School Library
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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Te Kura Huna o te Aranga / Easter SurpriseHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Nga Hapa Reo: Common Maori Language ErrorsHighly 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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A Ariā me te Atua o te KūmaraRecommended
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Wizardry to WētāverseHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Awatea's SecretRecommended
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Becoming Tangata TiritiRecommended
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KatarainaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Strays and WaifsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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BadjellyHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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MoonboyHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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from our hands to yoursHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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You Can't Pat a FishHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Alice and the Strange BirdRecommended
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Maddison McQueen and the Disappearing DogsHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Eldest GirlRecommended
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Don't Scare the DentistHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Attack of the Black RectanglesRecommended
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Avis and the Call of the KrakenRecommended
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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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Golden Eyes: The Yellow-eyed Penguin/HoihoRecommended
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The Treaty of Waitangi - Te Tiriti o WaitangiRecommended
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Granny McFlitter Stitches up a StormRecommended
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The Tractor Has a Wobbly WheelHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead YetHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Kiwis and Koalas: Bridge to AnywhereHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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PlasticRecommended
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BatKiwi and the Big WetRecommended
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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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Bravepaw and the Clawstone of Rotwood MireRecommended
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Maddison McQueen and the Cupcake Mystery
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The Ballad of the She-Pirate MouseRecommended
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StickboyHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Honey: My Story of Love, Loss and VictoryRecommended
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Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Skull TattooHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Rimu: The Tree of TimeHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Ride NorthHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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My Body, My BrainHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Argonaut QueenHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Happy Barry CapybaraRecommended
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I'm Working on a BuildingHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Pātaka Kai: Growing kai sovereigntyHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Ariā and the Kūmara God: The Rising of WhānuiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Astromancer: the Rising of MatarikiHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Evenfall: The Golden LinnetRecommended
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The Grumpy MoleRecommended
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The Mess of Our LivesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Dear MokoHighly 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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When the Kēhua CallsHighly 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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My Family Tree, My Whānau and MeHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Chronicles of a Lizard NobodyRecommended
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PoorharaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Pōhutukawa TreeRecommended
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The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad ScienceRecommended
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A House Built on SandHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Bravepaw and the Heartstone of AlluriaRecommended
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Elemental Heroes: Hydrogen ShowdownRecommended
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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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A Lot of SillyHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Pu and Ru's Bird Beak CluesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Little Yellow Digger and the HelicopterRecommended
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Elephant ParkHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Strange and Unlikely Tale of Montgomery, the Mysterious Bird of MysteryRecommended
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Tasting with your FeetHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Outside the CageRecommended
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Where to Hide a StarHighly 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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The Undying of Obedience WellrestHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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The Fantabulous Animal OrchestraRecommended
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The Gavin Bishop Treasury: 10 Favourite Fairy Stories and Original TalesHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Beau and the Stone GiantRecommended
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Geckos and Skinks: The remarkable lizards of AotearoaHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Beat this BookRecommended
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Snake and LizardRecommended
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Beddy-Bye Time in the Kōwhai TreeHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Too Many AcornsRecommended
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Game On: CrittersHighly recommended Highly Rec’d
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Lisa Carrington Chases a ChampionHighly 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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