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A Rose for the Anzac Boys by Jackie French
17.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult | Reading Level: 12+
The 'War to end all Wars', as seen through the eyes of three young women. the 'War to end all Wars', as seen through the eyes of three young women It is 1915. War is being fought on a horrific scale in the trenches of France, but it might as well be a world away from sixteen-year-old New Zealander Midge ...Show more
Baby Wombat's Week (PB) by Jackie French
19.00 NZD
Category: Children's Books
The much-loved sequel to the bestselling DIARY OF A WOMBAT He sleeps. He eats. He gets bored.He creates havoc wherever he goes He's Mothball's baby - and he's even cuter, naughtier and more determined than his mum.Created by writer Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, the award-winning duo of th ...Show more
Christmas Always Comes: CBCA Notable Book 2022 by Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
30.00 NZD
Category: Christmas Books
From the author and illustrator of many beloved classic picture books comes a story about an Australian Christmas. Beautiful and heartwarming, this is a book that is destined to become a family favourite. 'Joy comes in the morning' It's Christmas Eve in 1932, and Joey, Ellie and their parents are drovin ...Show more
Christmas Wombat by Jackie French
30.00 NZD
Category: Christmas Books | Reading Level: very good
"Slept. Scratched. Slept." Indeed, it seems like Christmas will be just another day for the wombat . . . until she smells carrots In this charming picture book, the star of Diary of a Wombat goes head to head with Santa's reindeer in competition for carrots--and wins. Then, as an accidental stowaway on ...Show more
Diary of William Shakespeare, Gentleman by Jackie French
20.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction
THE DIARY OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, GENTLEMAN is part comedy, part love story, the threads of Shakespeare's life drawn from his plays. Could the world's greatest writer truly put down his pen forever to become a gentleman? He was a boy who escaped small town life to be the most acclaimed playwright of th ...Show more
Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
20.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction
A delightful and entertaining peek into the life of one very busy wombat Ages: 3-7 MondayMorning: Slept.Afternoon: Slept.Evening: Ate.Scratched.Night: Ate.A typical day. Don't be fooled. this wombat leads a very busy and demanding life. She wrestles unknown creatures, runs her own digging business, and ...Show more
Diary of a Wombat 20th Anniversary Edition by Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
27.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
A special new edition of the much-loved modern classic -- celebrating 20 years of Australia's best-loved wombat, Mothball MondayMorning: Slept. Afternoon: Slept. Evening: Ate.Scratched. Night: Ate.A typical day. Don't be fooled. this wombat leads a very busy and demanding life. She wrestles unknown crea ...Show more
Drought (HB) - Natural Disasters by Jackie French
28.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
I remember when rain stopped, When day by day the water dropped, All across a sun-bleached land, Drought spread its withered, deadly hand. From the award-winning creators of Flood, Fire and Cyclone comes Droughta moving story about the devastating effects drought has on many Australians and their farms. ...Show more
The Fire Wombat by Jackie French
18.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
As the bushfire swallowed up the world they knew, a wombat shared her burrow with other animals.Longlisted in the 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards and a 2021 Children's Book Council Notable Book. As the flames of a bushfire approach, one small wombat shelters with other animals in her burrow. But th ...Show more
Hitler's Daughter by Jackie French
20.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Matilda
WINNER CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER READERS Did Hitler's daughter, Heidi, really exist? - What if she did? The bombs were falling and the smoke rising from the concentration camps, but all Hitler's daughter knew was the world of lessons with Fraulein Gelber and the hedgehogs she rescued from the co ...Show more
I Spy a Great Reader: Unlock the Literary Secret and Get Your Child Hooked on Books by Jackie French
25.00 NZD
Category: Self Help/Psychology
Australian Children's Laureate, book lover and dyslexia sufferer Jackie French gives a wonderful insight into how you can help your child discover a world of books. Does your child love books, but can't stay still long enough to focus on reading one? Would you like to improve your child's reading abilit ...Show more
Josephine Wants To Dance by Jackie French
20.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Josephine is a kangaroo - who loves to dance. Her little brother, Joey, tells her that kangaroos don't dance, they hop - but Josephine continues to point her toes and leap through the air. When a ballet troupe comes to town and both the lead ballerina and understudy are injured, Josephine's talents are ...Show more