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What would make a diplodocus herd too dizzy to walk? Arg has to find an answer fast, or he and Skeet are Grogllgrox stew! A diplo-dizzifying Stone Age adventure that'll make your nostrils quiver.

The continuing adventures of Arg, the evolved Neanderthal boy, and his T-rex friend Skeet, thetalking dinosaur.How do you save a baby velociraptor from a hungry quetzalcoatlus? Arg has to find an answer fast … or they are both dinner! But he appears to be allergic to the baby raptor ...Riotous fun with particular appeal to boys!

A terrible flu is sweeping through Arg''s valley, causing all sorts of snotty problems for Arg and his tribe. But there's soon a much bigger problem to deal with, when Arg discovers people flu can be deadly to dinosaurs. If it reaches the secret valley, the dinosaurs are doomed! Saving the dinosaurs from people flu will send Arg and Skeet off on their snottiest adventure yet.

When Mr Patel asks his class what they'd like to be when they grow up, Finn (most famous for getting in trouble and doing stupid things) chooses 'superhero'. With his friend Brain, the two boys make a list of things needed to be a superhero, including superpowers and saving someone's life. Can Finn use his superpowers to help save his World Vision sponsored child? Sometimes, despite the best intentions, things don't always work out as planned. Join the hilarity as the boys' money-making scheme comes unravelled. Look out, world.... read more

At the time, offering to take home the worst behaved pony at the Showjumping Champs seemed like a brave decision. Now, back in Mr White's paddock, too nervous to even mount her five-year-old monster, Taniwha, Jade is feeling stupid. 'Have you ever been hunting? It's probably exactly what your feisty Kaimanawa boy needs. I bet he'd love a hoon around the hills in a herd.' Two years older than Jade, and home from boarding school, Zoe Death couldn't be much more intimidating. But maybe she's right? Persuaded by her friends Becc... read more

In the reign of Lady Gall (Provisional Monarch of Fontania), the word magic is forbidden... When 12 year old Jasper Ludlow's parents flee the city, he gets left behind. He finds refuge on The Travelling Restaurant, a sailing ship captained by old Dr Rocket and crewed by feisty Polly. Where is Jasper's baby sister? He journeys across seas and rivers, and faces whirlpools, storms and hungry pirates to find her. Who should he trust - his unreliable uncle, the mysterious journalist in black, or the gutsy, flute-playing orphan? Why ... read more

Jade is resigned to spending the summer schooling troublesome Taniwha in the paddock, until she gets some good news. Becca's Aunt Flora who has a riding school by the beach, is looking for a bombproof beginner's mount, namely, Pip. When Flora collects Jade's beautiful old mare, she takes an interest in Taniwha too, who has potential as an endurance horse. Would Jade be interested in spending a few weeks helping out around the school and learning about endurance riding? Of course! To Jade, the riding school is heaven. Unfortun... read more

Jade loves reading about beautiful, clever horses and their young riders. It takes her mind off her real-life troubles. It must be Fate. After a family tragedy, Jade Lennox has moved to tiny Flaxton to live with her grandfather. A whole year in the middle of nowhere, and the future looks bleak. Until, that is, she finds someone else lonely and despairing; a pony under a death sentence. Jade can't let the black pony die. But what can she do? She has no money, no land for grazing, and doesn't know the first thing about looking a... read more

At last Jade can do what she has always dreamed about - ride her own pony. In the second of the Pony Tales series, Jade Lennox faces a new challenge. Now that her dad is out of prison and has a job in Flaxton, she can prepare her beloved pony, Pip, for the national Pony Club Champs. She's made the junior team, and her coach is Olympic gold medallist, Michaela Lewis. But when Pip develops laminitis, Jade must ride Dorian, the exquisite but temperamental grey. Can they become a partnership in time? Will Pip ever recover? And wi... read more

A thrilling adventure story told from a bee’s point of view.A young honey bee called Ziggy feels as though he is an outsider in his own hive. Sent by the Queen on a mission to discover how other bees live, Ziggy begins to unravel the clues to his own identity and the role of the bees in a secret military project.

It's the 1930s. Our storyteller is crook in bed trying to get over a long sickness and wanting to go back to school, when Uncle Trev arrives to let Mum go out and do the shopping. Uncle Trev tells one story after another about the animals out on his farm, and about his neighbour Gotta Henry. He also goes through Mum's cupboards and helps himself to all her gingernut biscuits and Louise cake. If you think Mum should be grateful to get out of the house, she's not. When she comes home, she chases Uncle Trev and his dog, Old Tip, with ... read more

Snow in the sunny county of sussex is not a common event, so when 12-year old Gyp wakes one morning to find snow falling, of course he has to investigate. Thus begins an amazing adventure over the rainbow and into the heights of the cloud Nimbus, where a war is raging.

It's hard being the only evolved boy in your tribe. Arg does his best to fit in. But nobody really understands him. His mum is bewildered by his desire to wear clothes. His older sister, Hng, is constantly annoyed by his cleverness. His dad tries to be supportive of Arg's strange, new ways, but he secretly hopes Arg will grow up to be just like any other Neanderthal. Arg's life is changed forever when he meets Skeet, an equally evolved talking T-rex. Together they embark on a mission to save the dinosaurs from extinction.

Reuben Radcliffe’s father owns the store in the small township of Waipapa. When the bank forecloses on a loan, Reuben and his family are forced to leave their home and move into a tent. With no money and little food, Reuben has to leave school and find work. Heading north with his father, Reuben joins a gang of Dalmatian gumdiggers. He soon learns how to dig the ancient kauri gum that lies preserved in the Northland swamps. But tragedy lurks just around the corner . . .

Michael's aunt, uncle and cousins are moving to his neighborhood and he can't wait. Wherever they go, adventure follows! They're the wacky Wild West Gang.

"Max really wants to catch a fish big enough so that his name can go on the Fishing Fame Board. He and his cousin Dan steal one of their uncle’s paddle boats, which are not for fishing! Max and Dan get stuck at Shark Point, and a gigantic shark gets caught in their lines, pulling their paddle boat along and throwing them overboard"--Publisher information.

As eleven-year-old Milly and her family begin their second year of living in the ninety-year-old barn, Milly has never been happier. Mum and Dad are building a new family home and the children's days are full of adventures - camping, making huts, horse-riding, canoeing, swimming, and archery. Milly's collection of animals is growing, but she dreams of having her very own cow to milk. However she discovers that training Blossom, the house cow, is not as easy as she thought it would be! This sequel to Where Lions Roar at Night, by... read more

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 wit... read more

It is Mother Angel's birthday and Lily wants to be part of the grand celebrations. But she is sick with spottimonities and is stuck in the Saintly Sick Room. Will Lily, with the help of a bubble-soaked Frumplepuss, manage to get to the party?

Norman Normal was a normal eight-year-old. He lived in a normal house on Normal Street, with his normal family. But things were never really very normal in Normalsville. Everyone in Norman's family was musical, except Norman. But all that changed the day he got the tingle, jingle, twitch and itch, and made farty armpit music. Norman buuurted his way to the top of the charts. He became Normansville's greatest musician but his finest moment came when he was invited to perform at the Royal Variety Gala.