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A Proper Marriage by Doris Lessing
$15.00 NZD
Category: Hardback fiction | Series: Children of Violence Ser. | Reading Level: very good
"A totally modern work. Martha Quest is, above all, ironically percieved by the author in whose hands irony is an instrument of compassion." -- New Republic An unconventional woman trapped in a conventional marriage, Martha Quest struggles to maintain her dignity and her sanity through the misunderstand ...Show more
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
$6.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics | Reading Level: very good
This edition contains Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking Glass. It is illustrated throughout by Sir John Tenniel, whose drawings for the books add so much to the enjoyment of them.Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Red Queen and the White Ra ...Show more
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
$5.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Children's Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Chris Riddell's brilliant full-colour illustrated Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in a sumptuous hardback and jacketed edition. A perfect gift for families, children and all fans of this much-loved favourite classic. First published by Macmillan more than 150 years ago, Lewis Carroll's iconic story of ...Show more
Bisky Bats and Pussy Cats - The Animal Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear
$10.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Children's Classic Ser. | Reading Level: good-very good
This is a collection of Edward Lear's animal nonsense verse, illustrated in soberly surreal and hard-edged pictures by Matilda Harrison. It includes the verse which beings, 'The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat'.
Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds
$10.00 NZD
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy | Series: Poseidon's Children Ser. | Reading Level: very good
One hundred and fifty years from now, in a world where Africa is the dominant technological and economic power, and where crime, war, disease and poverty have been banished to history, Geoffrey Akinya wants only one thing: to be left in peace, so that he can continue his studies into the elephants of th ...Show more
Blue Remembered Earth (Poseidon's Children #1) by Alastair Reynolds
$12.00 NZD
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy | Series: Poseidon's Children | Reading Level: very good
One hundred and fifty years from now, in a world where Africa is the dominant technological and economic power, and where crime, war, disease and poverty have been banished to history, Geoffrey Akinya wants only one thing: to be left in peace, so that he can continue his studies into the elephants of th ...Show more
Complete Nonsense (Wordsworth Children's Classics) by Edward Lear
$7.00 NZD
Category: Children | Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics | Reading Level: very good
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat, Calico Pie and The Pobble Who Has No Toes, together with Edward Lear's crazy limericks, have entertained adults and children alike for over 100 years. This edition, illustrated by the author, contains all the verse and stories of the Book of Nonsense, More Nonsense, Nonsense S ...Show more
East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
$5.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Children's Classics | Reading Level: good
Publisher: New York: G.H. Doran Publication date: 1922 Subjects: Fairy tales Folklore -- Norway Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com whe ...Show more
Edward Lear's Nonsense Omnibus - With All the Original Pictures, Verses, and Stories of His Book of Nonsense ... by Edward Lear; E. Strachey (Introduction by)
$16.00 NZD
Category: Humour | Series: Warne Children's Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
$7.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Australian Children's Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals, he spends a day lounging with the lions, and even slithers with the snakes. But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may be the best thing after all. Sheena Knowles's upbeat, rhymin ...Show more
English Fairy Tales (Wordsworth Children's Classics) by Arthur Rackham
$8.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-fiction | Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics | Reading Level: very good
This book contains over forty of the best-loved fairy stories, retold by Flora Annie Steel, and beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Favourites such as Jack the Giant-killer, Jack and the Beanstalk, Dick Whittington, The Three Little Pigs and The Babes in the Wood are all here among many others, ...Show more
Greek Myths - Wonder Book for Girls and Boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne
$14.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-fiction | Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Children's Classics | Reading Level: very good
This title is suitable for children aged 10 to 13 years old. This book, from one of American literature's greatest authors, Nathaniel Hawthorne, offers a selection of Greek myths, retold to make them more accessible for children. It includes: "The Gorgon's Head", "The Three Golden Apples" and "The Parad ...Show more