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A regular round-up of the latest books for children and young adults, reviewed by our member school librarians and teachers.
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Kupe and the Great Octopus of MuturangiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Rere Atu Ki Poronihia / Flight to PolynesiaRecommended
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Horses and Us - True Stories of Horses and Their HumansHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Survive AotearoaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Kiwi Health HeroesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Behind the ScreensHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Kiwis in Climate: Voices for Climate Solutions in Aotearoa New ZealandHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Spider Games: In the City of SpiesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Stepping UpRecommended
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Good Young MenRecommended
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The End and the BeginningHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Of Blood and FireRecommended
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Castle GrimRecommended
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Shadow ThievesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Boy and the Dog TreeHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Terrible Trio: The Day the Mac 'n' Cheese Ran OutRecommended
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Scarlet MorningHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Welcome to MiracleRecommended
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The Friendship ParadoxRecommended
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The Sheep That Stole the Farmer's HatHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Kauri Boy and the Lost KiwiRecommended
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Dog StayedRecommended
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TreeshapeHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Whale ChildRecommended
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The Night TigerHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Seven Ways Through the WoodsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Because We LoveRecommended
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Calum the ChameleonHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Learning Is Like Riding a BicycleHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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My Ball Is BrokenHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Honu and Blue's Sealife CluesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Saving Shark PupHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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I Am You, Papatūānuku: Messages from Children for Planet EarthHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Dear UsoHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Tui Pea LuvaRecommended
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Oceans Between Us - Pacific Peoples and Racism in AotearoaRecommended
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Whose Your Name?Recommended
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Sāmoa - A collection of writing and illustrations by children of SāmoaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Hunt for Niu TupuHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Oceania OlympiansHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Moana Oceania: NiueRecommended
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You'll Be Right: The Damian McKenzie StoryRecommended
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Kickin' It: The Richie Mo'unga StoryRecommended
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Kaiboia ao Butaritari / Kaiboia and ButaritariRecommended
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Te Whaea o Te Motu - Whina Cooper me Te Hīkoi Roa mō Te ManatikaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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He Mahi Taunga KoreRecommended
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TaniwhaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Huia Short Stories 16Recommended
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This Compulsion In UsRecommended
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Beneath Our FeetHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Tales of CuriosityRecommended
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The Terrible Trio: The (not so) SuperheroesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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StuckRecommended
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Pipi and Pou and the Shadow BelowRecommended
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Pippa and the Sheep SnatchersRecommended
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How Many Times? / Me Hia Rawa Ngā Wā?Recommended
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Koro WētāHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Mum's Busy WorkHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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PukapukaRecommended
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Will the Driver Be a Waver?Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Whatever the Weather We’re in This TogetherHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Kuwi the Kiwi TreasuryRecommended
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Because You Are YouHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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At Home on the FarmHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Keith and the KittenHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Duck's New WordsRecommended
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There Were Ten in the BedRecommended
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The (Once) Grumpy Mole Gets a DiggerRecommended
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Curly Cat the Acrobat
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Seasonal StorytellingHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Humble BumbleRecommended
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Thank You, ForestHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Wild Life - An Animal History of AotearoaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Rākau: The Ancient Forests of AotearoaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Emilie Walks Te AraroaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Escape Artist: A True Story of Octopus AdventureHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Silent WitnessesRecommended
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Mātauranga MāoriHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Speaking My Language: Te Kōrero i Tōku ReoHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Whenua: Māori Pūrākau of AotearoaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Te Kai Kōhua NuiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Big Boil-UpHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Heal!Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Aroha: He matauranga Maori e uruhau ai te ao, e aumarire ai hoki te oranga tahitanga me to tatou taiaoHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Manuali’iHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Hidden stories of heroism for a peaceful planetHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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HOOKED Learning To FishHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Bird of the YearHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Omnibird: The Avian Investigator’s HandbookHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Everything But The MedicineHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Is My Worry Worth Worrying About?Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Mother of the Nation: Whina Cooper and the long walk for justice.Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Pekapeka : Secret Forest BatHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Anahera - The Mighty Kiwi MāmāHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Leonardo's Dragon - Five Far-Flung Dragon TalesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Twigs and StonesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Ghost KiwiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Secret Green (Spark Hunter #2)Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The HatchlingHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Te Ngahere i te Pō / The Forest at NightHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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It's A Bit More Complicated Than ThatHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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A Guide to RocksHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Turkey Hurly-BurlyHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Why Not? The almost true story of stuff that actually happened in a libraryRecommended
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Pūkeko Who-Keko?Recommended
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Goat on a TractorRecommended
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The Last EggRecommended
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Wrapping ThingsRecommended
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Don’t Go Near the CreekRecommended
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CastawayRecommended
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Lost World in the CityRecommended
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The Roar of the LionRecommended
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Copper CalamitiesRecommended
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The Fate of Dragons: Dragonfall Book 1Recommended
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Songs from the Shaky IslesRecommended
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Arohanui - My Aotearoa New ZealandRecommended
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CovenHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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This Dream will Devour us.Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Zephyr Follows the StarsRecommended
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The RetreatRecommended
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The Lost SaintRecommended
