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Taming the Sun: Four Maori Myths by Gavin Bishop
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
Written and illustrated by well-known children's writer and illustrator Gavin Bishop, Taming the Sun contains four stories - two well-known legends (Maui and the Sun and, Maui and the Big Fish) and two less well-known legends (Rona and the Moon and, Kahu the Taniwha). Aimed at children with reading ages ...Show more
The House That Jack Built by Gavin Bishop
$35.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Reading Level: very good
Uses the cumulative nursery rhyme, about the chain of events that started when Jack built a house, as a metaphor to illustrate the arrival and settlement of the European settlers in New Zealand during the early 19th century. Brilliant!
The House That Jack Built by Gavin Bishop
$19.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
The House that Jack Built is a Gecko Press revival of an award-winning, modern New Zealand classic, which uses a familiar nursery rhyme to tell the story of Aotearoa New Zealand in the early 19th century.
Wildlife of Aotearoa by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
A spectacular illustrated picture book exploring New Zealand's unique landscapes and its incredible wildlife by the award-winning author of Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story. Long before waka touched Aotearoa's shores, the land of the long white cloud was home to an array of creatures uniquely adapted to ...Show more
Wildlife of Aotearoa Colouring Book by Gavin Bishop
$12.99 NZD
Category: Children's activity
Colour the wildlife and scenes of Aotearoa with this stunning 64-page colouring book from artist and children's book author Gavin Bishop.Encounter New Zealand's incredible wildlife in 64 pages of spectacular colouring. Children's book author Gavin Bishop is renowned for his beautiful watercolour and ink ...Show more