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Telling the story of migration in latest addition to The NZ Series
New Zealand Migration
Philippa Werry
New book in NZ Series explores the history of our diverse migrant nation, from the first settlers to the latest arrivals
Despite all New Zealanders being either migrants or descendants of migrants, until now there has been no single book on the topic.
In concise chapters, Philippa Werry explores topics ranging from the first Polynesian navigators to European colonisers, Chinese immigrants during the gold rush to ten-pound Poms, Pacific Island communities to the impact of Covid-19 on immigration.
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New book empowers visually impaired character and celebrates diversity
Lucky Me
Lawrence Schimel
Illustrated by Juan Camilo Mayorga
Publishing for World Sight Day and Blind Low Vision Week, Lucky Me tells the story of a boy who feels very lucky to have a brother like Mateo — who is visually impaired.
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Seasonal fun awaits with the latest New bum books
My Bum is SO SPOOKY! and My Bum is SO CHRISTMASSY!
By Dawn McMillan
Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird
With trick or treating and Christmas shopping just around the corner, the hero of the New Bum! books is going all seasonal!
And when bestselling team Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird get in on the act, fun takes over from Halloween frights and being polite to the rellies over Christmas lunch.
Inspiring reluctant readers in English and te reo Māori
The Book that Wouldn’t Read / Te Pukapuka ka Kore e Pānuihia
by Tim Tipene
Illustrated by Nicoletta Benella
Translated by Kanapu Rangitauira
Setting out to attract the sort of reluctant reader he used to be, author and youth counsellor Tim Tipene happened upon a neat idea: a book that takes over and effectively reads itself!
In The Book that Wouldn’t Read — and the Māori edition Te Pukapuka ka Kore e Pānuihia — a boy who doesn’t like reading just has to investigate when he finds that book on the library shelf.
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