The Story of Inventions (PB) by Anna Claybourne
$19.98 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Narrative Non-Fiction Ser.
From toilets, bread and blue jeans to aeroplanes, microwaves and computers, this title explains how, when and why the ingenious inventions that surround us were created. The development of one invention is detailed over each double page, revealing the real-life stories behind each creation, as well as h ...Show more
The Story of Islam (Usborne Young Reading Series 3) by Rob Lloyd Jones
$10.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Usborne Young Reading Series 3
Traces the story of Islam from the life and deeds of Mohammad, his successors and the spread of Islam across the globe, and describes the main beliefs and customs, including the Five Pillars of Islam. Illustrated with stunning full-colour photographs and detailed maps and diagrams. Developed in consulta ...Show more
The Story of Life by Anne Rooney
$29.99 NZD
Category: Science and Maths
Where did the first cells come from? If we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys? How did birds first take flight? Join us on a extraordinary journey through the history of life in this unique, beautifully illustrated book. Explore one of the most incredible ideas in modern science… how natu ...Show more
The Story of Life: A First Book about Evolution by Catherine Barr; Steve Williams
$15.99 NZD
Category: History and Pre-History | Series: First Book about Evolution
At first, nothing lived on Earth. It was a noisy, hot, scary place. Choking gas exploded from volcanoes and oceans of lava bubbled around the globe... Then in the deep, dark ocean, something amazing happened. This is an exciting and dramatic story about how life began and developed on Planet Earth, writ ...Show more
The Story of Life: Evolution (Extended Edition) (Welcome to the Museum) by Symons, Ruth
$29.99 NZD
Category: Natural History | Series: Welcome to the Museum
This new extended edition of Story of Life is the perfect gift for those w ith a love of the natural w orld. W ander the galleries - open 365 days a year - and discover a collection of curated exhibits on every page, accompanied by informative text. Each chapter features key species from a different geo ...Show more
The Story of Money by Martin Jenkins
$18.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
A funny, philosophical look at the universal subject of money, by award-winning non fiction writer Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura. In the Yap Islands in the South Pacific money can be a stone with a hole in the middle. It can be a string of shells, a bundle of cloth or a copper slab. It ...Show more
The Story of Money by Martin Jenkins
$29.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
In the Yap Islands in the South Pacific it can be a stone with a hole in the middle. It can be a string of shells, a bundle of cloth or a copper slab. It's the stuff that makes the world go round. That doesn't grow on trees. That can't buy you love, apparently. In this fascinating and thought-provoking ...Show more
The Story of Music: A History of Music for Children by Mick Manning; Britta Granström
$34.99 NZD
Category: Art, Music, Theatre and Dance
A friendly and inspiring introduction to music history, telling the stories of the world's greatest musicians from Bach to Beyonce. The Story of Music begins with the early drums and flutes of our ancestors, which date back to the last icea age, through to the modern day. Mick Manning and Brita Granst ...Show more
The Story of Noah's Ark by Helen Dardik
$19.99 NZD
Category: Religion and Religious Stories
A long time ago, the people of the world were not treating each other kindly. God was very sad, and so he decided to send a flood to cover the entire world. However, one man, Noah, and his family were very good people, so God told Noah to build a big boat and to gather two of every kind of animal to be ...Show more
The Story of Paintings: A history of art for children by Mick Manning
$23.99 NZD
Category: Art, Music, Theatre and Dance
A friendly and inspiring introduction to art history, telling the stories of the world's greatest paintings and artists from prehistory to the modern dayThe Story of Paintings begins with the cave paintings of our Stone Age ancestors and continues through to the modern day. Mick Manning and Brita Granst ...Show more
The Story of People: A First Book about Humankind by Catherine Barr; Steve Williams
$27.99 NZD
Category: History and Pre-History | Series: Story Of...
When did the first humans live? How did humans spread all over the world? How has science and technology changed the way we live? And what will happen to humans in the future? The team behind The Story of Space and The Story of Life present a first book about the human world for very young children, loo ...Show more
The Story of Planet Earth by Abigail Wheatley
$19.98 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
This is the endlessly fascinating story of our planet is told with the aid of lots of pictures and a simple narrative text. It covers the entire history of Planet Earth from the Big Bang to the present day including how life began and evolved, the greening of the land, the age of dinosaurs and the take- ...Show more