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== = This years finalists - don't forget to vote! =





What goes into making a Great Cake? Imagination! Harvey wants to bake a great cake, but doesn't have all the ingredients. That doesn't stop him. Harvey can make cakes from the most amazing things!

Lintfrey Longfellow would love nothing more than to sit among the clouds ... but, sadly, clouds just aren't made for sitting on. Can Mr Bear Branches find a solution to Lintfrey's cloud conundrum?

It's almost Guy Fawkes Night, and at the school speech competition Andy talks about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. The children cheer excitedly, thinking Andy will win the contest. But then, Aroha gets up, wearing a white feather in her hair, and tells the story of another fifth of November u the invasion of Parihaka in 1881.

Absentminded Mister Whistler always has a song in his head and a dance in his feet. In a rush to catch the train, he is so distracted he loses his ticket.

Is it in the bottom pockets of his big coat or the top pockets of his jacket? Perhaps he slipped it into his waistcoat...

Where is Mister Whistler’s ticket?

Melu has always been different. While the other mules stubbornly clip-clop around the sun-baked hills, Melu dreams of swimming in the glittering green sea below. But it will take more than stubbornness for Melu to reach the glittering green sea. Like many of my stories, Melu is about friendship and following your own unique path. It's being released both as a stunning hardcover //and// in Te Reo as //Ko Meru.//

The illustrations by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly are exceptionally beautiful.

A novel for younger readers. While holidaying at his father’s house, Jake explores Wellington’s wild south coast, with its high cliffs, biting winds, and its fierce seals. When he stumbles upon a sealskin, hidden in a crevice at Red Rocks, he’s compelled to take it home and hide it under his bed, setting off a chain of events that threatens to destroy his family. Can he put things right before it’s too late?

'My Dear Mother, Well, I've gone and done it. I've joined the Army! Don't be angry at me, Mother dear. I know you were glad when I wasn't chosen in the ballot. But some of my friends were, and since they will be fighting for King and Country, I want to do the same.'

Perry's mother and father are busy people a they're impatient, they're tired, they get cross easily. And they think only children, like Perry, should be kept busy with plenty of activities and other people in their lives. Perry would prefer a dog.

An adventure story about greed, rebellion, and finding allies in the most unlikely places. Chapter book for children.

It's the 1930s. Our storyteller is crook in bed trying to get over a long sickness and wanting to go back to school, when Uncle Trev arrives to let Mum go out and do the shopping. Uncle Trev tells one story after another about the animals out on his farm, and about his neighbour ...



While the kiwi is often depicted as an endangered national symbol in need of our protection, this book takes a dramatically different route. Kiwi: the real story invites the reader into the secret night world of the North Island brown kiwi...

A child listens to Koro and Grandma as they weave a tale about the life and times of the ancient puIriri tree Taketakerau, the settlement and development of New Zealand, and world events that happened over the last 2000 years.

Book and CD. An exciting new behind-the-scenes look at surprising, wonderful and significant pieces held in our national museum, for children and adults alike. Te Papa stores more than 2 million pieces in trust for the nation. New Zealand Through 100 Objects takes readers on a tour..

At the Beach is a delightful introduction to the natural history of the New Zealand seashore. The stage is set with beautiful, factually correct illustrations (including detailed cross-sections) of three familiar habitats - the sandy beach, rockpools and mudflats...