Young Readers

The Dragon Defenders – Book 4: All is Lost “Earth-shattering!” - Tom E. Moffat, award-winning author The fourth book in The Dragon Defenders novels Age recommendation: 7-12 years Once more, The Pitbull’s plans to capture the dragon population...

The Dragon Defenders – Book 5: The Grand Opening “Will have readers hanging on ’til the last page!”  - Eileen Merriman, award-winning author   The fifth book in The Dragon Defenders novels Age recommendation: 7-12 years It’s all...

The Dragon Defenders – Book 3: An Unfamiliar Place The third book in The Dragon Defenders novels Age recommendation: 7-12 years The Pitbull’s plans to capture the dragons from Flynn and Paddy’s paradise island have been spoiled twice...

The first book in The Dragon Defenders novels Age recommendation: 7-12 years  The wild and wonderful island home of Flynn and Paddy holds an incredible secret: dragons live there! When evil boss The Pitbull finds out, he sends...

Truth or Dare turns deadly in this explosive sequel from the internationally bestselling author of One of us Is Lying.   The sequel to the international bestseller One of Us is Lying. Welcome back to Bayview High ....

The fifth and final title in Rick Riordan's Trials of Apollo series - set in the funny, mythical and action-packed world of Percy Jackson   It's time to face the final trial . . .   The battle...

The fourth title in Rick Riordan's Trials of Apollo series - set in the funny, mythical and action-packed world of Percy Jackson. The bestselling top 10 hardback, now in paperback. Things are getting very bad, very fast, for...

The third title in Rick Riordan's Trials of Apollo series - set in the world of Percy Jackson I WAS A GOD, ONCE. UNTIL I WAS CAST OUT BY MY FATHER, ZEUS. NOW I'M AN AWKWARD MORTAL TEENAGER CALLED...

Learn how humans have built dwellings to suit all kinds of habitats. Adapting themselves to all kinds of landscapes and climates, over the centuries humans have used their architectural ingeniousness to build amazing dwellings: find them here, from...

Suitable for children ages 9-12 Welcome to the amazing world of flags! Did you know that each flag is actually a picture that sends a message to everyone who sees it? In The Flag Book, Lonely Planet Kids...

Meet one of the world's most beloved writers in this book for readers as young as 4 years. First in a brand new biography series that introduces children to history's highest achievers.   In the Little People, Big...

Meet Stevie Wonder, the genius behind some of the world’s best-loved songs.   At just 8 years old, it was clear that Steveland Judkins was going to be a star. Renamed Stevie Wonder for his astonishing talent on...

Felix discovers the magic of nature in Thank You, when the moon beckons him from his bed. He dances off into the night making friends with a parade of creatures (and even the elements) who help him in...

A powerful illustrated storybook for the tamariki and rangatahi of Aotearoa New Zealand celebrating Maoritanga! KIA KAHA is a collection of true stories about amazing Maori who have achieved incredible things. Each of them blazed a trail in...

Andy and Terry's treehouse now has 13 new storeys, including a word-o-matic (it knows every word in the whole world!); a recycling depot; a wrecking ball; a complaining room; a spooky graveyard (where it's always midnight, even in...

Let's name the parts of our bodies in English and Maori. This beautiful, brightly illustrated board book introduces babies to the parts of the body both in English and in Maori. From our head to our toes, vibrant...

Let's count from one to ten in English and Maori with the help of our unique New Zealand birds. Beautiful pictures of New Zealand birds are the perfect introduction to numbers and counting for Kiwi babies. This simple...

New Zealand is full of colours. Let's go exploring and see what we can find, in English and Maori. From the rich red of the pohutukawa to the cool blue of the little blue penguin, pictures from vibrant...

The collie dog slipped silently through the starlit night. She could smell sheep in the valley, hundreds of them. She knew what she had to do, and she had to do it quickly and quietly. This is the...

Get in the frame with 100+ exciting art activities Bursting with art activities, this fun new edition of the Art Activity Book aimed at young New Zealanders is sure to please – both children and their teachers and...

A fun, easy-to-use resource for those wanting to discover, learn and use everyday words in te reo Maori. The illustrations are designed to help with comprehension, particularly for younger learners. Visual cues can assist with retention of language,...

If you’d like to speak the beautiful Maori language with your kids, this is the book to get you started! Help your tamariki to korero Maori with this brilliant first words book by Stacey Morrison, gorgeously illustrated by...

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters is the second exciting adventure in Rick Riordan's bestselling Percy Jackson series. Half Boy. Half God. ALL Hero. You can't tell by looking at me that my dad is Poseidon, God...

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse is the third book in Rick Riordan's bestselling fantasy adventure series. Half Boy. Half God. ALL Hero. It's not every day you find yourself in combat with a half-lion, half-human. But when...