Great Lives in Graphics: Mandela by BUTTON BOOKS
$22.99 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Great Lives in Graphics Ser.
Great Lives in Graphics: Mandela is a graphic retelling of Mandela's story which giveschildren a visual snapshot of his life and long fight for freedom, whileeducating them on everything from the history of racial segregation to theimportance of equality. You may already know that Nelson Mandela endedap ...Show more
Great Lives in Graphics: Marie Curie by BUTTON BOOKS
$22.99 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Great Lives in Graphics Ser.
Great Lives in Graphics: Marie Curie is a graphic retelling of Curie's story which gives children a visual snapshot of her life and the world she grew up in, while educating them on everything from how radioactivity works to the importance of self-belief. You may already know that Marie Curie was a scie ...Show more
I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present by Cerrie Burnell
$24.99 NZD
Category: Biography
* 2021 EUREKA! Nonfiction Children's Honor Book "An inclusive and upbeat collection ideal for classrooms and libraries." - School Library Journal "Intelligent, politically bold, and beautiful to browse [...] Every bookshelf needs a copy." - Disability Arts OnlineIn this stylishly illustrated biography ...Show more
Inventors by Robert Winston
$44.99 NZD
Category: Science and Maths
Step into Leonardo da Vinci's workshop, relax on board Hideo Shima's speedy bullet train, and join movie star Hedy Lamarr to bounce ideas around in between takes. Inventors looks at the towering achievements of more than 50 inventors in great detail. From Lizzie Magie, who came up with the idea for the ...Show more
John Lennon (Little People Big Dreams) (HB) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
$23.99 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Little People, Big Dreams
From the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of John Lennon, the boy from Liverpool who dreamed of peace. When John Lennon formed a band while still in school, he couldn't have known they were about to change music forever. With their exciting new sounds, rebel attit ...Show more
LeBron James by Hannah Dolan
$14.99 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Sports Heroes
In this fully illustrated chapter book, you can discover everything about LeBron James, the basketball phenomenon who started out in Akron, Ohio and has gone on to become one of the greatest athletes of all time. Follow his journey from high school basketball star to NBA Legend, and learn every one of h ...Show more
Let's Meet Taylor (PB) by Alexandra Koken
$17.99 NZD
Category: Biography
A story book about everyone's favourite superstar - Taylor Swift!
Maria Montessori (Little People, Big Dreams) by Isabel Sanchez Vegara
$23.99 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Little People, Big Dreams
New in the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Maria Montessori, the pioneering teacher and researcher.Maria grew up in Italy at a time when girls didn't receive an equal education to boys. But Maria's mother was supportive of her dreams, and Maria went ...Show more
Michelle Obama (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
$23.99 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: Little People, Big Dreams
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Michelle Obama, the iconic first lady, advocate, lawyer and author.
Mozart: the Man behind the Music by Donovan Bixley
$34.99 NZD
Category: Biography
Child prodigy, genius, freak, a man who lived frivolously and died a pauper... The myths surrounding Mozart, composer of some of the world's most sublime music, have long overtaken the known facts of his life. Now, in this charming and very personal tribute, artist Donovan Bixley offers a portrait of th ...Show more
Nancy Wake - Fearless Spy of World War II by Jessica Gunderson
$17.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Series: Women Warriors of World War II
In the early 1940s, during World War II, Germany's Nazi regime expanded into neighbouring European countries. In France, groups of anti-Nazi citizens, known as the French Resistance, fought to stop Germany's reign of terror. A brave woman named Nancy Wake became one of the movement's greatest assets as ...Show more
Nikki Hind: Dressed for Success by John Dickson
$28.99 NZD
Category: Biography
Meet Nikki Hind, the blind fashion designer with her own fashion label. When she was growing up, Nikki couldn’t see out of her left eye.That didn’t stop her from dressing-up and making her own clothes though. When she put on different outfits, she could be anyone. After a stroke during her pregnancy too ...Show more