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Book Synopsis 30 Weird & Wonderful New Zealand Stories by : Barbara Else
Download or read book 30 Weird & Wonderful New Zealand Stories written by Barbara Else and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories for children by New Zealand authors. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Download or read book Claws and Jaws written by Barbara Else and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on from the success of 30 Weird and Wonderful Stories for NZ Children, comes this collection of stories about animals. Writers include Jane Buxton, Jack Lasenby and David Hill. As with 30 Weird and Wonderful Stories for NZ Children, Philip Webb is the illustrator and his lively and humorous illustrations are the perfect complement to Barbara Else's fantastic selection of stories. Philip Webb is a well-known New Zealand children's illustrator. In 2001 he won the Honour Award in the Picture Book category of the NZ Post Children's Book Awards for Dragor, written by Pat Quinn. Barbara Else is a successful writer of adult fiction and she has edited Another 30 NZ Stories for Children and 30 Weird and Wonderful Stories for NZ Children .
Download or read book Hideous and Hilarious written by Various and published by . This book was released on 2006-10-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on from the success of MISCHIEF and MAYHEM, CLAWS AND JAWS, WEIRD and WONDERFUL comes this collection of stories based around history. Writers include old favourites such as David Hill, Pauline Cartwright, Sandy Mackay and James Norcliffe as well as some exciting newcomers. As with previous anthologies, Philip Webb is the illustrator and his lively and humorous illustrations are the perfect complement to Barbara Else's fantastic selection of stories. 'The stories in here treat history in some very different ways. Whether they are true or invented, I chose them because I think they are gripping. They are lively - or touching - or heart-rending, side-splitting, mind-bending. They'll make you gasp and shudder, gasp and laugh, or gasp and cry.'
Download or read book The Random Reader written by and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2011-12-26 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wonderful selection of funny and touching stories written by top New Zealand authors, such as Margaret Mahy, Joy Cowley, Kate de Goldi, David Hill and many other stars of children's literature. It's perfect for children from 5 to 105, with its focus on fun, good writing, cheekiness and word play. These fifteen stories will make you laugh, giggle, snigger and snort. it's the ideal collection of children's stories for dipping into, devouring all in one go, or going back to time after time. Other writers included are Fleur Beale, James Norcliffe, Barbara Else, Jack Lasenby, Jane Buxton, Roger Hall, Janice Marriott and Pat Quinn. Previously published in Random House New Zealand's much-loved anthologies edited by Jo Noble and Barbara Else and illustrated by David Elliot and Philip Webb, these stories remind you how good writing for children can be.
Download or read book The Writers Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Showtime! written by Barbara Else and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School fairs, birthdays, rodeo, picnics, musicians and the country show - 30 stories about NZ children showing what they're made of at home, at school, in parades and anywhere! Roll up and join the fun! This collection is all about children having a go at something or being involved in a celebration or unusual event. Often, there is a twist in the tale. There are pieces about being on stage: poor Jacob and his jitters, lively Ophelia, keen Balu. There is a story about a wedding, and one about a baby party. There are stories about circuses (fleas! elephants!), and tales about magic - a mysterious dancing partner. There are new writers and lots of old favourites. Another excellent anthology from Barbara Else, alongside Philip Webb's cute and whacky illustrations.
Book Synopsis Another 30 New Zealand Stories for Children by : Barbara Else
Download or read book Another 30 New Zealand Stories for Children written by Barbara Else and published by . This book was released on 2002-10-15 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sequel to 30 NZ STORIES FOR CHILDREN, published in 2000, Barbara Else has selected a fresh and delightful range of New Zealand stories. Many of them are funny, some are touching and they are all excellent pieces of writing for New Zealand children. David Elliot's wonderfully inventive illustrations add another dimension to each story. Some of New Zealand's top writers have contributed to this collection - David Hill, Fleur Beale, Roger Hall, Pat Quinn, Jack Lasenby, Kate de Goldi, Diana Noonan and Patricia Grace. It's yet another fantastic package - beautiful to look at, beautiful to hold and full of stories about growing up in New Zealand. Barbara Else is the author of four best-selling novels and two books for children, including TRICKY SITUATIONS. She is the editor of GRAND STANDS, in which she asked top New Zealand writers how they experienced grandparenthood. Her first novel, THE WARRIOR QUEEN, was shortlisted for the Montana New Zealand Book Awards. She was the Victoria University of Wellington Writer in Residence for 1999. With her husband, writer Chris Else, Barbara runs TFS, a Wellington-based literary agency and assessment service. David Elliot won the Honour Award at the 2000 NZ Post Children's Book Awards for SYDNEY AND THE SEA MONSTER. His books include PIGTAILS THE PIRATE, SYDNEY AND THE WHALEBIRD, DRAGON TANGLE and ARTHUR'S STAR. He has illustrated the latest Redwall novel TRISS by Brian Jacques.
