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Board book with peep holes on each page. Look through the holes to see what happens next.

16cm x 16cm. 0-3yrs.

Board book with peep holes on each page. Look through the holes to see what happens next.

16cm x 16cm. 0-3yrs.

Board book with peep holes on each page. Look through the holes to see what happens next.

16cm x 16cm. 0-3yrs.

Board book with peep holes on each page. Look through the holes to see what happens next.

16cm x 16cm. 0-3yrs.

Board book with peep holes on each page. Look through the holes to see what happens next.

16cm x 16cm. 0-3yrs.

This award winning series has been specifically designed for babies. A great introduction to books through well-known nursery rhymes and interactive text.

Singing songs and rhymes is the perfect way to bond with your baby and share quality time. It also aids language development by introducing them to the natural sounds and patterns of speech. Combining these with actions also stimulates the brain and helps muscle development.

21cm x 21cm. 0-3yrs.

This award winning series has been specifically designed for babies. A great introduction to books through well-known nursery rhymes and interactive text.

Singing songs and rhymes is the perfect way to bond with your baby and share quality time. It also aids language development by introducing them to the natural sounds and patterns of speech. Combining these with actions also stimulates the brain and helps muscle development.

21cm x 21cm. 0-3yrs.

This award winning series has been specifically designed for babies. A great introduction to books through well-known nursery rhymes and interactive text.

Singing songs and rhymes is the perfect way to bond with your baby and share quality time. It also aids language development by introducing them to the natural sounds and patterns of speech. Combining these with actions also stimulates the brain and helps muscle development.

21cm x 21cm. 0-3yrs.

This award winning series has been specifically designed for babies. A great introduction to books through well-known nursery rhymes and interactive text.

Singing songs and rhymes is the perfect way to bond with your baby and share quality time. It also aids language development by introducing them to the natural sounds and patterns of speech. Combining these with actions also stimulates the brain and helps muscle development.

21cm x 21cm. 0-3yrs.

This award winning series has been specifically designed for babies. A great introduction to books through well-known nursery rhymes and interactive text.

Singing songs and rhymes is the perfect way to bond with your baby and share quality time. It also aids language development by introducing them to the natural sounds and patterns of speech. Combining these with actions also stimulates the brain and helps muscle development.

21cm x 21cm. 0-3yrs.

This award winning series has been specifically designed for babies. A great introduction to books through well-known nursery rhymes and interactive text.

Singing songs and rhymes is the perfect way to bond with your baby and share quality time. It also aids language development by introducing them to the natural sounds and patterns of speech. Combining these with actions also stimulates the brain and helps muscle development.

21cm x 21cm. 0-3yrs.

This award winning series has been specifically designed for babies. A great introduction to books through well-known nursery rhymes and interactive text.

Singing songs and rhymes is the perfect way to bond with your baby and share quality time. It also aids language development by introducing them to the natural sounds and patterns of speech. Combining these with actions also stimulates the brain and helps muscle development.

21cm x 21cm. 0-3yrs.

This award winning series has been specifically designed for babies. A great introduction to books through well-known nursery rhymes and interactive text.

Singing songs and rhymes is the perfect way to bond with your baby and share quality time. It also aids language development by introducing them to the natural sounds and patterns of speech. Combining these with actions also stimulates the brain and helps muscle development.

21cm x 21cm. 0-3yrs.

From our heads to our toes, these vibrant pictures with words in English and Maori are the perfect introduction to animals for Kiwi Babies.

From backyards and farms to the wildness and forests of Aotearoa, these vibrant pictures with words in English and Maori are the perfect introduction to animals for Kiwi Babies.

Simple bilingual colour board book. Includes the colour with its name in Maori and English and stylised kiwi images that represent the different creatures that live in our ocean.

Simple bilingual colour board book. Includes the colour with its name in Maori and English and stylised kiwi images of the vehicles found at airports, building sites, on the road and out to sea.

Simple bilingual colour board book. Includes the colour with its name in Maori and English and stylised kiwi images that represent each colour.

Simple bilingual counting board book. Includes the numeral with Maori and English names for each number. It is the ideal companion to Colours for Kiwi Babies (PN77114).

Boxed set tahi (series 1) includes 3 bilingual board books:
- Kararehe - Animals
- Kakahu - Getting Dressed
- Kanohi - My Face

Find simple, repetitive sentences you will use in everyday situations and plenty of new kupu for your vocabulary.

0-5yrs.

Boxed set rua (series 2) includes 3 bilingual board books:
- Nga Ahua - Shapes
- Te Kaute - Counting
- Nga Tae - Colours

Gain more everyday sentence structures and acquire knowledge of shapes, numbers and colours.

0-5yrs.

Boxed set toru (series 3) includes 3 bilingual board books:
- Mahi - Actions
- Kare a-roto - Feelings
- Kupu Tauaro - Opposites

Introduces simple pro-noun use, language for simple introductions, wellbeing enquiries and responses, and actions.

0-5yrs.

This compilation of words and sentence structures used in the Te Reo Singalong series, as well as some new ones, is a perfect Maori language companion for adults and children. Download the accompanying app to check your pronunciation, and increase your fluency in Maori vocabulary and sentence structure.

