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Kakapo Rescue, Saving the World's Strangest Parrot

Kakapo Rescue, Saving the World's Strangest Parrot


by Sy Montgomery

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 74 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Montgomery and photographer Nic Bishop track the New Zealand's National Kakapo Recovery Team and their efforts to save the endangered flightless parrot in this thrilling book in the Scientists in the Field series. (NZL112, $18.00)

New Zealand, Enchantment of the World


by Donna Walsh Shepherd

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This illustrated primer introduces the nature, culture, history and economy of New Zealand for kids ages 9-12. (NZL94, $39.00)

Stowaway

Stowaway


by Karen Hesse

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

For this novel, renowned children's author Karen Hesse imagines the voyages of Captain Cook (including landings in Australia and New Zealand), from the point of view of a young stowaway named Nicholas. Ages 9-14. (OCE81, $6.99)

The Boy Who Returned from the Sea


by Clay Morgan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 245 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The action-packed sequel to The Boy Who Spoke Dog (NZL92). Jack returns to the island of the dogs and runs afoul of the pirate Blackburn Jukes. (NZL91, $16.99)

The Boy Who Spoke Dog

The Boy Who Spoke Dog


by Clay Morgan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 166 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

In this fast-paced adventure, Jack, a cabin boy, is shipwrecked on an island near New Zealand inhabited only by dogs. He befriends Moxie, a border collie who defends him against the wild fangos and helps him learn about the special bond between dogs and humans. Ages 9 to 11. (NZL92, $15.99)

The Fire-Raiser


by Maurice Gee

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 172 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

In this gripping tale set in New Zealand in 1915, Kitty Wix and her friends try to stop the arsonist who is terrifying their small town. Ages 9-11. (NZL100, $6.95)

The Moas

The Moas


by Katie Beck

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 28 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An illustrated parable about conservation and cultural tolerance, focusing on an extinct New Zealand bird. Ages 9 to 12. (NZL50, $15.95)

 

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