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Kings of this WorldRecommended
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The Last Living CannibalRecommended
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Whaea BlueHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Kimi the Kekeno's Big AdventureHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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All That We KnowRecommended
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AmmaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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in the cracks of lightHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Short | Poto — The Big Book of Small Stories | Iti Te Kupu, Nui Te KōreroRecommended
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Charlie Tangaroa and the God of WarRecommended
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Ko Ngā Whetū Hauhau, Ko Ngā Whetū Tarakaka o MatarikiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Wild and Windy Stars of Matariki: Ururangi and WaipunarangiRecommended
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Alagā’upu Fa’asamoa ma Uiga mo Tamaiti: Samoan Proverbs for ChildrenHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Matariki ki te Ao: He Kāhui Whetū, He Kohinga KōreroHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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You Are HereHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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DreamslingerHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Incredible Insects of AotearoaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Wētāpunga: The Biggest Wētā in the WorldRecommended
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You Can't Come In, Kunekune!Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Go, Scooter, Go!Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Giraffe the GardenerHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Wolf SirenHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Girl and the GhostHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The TerrakeetHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Wonderful StrangesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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VolcanoHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Detective Stanley and the Mystery at the MuseumHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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My Cousins, My WorldHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Tomboy the Headstrong HorseRecommended
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The Living Tree: A New Zealand HabitatRecommended
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The Only Dinosaur in SchoolRecommended
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I’m a SubmarineHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Calm the FarmRecommended
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The Cinderella ServiceHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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NorthboundRecommended
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Zealandia: The Dreadstones GraspRecommended
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A Screw LooseRecommended
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Eye of the DragonRecommended
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VividwaterRecommended
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Henry Fanshaw Takes FlightRecommended
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Left to NowhereRecommended
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Lulu La Ru Step-Mum Shambles: Going With the FlowRecommended
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Whetū Toa and the Secret SpiesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Violet and the Velvets: The Case of the Missing StuffHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Sam the Trap ManRecommended
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Leave The Girls BehindHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Eldest GirlRecommended
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When the Kēhua CallsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Treaty of Waitangi - Te Tiriti o WaitangiRecommended
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Becoming Tangata TiritiRecommended
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PlasticRecommended
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Honey: My Story of Love, Loss and VictoryRecommended
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Pātaka Kai: Growing kai sovereigntyHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Nga Hapa Reo: Common Maori Language ErrorsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Golden Eyes: The Yellow-eyed Penguin/HoihoRecommended
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BatKiwi and the Big WetRecommended
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A Ariā me te Atua o te KūmaraRecommended
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Ariā and the Kūmara God: The Rising of WhānuiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Don't Scare the DentistHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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You Can't Pat a FishHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Tractor Has a Wobbly WheelHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Granny McFlitter Stitches up a StormRecommended
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Kiwis and Koalas: Bridge to AnywhereHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Te Kura Huna o te Aranga / Easter SurpriseHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Ballad of the She-Pirate MouseRecommended
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The Argonaut QueenHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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My Body, My BrainHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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BadjellyHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Alice and the Strange BirdRecommended
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StickboyHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Strange and Unlikely Tale of Montgomery, the Mysterious Bird of Mystery: A true story… according to GrampsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Avis and the Call of the KrakenRecommended
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Ka Tahi, Ka Rua, Ka Toru, Ka Whā: Four plays for solo performanceHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Rimu: The Tree of TimeHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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from our hands to yoursHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Wizardry to WētāverseHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Ride NorthHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Awatea's SecretRecommended
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KatarainaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Strays and WaifsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Maddison McQueen and the Cupcake Mystery
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Maddison McQueen and the Disappearing DogsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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MoonboyHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Bravepaw and the Clawstone of Rotwood MireRecommended
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Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Skull TattooHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Attack of the Black RectanglesRecommended
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Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead YetHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Evenfall: The Golden LinnetRecommended
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I'm Working on a BuildingHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Astromancer: the Rising of MatarikiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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A House Built on SandHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Mess of Our LivesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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PoorharaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Leave Your Big Boots at the Door: Pākehā confronting racism against MāoriHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Dear MokoHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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My Family Tree, My Whānau and MeHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Undying of Obedience WellrestHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Strange and Unlikely Tale of Montgomery, the Mysterious Bird of MysteryRecommended
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Outside the CageRecommended
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Chronicles of a Lizard NobodyRecommended
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Elemental Heroes: Hydrogen ShowdownRecommended
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The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad ScienceRecommended
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Game On: CrittersHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Bravepaw and the Heartstone of AlluriaRecommended
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The Gavin Bishop Treasury: 10 Favourite Fairy Stories and Original TalesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Snake and LizardRecommended
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The Fantabulous Animal OrchestraRecommended
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The Little Yellow Digger and the HelicopterRecommended
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Pu and Ru's Bird Beak CluesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Beddy-Bye Time in the Kōwhai TreeHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Pōhutukawa TreeRecommended
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Where to Hide a StarHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Elephant ParkHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Happy Barry CapybaraRecommended
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The Grumpy MoleRecommended
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Beau and the Stone GiantRecommended
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Too Many AcornsRecommended