Book Synopsis 30 New Zealand Stories for Children by : Jo Noble
Download or read book 30 New Zealand Stories for Children written by Jo Noble and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology brings together a selection of stories for children. 30 NEW ZEALAND STORIES FOR CHILDREN samples some of the best stories for children that New Zealand has to offer. The collection has a lively, up-beat tone that will have both children and adults chuckling. The stories are aimed at upper-primary school readers - 7-10 year olds. Children will be able to read the stories themselves, and teachers and parents will find them excellent for reading aloud. Stories by a number of New Zealand's top children's writers are included: for example Margaret Mahy, Joy Cowley, Patricia Grace, Jack Lasenby, Diana Noonan, David Hill and Jane Buxton.
Download or read book Great Mates written by Barbara Else and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Friends - everyone's got them, even if they don't always get along with them all the time! Friendship is a universal theme for Kiwi kids and this year's collection of 30 stories covers a range of situations: being the new kid at school, competition between friends, learning to get along with people who are different, and finding friends in unexpected places. Contributors include popular names such as David Hill, John Parker, Emma Neale and Val Bird, as well as some new writers, each with their own entertaining story to tell. As with all the popular titles in this series, the stories are accompanied by Philip Webb's enchanting illustrations.
Download or read book Weird Al written by Nathan Rabin and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “fun and colorful” biography of the accordion-toting comedy legend—with rare photos, lyrics, lists, tweets, and more from Al himself (Publishers Weekly). The undisputed king of pop-culture parody, “Weird Al” Yankovic has sold more comedy recordings than any other artist in history, receiving three Grammy Awards (and fourteen nominations) in the process. This is a comprehensive illustrated tribute to this icon of the American humor landscape, the man behind such classics as “Eat It,” “Amish Paradise,” and “White & Nerdy.” Covering more than three decades of hilarious songs, videos, and concert performances, and his life story in words and pictures—and featuring an introduction, lists, tweets, and photo captions from Yankovic himself—Weird Al: The Book is the ultimate companion piece to an extraordinary career. “Part biography and part pop culture museum . . . a treat.” —Huffington Post
Book Synopsis The Weird & Wonderful Story of Gin by : Angela Youngman
Download or read book The Weird & Wonderful Story of Gin written by Angela Youngman and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Dive into the history and culture of juniper spirits in this fun and informative book . . . a must-read for marketers and gin lovers alike.” —The Spirits Business Gin is a global alcoholic drink that has polarised opinion like no other, and its history has been a roller coaster, alternating between being immensely popular and utterly unfashionable. The Weird and Wonderful Story of Gin explores the exciting, interesting, and downright curious aspects of the drink, with crime, murder, poisons, fires, dramatic accidents, artists, legends, and disasters all playing a part. These dark themes are also frequently used to promote brands and drinks. Did you know that the Filipinos are the world’s biggest gin drinkers? And even that Jack the Ripper, Al Capone, and the Krays all have their place in the history of gin? Not to mention Sir Winston Churchill, Noel Coward, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and James Bond! “Gin was the original Dutch courage and mothers’ ruin and there is drama, disaster, crime and royal patronage in its story as its fortunes lurch from being hugely popular to deeply unfashionable—and back again.” —Great British Life
Book Synopsis Land of the Long White Cloud by : Kiri Te Kanawa
Download or read book Land of the Long White Cloud written by Kiri Te Kanawa and published by Puffin. This book was released on 1989 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For children.