Perfect for those wanting to discover, learn and use everyday words in te reo Maori. The illustrations in this hard-cover book are designed to help with comprehension, particularly for younger learners. Over 1000 Maori words, translated into English.

Help your tamariki learn te reo Maori with this brilliant first words bilingual book. With pictures labelled with the Maori and English words, each page introduces the concepts and words children use as they first begin to talk, get to know people and explore the world around them.

This book gives an example of a pepeha template so children can learn how to introduce themselves in a traditional Maori way. Three children demonstrate their names, their mountains, their rivers, their parents names and where they are from. There is also a second sound track so children can learn to fill in the gaps with their own pepeha.

Includes:
- Repetitive sentence structure: Ko wai to ..? (What is your.?)
- Singalong CD or audio download which turns the book into a song
- English translation
- Activity ideas
- Picture glossary
- Guitar chords

This book is about morning routines in the home and brings a previously written song to life in a book. The song, by Ruia Aperahama, is a joyful way to celebrate the new day with children, and the photos in the book bring the song to life.

Includes:
- Repetitive sentence structure: Kei te whiti mai te ra. (The sun is shining)
- Singalong CD or audio download which turns the book into a song
- English translation
- Activity ideas
- Picture glossary
- Guitar chords

New Zealand friends Pukeko, Kiwi and Hoiho are off to explore the stars. Join them as they perform actions and sing along to the waiata while they explore the 9 stars of Matariki.

Bilingual book includes:
- CD with two tracks in English and Maori
- Link to digital tracks
- Music scores

A singalong bilingual picture book based around Tawhirimatea, the god of weather.

It meditates on the seasons and the magic of the universe - the wind, rain, sun, planting of seeds in the earth (Papatuanuku), the sky (Ranginui), the tides, family (whanau), sharing of food from the land and sea, storytelling, and the passing of time (day into night) as represented by the Matariki star sisters that light up the sky each night.

The included CD is sung first in English and then in te reo Maori. It is a reflection on the wonder of the universe, as witnessed at the time of Matariki, when the star cluster can be seen during the summer months in Aotearoa.

3-7yrs.

Join Flit and his friends, Keri the kiwi and wise old Ruru, as they explore the night skies to work out how to capture a sparkling star. When the friends get lost, they follow the twinkling Matariki stars in the sky to find their way back home.

A heart-warming story about problem-solving with native NZ flora and fauna, and some insight into Matariki and counting in te reo Maori.

3-7yrs.

Bilingual book about Matariki - its origins, traditions and how it is celebrated today. The constellation is also shown. The little Kiwi is fast asleep and a beam of moonlight shines right down into her burrow. She wakes, and realises it is time. Hurrying out into the night, she wakes each of her friends from their mid-winter slumber. Kia tere! Hurry! she urges them.

It's time to greet the new year. For the first time ever the seventh little sister, Ururangi, can make her own celebration kite. But when the sisters take the finished kites to fly them, there is no wind.

The next morning, the east wind pulls and tugs at the kites, undoing their strings and carrying them up into the sky. One of the sisters tells the others not to worry, reassuring them that their kites are not misplaced but can be likened to the stars seen in the east at the beginning of each new year.

3-7yrs.

3 stories (6 books) in English and te reo Maori that celebrate Matariki. The six gorgeous mini books are contained in a special, woven gift kete,

Flit the Fantail & the Matariki Map/Ko Flit, te Tirairaka me te Mahere Matariki
Join Flit and his friends, Keri the kiwi and wise old Ruru, as they explore the night skies to work out how to capture a sparkling star.

The Seven Kites of Matariki/Nga Manu Tukutuku e Whitu o Matariki
Seven sisters make kites to celebrate the Maori new year. But when they take the finished kites to fly them, the east wind whips them all away into the sky where they now appear as the stars of Matariki.

The Stolen Stars of Matariki/Nga Whetu Matariki i Whanakotia
Sam and Te Rerehua are visiting their Grandma and Poua at Birdling's Flat. One night, Grandma notices something mysterious. Someone has stolen some stars from the sky. And then the patupaiarehe come out to play on the beach are those stars they're playing with?

Learn the names of the nine stars that make up the Matariki cluster through a memory match game. Set includes 18 cards of the 9 Matariki stars with koru style design on the reverse side.

Cards measure 11.5cm x 9.5cm and are printed on 300gsm matte laminate card.

Little ones will love learning about our Nga Whetu o Matariki (the stars of Matariki) with this natural wooden puzzle. With it's big pieces (easy to hold and play), bold illustrations and bright colours it makes a great activity for tamariki 0-5 years.

Help develop:
- Hand-Eye Coordination & Visual-Spatial Reasoning
- Fine Motor Skills
- Memory and Cognitive Skills
- Problem Solving
- Improved Concentration & Patience
- Shape & colour recognition

Puzzle measures 30cmL x 21cmW x 2.5cmH. Birth+.

