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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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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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Everything is Beautiful and Everything HurtsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Space BetweenRecommended
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The GrimmelingsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Rere Atu Taku PoiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Ko Tama me te TaniwhaRecommended
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MatarikiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Te Pīkari PipiRecommended
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Pipi DanceRecommended
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Te Tunu KekeHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Te Hōpua KaukauRecommended
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Chugga Tugga TugboatHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Ring Ting Tūī!Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Crow BabyHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Hatch and MatchRecommended
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Fast, Slow. Let's Go!Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Kevin the SheepHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Easter Bunny HuntHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Anzac TedHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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My Dad's Runaway Bum!Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Guess How Marion FeelsRecommended
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Your Brain Is A Lump Of GooRecommended
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The Littlest LifeguardRecommended
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Can I Sit In The Middle?Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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I Love BooksHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Our HouseRecommended
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The Hidden HatRecommended
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Keep Your Pants OnHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Nova's Missing MasterpieceHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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My HeartRecommended
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Butterfly GirlHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Two RabbitsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Tangram TalesRecommended
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The Dragon Who Lost His SparkRecommended
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Children of the Rush Book 2Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Children of the RushHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Allegiance: The Wild KaimanawaRecommended
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Second Star to the RightHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Nine GirlsRecommended
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Courage Be My FriendHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Harriet HoundHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Into The BlueHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Take Me To Your LeaderRecommended
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DoubleDippers!Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Lulu La Ru Steps Up as a Step-MumRecommended
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Emergency WeatherHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Compass and BladeRecommended
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I Am The MauRecommended
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40 New Zealand Scenes for YouthRecommended
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Henry Appleton Boy Hero and the Burgess GangHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Avast! Pirate Stories from Transgender AuthorsRecommended
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UnravellerHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Lone WolfRecommended
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The VanishingHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Groosham Grange: The Graphic NovelRecommended
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Saving SunshineRecommended
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BreakRecommended
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The Song of the SwanRecommended
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Kelpie ChaosRecommended
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Losing the PlotRecommended
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11 Ruby Road: 1900Recommended
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Fly Back AgnesRecommended
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Right Way DownHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Beach Activity BookHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Play Wild: Nature Craft Activities for TamarikiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Queen of the Cosmos: Beatrice Hill TinsleyRecommended
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Artists in AntarcticaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Earth's Incredible Places: EverestHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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This Book Will Make You An ArtistRecommended
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Girls Rule: 50 Women Who Changed the WorldHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Remember Me Poems to Learn by Heart from Aotearoa New ZealandHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Rapture: An Anthology of Performance Poetry from Aotearoa New ZealandHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Big Fat Brown BitchHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Huia Short Stories #15Recommended
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Before GeorgeHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Mia and Leo Go WildHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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He Tārū KahikaRecommended
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Sun ShowerRecommended
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Te Rā Kura ki AotearoaRecommended
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The Great Kiwi School DayHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Te Kaihe KokikokiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Nooo! Not the dentist!Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Daisy McCray and the Wave of the DayHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Grandpa’s Dashing DessertRecommended
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My Aunt HonorHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Aroha's ChoiceHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Aroha’s Way; a children’s guide through emotionsRecommended
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Night LunchHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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A Boy, His Dog and the SeaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Harry The Hermit CrabHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Paea SpiesRecommended
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‘Ofa Shares / Ko e loto fevahevahe‘aki ‘a ‘OfaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Tevita's Room/ Loki 'o TevitaRecommended
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Ka wehi au ki ngā WenereiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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I Don't Like WednesdaysHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Te Wai, Tama and the MoonHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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I Am A Little VoiceHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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He Reo Iti Noa AhauRecommended
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Nothing is ImpossibleRecommended
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Riwia me te Mātai ArorangiRecommended
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Riwia and the StargazerHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Begin AgainHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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DJ Terry's Rocking RemixHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Trevor the Daring Duck, a true tale from NiueRecommended
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Pakupaku Pīwakawaka
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Once Upon A WickednessRecommended
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Maia and the Mermaid PrincessHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Faelan the Wolf: Odd Wolf OutRecommended
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CagedHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Xander and the PenRecommended
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Roll & BreakHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Wilson Sisters' Horse and Pony GuideRecommended
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New Zealand MigrationHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Quokka Logic and Baking BookRecommended
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The A-Z of Who I Could BeRecommended
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The Stars Burn BrightRecommended
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Flying and FallingRecommended
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Spell BoundRecommended
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The World I FoundRecommended
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Time GlitchHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Tonight I BurnHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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I Am ChangeHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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RingakōrekoRecommended
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DazzlehandsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Ngā Kupu WeroHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Te Awa o KupuHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Observologist: A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific ExpeditionsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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UltrawildHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Good Sports - A Storybook of Kiwi Sports HeroesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Wot Knot You Got?Highly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Patu: The New Zealand WarsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Magnificent Voyagers of the PacificHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Critters of Aotearoa: 50 Bizarre But Lovable Members of Our Wildlife CommunityHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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My First Words about Tikanga MāoriHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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New Zealand Bird CallsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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A First Book of New Zealand Backyard Bird SongsRecommended
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StrandedHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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At the BachRecommended
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The Flight of my LifeRecommended
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Finding GraceRecommended
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Fledgling's First Flight: A Happy Rescue TaleRecommended
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There's a T-Rex in My TummyRecommended
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Greedy Cat and the School Pet ShowHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Great Kiwi School DayHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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My Bum is SO CHRISTMASSY!Recommended
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A Bird DayRecommended
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Monet Chases the LightRecommended
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Bad Hair DayRecommended
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A Friend for RubyRecommended
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I Can Do It!Recommended
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Hanukkah Upside DownRecommended
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Mumapalooza: A Celebration of MumsRecommended
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Tawatawa 1st XVHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Tama and the TaniwhaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Princess MitchellRecommended
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Lopini the LegendHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Renegade ReportersHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Tasman Zoo: The Bug HouseHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Jason Mason and the Flightless Bird FiascoRecommended
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Rainbow WarriorRecommended
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Cyclone BolaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Rise of MaiouraRecommended
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The Super Weirdos and the Deathbed DominationRecommended
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Lily Halfmoon: The Magic GemsRecommended
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Game on: GlitchedRecommended
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The Last MapmakerHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Blackmail & LiesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Other BrotherHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Catch a Falling StarHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Unearthing DadRecommended
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Immortal LongingsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Never A HeroHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Once There WasHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Door of No ReturnRecommended
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The Night HuntRecommended
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Freedom RideHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Gideon the NinthRecommended
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Te Pukapuka ka Kore e PānuihiaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Book That Wouldn’t ReadHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Ko Ngā Whetū Takirua o Matariki Ko Waitī rāua ko WaitāRecommended
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The Twin Stars of Matariki Waitī and WaitāHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Nani Jo me ngā Mokopuna PorohīangaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Nanny Jo and the Wild MokopunaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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He Rite a Miti ki a PāpāRecommended
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Paku Manu Ariki WhakatakapōkaiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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HIWA Contemporary Māori Short StoriesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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We Didn’t Think It ThroughHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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