Book Synopsis The New Zealand Project by : Max Harris
Download or read book The New Zealand Project written by Max Harris and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By any measure, New Zealand must confront monumental issues in the years ahead. From the future of work to climate change, wealth inequality to new populism – these challenges are complex and even unprecedented. Yet why does New Zealand’s political discussion seem so diminished, and our political imagination unequal to the enormity of these issues? And why is this gulf particularly apparent to young New Zealanders? These questions sit at the centre of Max Harris’s ‘New Zealand project’. This book represents, from the perspective of a brilliant young New Zealander, a vision for confronting the challenges ahead. Unashamedly idealistic, The New Zealand Project arrives at a time of global upheaval that demands new conversations about our shared future.
Book Synopsis Quirky New Zealand by : Eleanor Black
Download or read book Quirky New Zealand written by Eleanor Black and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The quirkiest landmarks, features and installations from all over New Zealand. Each 'quirky' has a back story. Includes the Rainbow Staircase in Thames, Rose Bowl in Dannevirke, the musket bullet embedded in the bar at the Horeke Hotel and many more." --Publisher's information.
Book Synopsis Daughter of Gloriavale by : Lilia Tarawa
Download or read book Daughter of Gloriavale written by Lilia Tarawa and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2017-08-23 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this personal account, Lilia Tarawa exposes the shocking secrets of the cult, with its rigid rules and oppressive control of women. She describes her fear when her family questioned Gloriavale's beliefs and practices. When her parents fled with their children, Lilia was forced to make a desperate choice: to stay or to leave. No matter what she chose, she would lose people she loved. In the outside world, Lilia struggled. Would she be damned to hell for leaving? How would she learn to navigate this strange place called 'the world'? And would she ever find out the truth about the criminal convictions against her grandfather? 'A powerful and revealing book...' Kirsty Wynn, New Zealand Herald 'An affecting parable and testament, in the most commendably secular senses.' David Hill, New Zealand Listener
Book Synopsis The Weird Accordion to Al by : Nathan Rabin
Download or read book The Weird Accordion to Al written by Nathan Rabin and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lecretia's Choice written by Matt Vickers and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A successful young lawyer in Wellington, Lecretia Seales met and fell in love with Matt Vickers in 2003. In Lecretia’s Choice, Matt tells the story of their life together, and how it changed when his proud, fiercely independent wife was diagnosed with a brain tumour and forced to confront her own mortality. The death she faced—slow, painful, dependent—was completely at odds with how she had lived her life. Lecretia wanted to die with dignity, to be able to say goodbye well, and not to suffer unnecessarily—but the law denied her that choice. With her characteristic spirit, she decided to mount a challenge in New Zealand’s High Court, but as the battle raged, Lecretia’s strength faded. She died on 5 June 2015, at the age of forty-two, the day after her family learned that the court had ruled against her. Lecretia’s Choice is not only a moving love story but compulsory reading for everyone who cares about the dignity we afford terminally ill people who want to die on their own terms. In 2015 Matt Vickers supported his wife, Lecretia Seales, in her campaign to gain the right to choose how she died. Lecretia’s Choice is his first book. ‘This is a brave, intimate book, both agonizing and uplifting, and unflinchingly honest.’ Andrew Solomon, National Book Award winner, president of PEN American Center ‘Matt Vickers asserts “stories are the most powerful force in the universe.” This is the story of his wife, Lecretia, and her extraordinary advocacy in the face of ordinary tragedy. It will help change the world.’ Barbara Coombs Lee, President of Compassion and Choices USA ‘A tragic story, heart-breaking; so beautifully written...Lecretia’s Choice was an almost un-put-downable book. Every home should have a copy, for a reminder, if nothing more, of what it is to have heart, humility and hope.’ Off the Tracks ‘A very human story... Articulate, thought provoking, honest and poignant.’ Page & Blackmore Booksellers ‘“The unwinding skein of her life was blowing free in the wind, and it tormented her.” If the case for assisted dying could be won through emotional appeals, this sentence would surely clinch it...Vickers is an assured writer who knows the importance of letting the moment speak for itself.’ Sydney Morning Herald
