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Wiremu Weka, chasing his stolen treasures, sneaks aboard the famous TranzAlpine express train, finding adventures as he crosses the Southern Alps of New Zealand. Trek along with this smart bird as he hangs out with the locals, steals stuff, saying 'Oh bugs'n'beetles' as he gets himself into trouble yet again. Fast paced and humorous, this story for 8-13-year olds is lavishly illustrated with photographs, facts and maps to educate and entertain. ISBN: 978-0473471279 -
A Collection of Retold Fairy Tales
The Southern Cross shines high above a fairy tale wood. Come step inside. Drink dew from the leaves with tiny Tommelise. Eat egg sandwiches with a toothy young troll. Escape with Rapunzel. Trick Rumpelstiltskin. Shiver in the snow. Climb the beanstalk. Pray to the Piper. Be a cat. In and out of the wood, whether in this world or another, these stories will take you to new places. Explore how far you can go in this anthology of twenty-one fairy tale retellings by New Zealand and Australian authors. Teaching notes available at www.shelleychappell.com. -
Zeb’s Search is about knowing who you are. He and his Mum and Dad belong to a herd of zebras in the wild where every boy is named Zeb and every girl is named Zed. One day Zeb realises he doesn’t want to share his name with so many others. He wants a name that is his, and his alone. So Zeb sets off to discover what that name should be. On his journey, he meets other animals in the wild, some friendly and some scary. They tell him their names, and he starts to see a pattern. When Zeb’s Search is over, will he know what name suits him best?
Like spiders we spin yarn from deep within
