop at nothing to get the money she desperately needs to save his lif ...Show more
Hogging All the Pig Swill: Toby Tucker by Valerie Wilding
$17.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Toby Tucker S.
Toby Tucker has a huge secret. He owns a magical chest filled with torn paper, and a strange message: Piece your family tree together and you'll find out who you are and when you come from. When he manages to put together a name, the most incredible magic happens. Toby travels back in time and becomes h ...Show more
Little Elizabeth - The Young Princess Who Became Queen by Valerie Wilding; Pauline Reeves (Illustrator)
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
The incredible true story of a young and brilliant Princess who grew up to become our Queen. A perfect picture book to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's big 95th birthday! Once, a very long time ago, there was a little Princess called Elizabeth who loved to play and have fun with her horses, dogs and little s ...Show more
My Story: Highway Girl by Valerie Wilding
$0.00 NZD
Category: Historical
It's 1670. When Susannah and her brother are orphaned she is forced to live on the charity of distant relations in England while he seeks his fortune in America. But when news arrives that her brother is dangerously ill Susannah will stop at nothing to get the money she desperately needs to save his lif ...Show more
No Way Back: The Journey of a Convict 1789 (My True Story) by Valerie Wilding
$18.00 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: My True Story | Reading Level: From 8 To 15
Join Mary Wade on a long and perilous journey that begins in the slums of eighteenth century London. Aged thirteen, Mary is imprisoned in Newgate prison awaiting sentence of death for a petty theft. When her sentence is commuted to transportation she sets sail onboard a prison ship to the other side of ...Show more
Picking People's Pockets: Toby Tucker by Valerie Wilding
$17.99 NZD
Category: Childrens Books | Series: Toby Tucker S.
I had to wait till today to practise dipping again. While Pa was in the pub, I wandered off to a market. A costermonger's barrow bumped over a broken cobble, and a dozen cooking apples rolled off. "I'll get 'em," I said, and picked them all up. The costermonger was so pleased he gave me an apple that wa ...Show more
Princess Files by Valerie Wilding
$24.95 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult
Everyone knows about the princesses in fairy tales. But this book tells us all about real princesses, and answers all the questions we might have about them: What is a princess? Do they all become queens? Are they all rich? How are they educated? What do they wear? Is it all fun being a princess? It ...Show more
Sludging Through the Sewers: Toby Tucker by Valerie Wilding
$17.99 NZD
Category: Childrens Books | Series: Toby Tucker S.
The smell was getting to me. If it ponged here, I wondered how much worse the stink would be where a drain emptied into the sewer. I'm not giving up, though. No darkness, no stink will stop me treasure-hunting. At last I knew what Damon meant when he said a sewer rat would get the earring. They weren't ...Show more