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New edition of classic history returns to print ahead of Anzac Day
The Anzac Experience: New Zealand, Australia and Empire in the First World War
Christopher Pugsley
Revised edition of much-praised history examines the Great War experience of New Zealand, Australia and Canada
‘One of the best works of Australasian military history I have ever read.’
– Allan Converse, The Journal of Military History
One hundred and ten years on from the Gallipoli campaign of 1915, a new era of wars in the eastern Mediterranean obliges us to consider the role of the military in human history.
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Finding a new bum in hilarious new picture book
Easter Bunny Needs a New Bum!
Dawn McMillan
Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird
Easter egg-citement awaits in seasonal addition to the hit New Bum! series
As children are gearing up for Easter egg hunts and trying to spot the Easter Bunny, here comes the book to spark their egg-citement!
And when Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird are in cahoots, you know there’ll be plenty of laughter (and probably some bums too)!
Easter Bunny needs a New Bum! is the newest addition to the hilarious hit series that cracks up readers around the world.
Early one morning, Red Pants Boy spots Easter Bunny in his garden – but something’s amiss: Easter Bunny is missing his tail!
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The Treaty of Waitangi — everything you need to know
The Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Ross Calman
Highly topical addition to The NZ Series spans the past, present and future implications of the Treaty of Waitangi.
With The Treaty of Waitangi headlining political news in recent months, understanding its meaning and history has never been more important.
In this engaging addition to The NZ Series, author and editor Ross Calman demystifies Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and unravels its complexities — offering a fresh, well-rounded perspective.
Opening by exploring the context for the treaty’s drafting, Calman tracks its signing around the country, and then delves deep into the text and translation that caused so much contention in the following years.
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Activities galore in book that extends the fun of the hit New Bum! series
I Need a New Bum! Activity Book
Betsy Ochester and Dawn McMillan
Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird
The newest addition to the global phenomenon that is the New Bum! series aims to get young readers engaged and having fun.
Responding to demand from families around the world, the I Need a New Bum! Activity Book offers amazing mazes, word games, bum puzzles, drawing challenges, code crackers, jokes and more.
The cheeky young hero from the Bum books takes readers through an awesome bunch of activities to keep kids cracking up for hours.
Open the pages to help him slide through a sand dune maze, blast into outer space in the best seat in the house, and figure out the punchlines to a load of bum jokes. There’s even a song to compose – ‘The Broken Bum Blues’!
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