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Dinghy Sailing by Ell, Sarah
29.95 NZD
Category: Sport | Series: Adventure Sports
This practical guide to the world of sailing is a must for beginners. The classes of dinghy detailed in the book are the singlehanded Byte, International Topper, Laser, and Splash; and the doublehanded Enterprise, International 420, Laser 2, and Mirror. Includes step-by-step instructions on launching, r ...Show more
Explorers, Whalers, and Tattooed Sailors: Adventurous Tales from Early New Zealand by Gordon Ell (ed.); Sarah Ell (ed.)
24.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: Very Good
Secondhand. This collection of first-hand accounts, drawn from early writings and out-of-print books, lets the first Europeans to visit this country tell their own stories of exploration, risk and adventure. Abel Tasman and Joseph Banks write of their first encounters with the people of this new land, ...Show more
Lost Wonders: Vanished Creatures of Aotearoa by Sarah Ell
24.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
The story of the lost wonders of New Zealand's natural history: the extinct species which are now gone forever. Lost Wonders also features some key species which are on the brink - critically endangered - and the efforts that are being made to save them for future generations. The stories of these fasc ...Show more
Ocean - Tales of Voyaging and Encounter that Defined New Zealand by Sarah Ell
70.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
Lying in the middle of a vast ocean, Aotearoa New Zealand was the last habitable land mass in the world to be settled by humans. Our history represents the powerful coming-together of two great seafaring traditions, Polynesian and European.Oceantells the stories of pioneers and trail-blazers, from the b ...Show more
Pioneer Women (The New Zealand Series) by Sarah Ell
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Series: The New Zealand Series
The first two books in The NZ Series give a new take on New Zealand society, history, science and geography. Here is a snappily designed and fact-packed collection for intermediate and high-school age readers. Pioneer Women captures the experiences of European women who settled in New Zealand in the nin ...Show more
Shoot the Breeze: How to Speak Yachtie by Sarah Ell
12.99 NZD
Category: Boats
DoP -April 2007. An essential guide to a language spoken by those who sail competitively or for fun. Essential for those absolute beginners who don't know their sheets from their tails, and will be a vital companion for all those following - and trying to make sense of - New Zealand's challenge for the ...Show more
Sirocco the Kakapo by Sarah Ell
24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
Sirocco the kakapo is a superstar he has 10,000+ followers on Facebook and almost 4000 followers on Twitter. And you may have seen the incredible footage on Youtube of him trying to mate with a BBC presenter's head. Not only is he one of the last 131 of his species left on the planet, he has a very spec ...Show more
Talking to Adam by Sarah Ell
16.99 NZD
18.99 (10% off)
Category: Children Fiction
Katie is 16, right into sailing, school friends, and even more importantly, boyfriends. Oh, and it would seem she also has Hodgkin's disease. Lymphoma. Cancer. In Katie's world a bit of weight loss is a good thing. A bit of hair loss and fatigue, explainable. So it takes a long time for anyone, includin ...Show more
There She Blows: Sealing and Whaling Days in New Zealand by Sarah Ell
19.95 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
This book studies the whaling and sealing industry from 1792 till the mid-twentieth century. The whalers were among the first European settlers and played a vital part in New Zealand's social history. The characters and methods used are studied with the assistance of historic photos.
When the War Came Home by Sarah Ell
15.99 NZD
18.99 (15% off)
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: From 11 To 13
It is November 1918, the end of the First World War, and an epidemic of influenza is sweeping the city of Auckland. Jimmy K's father is 'missing in action'. Now his mother has taken his younger brothers and sisters away to the country, and thirteen-year-old Jimmy is left with his uncle to face the horro ...Show more
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