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Snake and Lizard (#1) by Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop
20.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Snake and Lizard | Reading Level: very good
Snake and Lizard are a lovable, foolish pair, always arguing, embarking on unlikely enterprises and telling one another hotly contested tales - none of which behaviour lessens their affection for one another.
Song of the River by Joy Cowley
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: New Zealand
In this resonant story, Cam the mountain boy follows the river from its trickling source in the mountain snow all the way to the coast. The river leads him through forest, farms, and towns to the salty wind of the sea. Dramatic landscape illustrations evoke a North American landscape and are packed with ...Show more
Song of the River by Joy Cowley
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In this resonant story, Cam the mountain boy follows the river from its trickling source in the mountain snow all the way to the coast. The river leads him through forest, farms, and towns to the salty wind of the sea. Dramatic landscape illustrations evoke a North American landscape and are packed wit ...Show more
Speed of Light by Joy Cowley
20.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Reading Level: very good
With a father more interested in money than family, a brother in prison, a sister with a secret, and a mother in denial, it's no wonder Jeff buries himself in the safe world of mathematics. When a storm hits Wellington, a strange old woman is blown into Jeff's life, challenging everything he things is t ...Show more
Stories of the Wild West Gang by Joy Cowley
30.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Michael's aunt, uncle and cousins are moving to his neighborhood and he can't wait. Wherever they go, adventure follows! They're the wacky Wild West Gang. 'These are delightful stories of Michael, the son of buttoned-down fun-hating parents, getting down and dirty with his mad cousins, and their devil-m ...Show more
Tarore and Her Book by Joy Cowley
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine
Award winning author, Joy Cowley, has teamed up with Bible Society to write the remarkable story of Tarore. In 1835, Bible Society published 100 copies of the Gospel of Luke in Maori. In 1836, missionaries gave one of these Gospels to a young Maori girl, Tarore, at a mission school near Matamata. Tarore ...Show more
The Bakehouse by Joy Cowley
20.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Reading Level: very good-near fine
Bert is eleven and wants nothing more than to fight in the war. But he soon learns that the secrets and danger of war don't always stay at the front line.
The Duck in the Gun by Joy Cowley
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
The General and his men are about to fire on a town they are at war with. But the Gunner has bad news - they can't load the gun as there is a duck nesting inside it. The General calls a ceasefire until the gun can be used again and takes a white flag to the opposing town. But the men soon get used to li ...Show more
The Easter Story by Joy Cowley
23.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction
Beautiful original colour illustrations by Donald Morrison complement Joy Cowley's text on the story of Easter and what it means for us. The stress is on love and healing, on growing in prayer through talking to Jesus, leading the reader to gratitude for "the wonderful Easter Story".
The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate by Joy Cowley; Sarah Davis
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine
An appealing and non-stereotypical love story with a strong female main character and a pirate - making this book great for both girls and boys. The fierce little woman lived in a house at the end of a jetty. She knitted socks in blue and green wool, to sell to sailors who had got their feet wet. But wh ...Show more
The Gobbledegook Book: A Joy Cowley Anthology by Joy Cowley & Giselle Clarkson
40.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Joy Cowley's favourite stories, poems and nonsense rhymes collected in a hardback gift volume for the family to treasure. It selects the best of Cowley's poems and stories to read aloud, including much-loved classics such as Greedy Cat and Nicketty-Nacketty Noo Noo Noo. Fully re-illustrated with humour ...Show more
The Remarkable Cake Shop by Joy Cowley
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Follow the crazy antics of the mayor as he learns a lesson in humility from Mrs Delicious and her remarkable cakes.Follow the hilarious antics of the Mayor as he learns a lesson in humility. Funny, engaging and entertaining it is filled with wonderful characters and delicious cake"--Publisher's informat ...Show more