Each season has something special about it, and in this book we explore what that is. What shall we wear, where shall we go and what will we see? New sensations, noises and tastes; so much that is new! Follow the children as they spend time discovering the joys of indoor and outdoor play. Creative and inventive, interesting and funny, you will find lots of things that inspire you. 1-4yrs.

This bilingual board book for young children shares the meaning behind each star in the Matariki cluster, created by award-winning author Gavin Bishop.

When the Matariki cluster rises, each of the nine stars represent the promise of the year ahead. This stunning board book will guide our youngest tamariki through each star's meaning, with simple, evocative words in te reo Maori and English, and with bold, engaging artwork.

Board book, 20 pages.

Lets play outside! Rain, snow, sun or wind theres a wealth of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures to discover and enjoy. In this book, the author celebrates the immediate and sensory response of children to the natural world whatever the weather! 1-3yrs.

Each season has something special about it, and in this book we explore what that is. What shall we wear, where shall we go and what will we see? New sensations, noises and tastes; so much that is new! Follow the children as they spend time discovering the joys of indoor and outdoor play. Creative and inventive, interesting and funny, you will find lots of things that inspire you. 1-4yrs.

Each season has something special about it, and in this book we explore what that is. What shall we wear, where shall we go and what will we see? New sensations, noises and tastes; so much that is new! Follow the children as they spend time discovering the joys of indoor and outdoor play. Creative and inventive, interesting and funny, you will find lots of things that inspire you. 1-4yrs.

Lets play outside! Rain, snow, sun or wind theres a wealth of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures to discover and enjoy. In this book, the author celebrates the immediate and sensory response of children to the natural world whatever the weather! 1-3yrs.

Lets play outside! Rain, snow, sun or wind theres a wealth of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures to discover and enjoy. In this book, the author celebrates the immediate and sensory response of children to the natural world whatever the weather! 1-3yrs.

Each season has something special about it, and in this book we explore what that is. What shall we wear, where shall we go and what will we see? New sensations, noises and tastes; so much that is new! Follow the children as they spend time discovering the joys of indoor and outdoor play. Creative and inventive, interesting and funny, you will find lots of things that inspire you. 1-4yrs.

Lets play outside! Rain, snow, sun or wind theres a wealth of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures to discover and enjoy. In this book, the author celebrates the immediate and sensory response of children to the natural world whatever the weather! 1-3yrs.

When the tiny seed is blown away from its parent plant, it travels a very long way - over seas, deserts and mountains. The tiny seed survives the hazards of the journey and finally falls onto fertile earth. It grows and grows, becoming the tallest, biggest flower for miles around. Then one day the wind blows and thousands of the flower's seeds begin their own journeys.

Discover the wonders that lie hidden between stalks, under the shade of leaves and down in the dirt. Explore the hidden world and many lives of a garden through the course of a year. Up in the Garden, the world is full of green - leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But Down in the Dirt exists a busy world - earthworms dig, snakes hunt, skunks burrow - populated by all the animals that make a garden their home.

A spectacular illustrated picture book exploring New Zealands unique landscapes and its incredible wildlife by the author of Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story, Gavin Bishop.

Journey through ocean, sky and land to meet a marvellous range of organisms.

Discover fascinating facts, and learn how we influence the survival of our living treasures.

Interest and reading age is 5-12yrs. Hardback, 64 pages.

A must-have compendium for children curious about New Zealands wild animals.

Based on the award-winning and best-selling Explore and Discover childrens series about New Zealands natural history, this book is packed full of illustrations and information about our native animals, both common and rare, as well as many well-known introduced animals. This book includes land and sea birds, frogs and lizards, many kinds of fish and other marine creatures, insects and invertebrates.

This is an essential and beautiful reference book for all New Zealand kids. Children can pore over the pages on their own or read it with an adult, but with such engaging images and fun facts, this is a reference book we will all wish wed had as a child.

Hardback, 112 pages. Author: Gillian Candler and Ned Barraud.

A unique "look and find" book for all children who want to learn about New Zealand's wildlife.

Every page illustrates a different natural environment, including the forest, the mountains, the beach, rockpools, the ocean, an estuary and a wetland, as well as a wildlife sanctuary. In each of these habitats there are different creatures to be found, some obvious, some more hidden. This book is a fantastic way to teach younger children about New Zealands wildlife, and what lives where.

The book also includes a glossary, with interesting information on each creature, which will help expand a childs knowledge about New Zealands remarkable natural world.

Stunning illustrations by leading New Zealand illustrator of natural history, Ned Barraud.

4-7yrs. 26cm x 26cm. Paperback, 32 pages. Author: Ned Barraud.

An engaging guide for children to the birds that that they see and hear in their backyards. Some of these might be native birds, such as the tui, korimako/bellbird, kereru and piwakawaka/fantail. But just as likely they will be introduced birds such as the thrush, blackbird, sparrow and starling.

It brings to life our most accessible wildlife, with details on the different birds we are likely to see around our homes, and useful background information about birds in general. It is the latest book from leading author and illustrator, Ned Barraud (who has also created New Zealands Backyard Beasts), and will be an essential companion for every Kiwi child.

Paperback, 36 pages. 29.5cm x 23cm. Author: Ned Barraud.