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I AmHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Penguins Don’t Send PostcardsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Tasting with your FeetHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees: Native Bees of Aotearoa New ZealandHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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A Lot of SillyHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Beat this BookRecommended
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Lisa Carrington Chases a ChampionHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Saving Wānanga: The true story of a kea rescueHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Geckos and Skinks: The remarkable lizards of AotearoaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Raven’s Eye RunawaysHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Nanny Rina's Amazing NetsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Ngā Kupenga A Nanny RinaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Tala Learns to SivaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Meitaki Ta'au 'anga'anga, Nana! / Nice Work, NanaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Atua Wāhine: The Ancient Wisdom of Māori GoddessesRecommended
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Piki te Ora: Your Wellbeing JournalRecommended
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Kia Ora PēpiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Kia ora BabyRecommended
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Ko Ngā Whetū Kai o Matariki: Ko Tupuānuku rāua ko TupuārangiRecommended
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The Kai Stars of Matariki: Tupuanuku and TupuarangiRecommended
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I'm Not Really HereHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Dream GirlRecommended
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GracehopperHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Superheroes for a dayRecommended
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Something SomewhereHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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FyrebirdsRecommended
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The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold BerryHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Tramp to the Blue Range HutRecommended
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The Apprentice WitnesserRecommended
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The Other ShadowHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Paige Not FoundRecommended
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Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic RealmRecommended
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How to Free a JinnRecommended
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The Secret of the StoneHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Duffy and the BulliesRecommended
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Pipi and Pou and the FirewomanRecommended
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Pipi and Pou and the Waves of DestructionHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Shiny MisfitsRecommended
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TimidRecommended
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Mawson in AntarcticaRecommended
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Good DogsRecommended
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Behind You, DadRecommended
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Is My Phone Reading My Mind?Recommended
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Let's CookRecommended
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After Dark - Nocturnal Forest Creatures of AotearoaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Five Wee PūteketekeHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Ten Nosey WekaRecommended
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Miro the Little Brown KiwiRecommended
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Ruru, Night HunterHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Proud PūteketekeHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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South with the SeabirdsRecommended
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Little Axel's AxolotlRecommended
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How to Move a ZooHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Unreal: Can you tell fact from fake?Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Welcome CookiesRecommended
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The Real CowgirlRecommended
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The Dog Who Danced on the MoonRecommended
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The Little Witch Who Lost Her BroomHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Trashy Tales: Duck for Cover!Recommended
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But Then... The almost true story of an overdue bookHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Nobody Likes MondaysHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Doll BoxHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Out of the Egg / Mei He Fua’imoaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Out of the Egg / Fofoa Mai Le FuamoaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Out of the Egg / Hau Ki Fafo He Fufua MoaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Out Of The Egg / Cong Dan Li Chu Lai DeRecommended
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The Lucky Little PigHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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A Hug So TightHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Spotty the ZebraHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Squeakling: The Tale of Spike, Max and the Tiny IntruderHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Frank and Bert: The One With The Missing BiscuitsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Hide & Seek BeautifulHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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All You Need to Know About DogsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Land Recalls YouRecommended
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Hine Toa: A Story of BraveryRecommended
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Brave Kāhu & The Pōrangi MagpieRecommended
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Te Wheketere MoemoeāRecommended
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The Dream FactoryRecommended
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Mataali'iHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Six-Legged Ghosts: The insects of AotearoaRecommended
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Hopurangi—Songcatcher: Poems from the MaramatakaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Koro's StarHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Brown BirdRecommended
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Bird Child & Other StoriesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Unsent CondolencesRecommended
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Ruby Loud Mouse and the RuruHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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I Waho, i te MoanaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Out in the MoanaRecommended
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Down in the ForestHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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After Dark: Nocturnal Forest Creatures of AotearoaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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E Oma, Rapeti: Te Rapu Kura / Run, Rabbit: Treasure HuntHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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How to Be a CatHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Bubbles the Zooting, Tooting ManateeRecommended
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Because I'm Maori / He Māori AhauRecommended
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Watson, the Detective DogHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Story of YouHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Moto Mike the Motorbike (Nee Naw and Friends)Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Wolf and the Hocus PocusRecommended
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More Than WordsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Sleep is for Babies!Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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New Zealand's Endangered DolphinsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Flying TeddyRecommended
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Some Families ChangeRecommended
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Mitchell Itches - An Eczema StoryRecommended
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DorisRecommended
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The Truth About DragonsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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TreeRecommended
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FootprintRecommended
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Faelan the FearlessRecommended
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Gold!Recommended
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To and FroRecommended
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BrobotRecommended
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GastronautsRecommended
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Lulu & the Dance Detectives: Ravenous Rooster Stake-OutRecommended
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Lulu & The Dance Detectives: The Doggy Disco HoaxHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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StarminsterHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster)Recommended
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How to Get a Date with the Evil QueenRecommended
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A Wreck Of SeabirdsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Deep Is the FenRecommended
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Weeping AngelsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Night She FellHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Beyond HopeHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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