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Smuggling in the British Isles: A History by Richard Platt
44.99 NZD
Category: History
The term 'smuggling' conjures up the image of a sailor in long boots and a striped jersey, rolling barrels of brandy up a moonlit Cornish beach and into a hidden cave, while the excise men fruitlessly search in the wrong places. Although romanticised, this picture is not entirely inaccurate, and, becaus ...Show more
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections of Everything by Richard Platt
37.00 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Stephen Biesty Cross Sections
Step inside the extraordinary world of Stephen Biesty and find out how a wide variety of curious things are made, from tower blocks and underground tunnels to the milk, chocolate, and doughnuts on your table, via matches, diamond rings, and sports shoes - not to mention racing cars, planes, and rockets. ...Show more
The Germ Lab: The Gruesome Story of Deadly Diseases by Richard Platt
22.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
A lavishly illustrated and comprehensive history of diseases, infections, plagues, and pandemics for young readers. The Germ Lab features case histories of specific epidemics and pandemics, including Covid-19, "eyewitness" accounts from the rats, flies, ticks and creepy-crawlies who spread the most de ...Show more
The Ultimate Book About Me: in Association with the Science Museum, London by Richard Platt
22.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
Am I really unique? Why do I look like my grandma but not my mum? Is my brain just a wet computer? How long will I live? For answers to these questions and many, many more, this ultimate guide will set you straight. Grounded in genetics, identity and brain science, it's all about you and what makes you ...Show more
The Vanishing Rainforest by Richard Platt
29.95 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Reading Level: 7+
This story, seen through the eyes of a child called Remaema, describes how the Yanomami tribe are battling against potential developers. Can a solution be found that will protect the forest and allow the tribe to continue living as they have always done, while benefiting from limited development?