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Samira's Garden (Ballet School #2) by Fiona Macdonald
$6.00 NZD
$19.99 (69% off)
Category: Humour | Series: Ballet School
Class is about to begin at Rosewood Ballet School! Join Willow and her fellow students as they overcome disaster, injuries, and last-minute nerves to put on a unique production of The Nutcracker in celebration of their friend Samira's beautiful garden. Contains illustrations of dance poses, a glossary ...Show more
The Beagle with Charles Darwin (Spectacular Visual Guides) by Fiona MacDonald
$24.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Spectacular Visual Guides
Take an incredible voyage on the Beagle with Charles Darwin. Explore its relevance to the people who built it and the lives that they led. Stunning cut-away illustrations help lead the reader through the often complex historical periods. Written in a clear, concise style. Contents, glossary, and index. ...Show more
The Big Scream! the Creepiest, Most Disgusting, Horrifying Things You Should Know by David Antram (Illustrator); Fiona Macdonald
$30.00 NZD
Category: Facts and Information
What are the most world-famous monsters? What are the deadliest dinosaurs? The most inexplicable phenomena? This quirky, kooky and ever-so-slightly creepy compendium features 100 entries about some of the scariest and most peculiar things ever, from ruthless rulers to hideous beasts. It is packed with v ...Show more
The Science Of: Snot and Phlegm (The Slimy Truth about Breathing) by Fiona Macdonald
$21.00 NZD
Category: Science and Maths | Series: The\Science Of... Ser.
Breathe in, breathe out... We all do it, every day and every night. Breathing is essential for life. It brings oxygen (a gas in the air) into our lungs. We need oxygen to keep our brains and bodies working properly. Without it-without breathing-we would die very quickly! This breathtaking guide to breat ...Show more
The Snow Queen and Other Stories by Fiona MacDonald; Hans Christian Andersen
$34.99 NZD
Category: Fairytales | Series: Hans Christian Andersen Stories
Hans Christian Andersen's much loved fairy tales have been an integral part of our childhoods for 150 years. This volume will introduce the following classic stories to a new generation of children: The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid, The Showman, The Match-girl, The Greedy Goblin and ...Show more
Toilets! (You Wouldn't Want to Live Without...) by Fiona MacDonald
$20.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Live Without
How would you cope if there were no toilets? Where would you go? How would you keep yourself and your house clean? This book tells the fascinating story of a piece of technology that most of us take for granted. Find out why toilets are so important, how they improved over the years, and how they might ...Show more
Top 10 Wicked Rulers You Wouldn't Want to Meet (Top 10 Worst) by Fiona MacDonald
$22.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Top 10 Worst
Kings, queens, princes, chieftans, mighty emperors and scheming politicians - at different times and in different places, they've all been terrible rulers. Top Ten Worst Wicked Rulers reveals the grim truth behind the most rotten rulers of all time, dangerously tough, determined, and ruthless - definite ...Show more
Victorian Servants: A Very Peculiar History by Fiona MacDonald
$27.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Very Peculiar History
It's not all longing looks across the dining room from that high-class gentleman! Life as a Victorian servant was tough, tough, tough! Discover the bizarre and oh-so-strict rules one had to keep to when serving the dignitaries in "Victorian Servants: A Very Peculiar History". Rise up through the ranks f ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Ba a Victorian Servant! by Fiona Macdonald
$20.00 NZD
Category: History and Pre-History
Get ready... as a 12-year-old girl living in Britain in the 1880s, you are about to start work for a wealthy family. You will be busy all day long as a Victorian servant. This title can be used as a background approach to wider issues in Victorian times, such as class divides, daily life and the positio ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Suffragette! by Fiona Macdonald; David Antram (Illustrator)
$24.00 NZD
Category: History and Pre-History | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be... Ser.
The spread of female suffrage is one of the success stories of the 20th century, but it was not achieved without a great deal of hardship. Eyewitnesses tell the story from both sides of the Atlantic, and we learn that even today there is still some way to go. The humorous cartoon-style illustrations and ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Dentists! by Fiona MacDonald
$20.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Nowadays, going to the dentist is a safe and usually painless experience. But that wasn't always the case. In past centuries, the only cure for a decayed tooth was to yank it out - without anaesthetic, and with only the beating of a drum to numb your senses and drown out your screams. Read on, if you da ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Pain! by Fiona Macdonald
$20.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Learn the surprising truth about pain: how it actually helps keep us alive, healthy, and feeling good. You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Pain! is part of a brand-new science and technology strand within the internationally acclaimed You Wouldn't Want to Be series.