With 80 sturdy flaps to lift and more than 200 keywords, this gorgeous book encourages early reading skills as children enjoy hours of fun matching pictures and words and naming things. Clear labels and simple, fun text challenges pre-readers to think and reason as they search for things, answer questions, and explore the world.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 16

Dimensions: 216 x 276 mm

The story of classical music in picture, word and sound, from Hildegard of Bingen to Saariaho. Features a free app with more than 100 high-quality audio clips. Introduces the greatest composers and lets you hear their most famous works as you read. It shows the instruments and how they are played and combined to make music. Presents a selection of the most well-known operas, symphonies, ballets, and conciertos.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 48

Dimensions: 245 x 300 mm

A voyage to the origins of the universe. Visit the Sun and Moon and all the planets. Fly across galaxies and see stars be born and die. Visit black holes and find out about the Big Bang. Get the most up-to-date information on the universe and space exploration. Imagine yourself on a journey so immense that no one else has ever been. Explore mind-blowing ideas to colonise Venus, mine asteroids and travel at warp speed.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 48

Dimensions: 280 x 280 mm

Move over, Jack Reacher, here comes Frank Winter The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America carries the Double Jeopardy clause. This states that no man, having been acquitted of a crime, shall be tried a second time for the same crime. Frank Winter, a retired county sheriff and former hard-boiled Boston detective with a soft center, is living in curmudgeonly retirement with his beloved dog, Dolly. But when his daughter’s killer is released on parole, Frank’s back, a man on a mission, and it’s yesterday once more. But first, Frank’s got a bunch of favours to call in. Throw in a rookie minder cop who’s great with computers but scared of guns, and help from the desirable Destiny, whose past is even murkier than Frank’s… well, you just know things will go according to plan. Strong characters, well-paced action, dark humour and cracking dialogue make Double Jeopardy an old-school crime novel with a surprisingly modern twist.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 264

Dimensions: 152 x 229 mm

Publication Date: 24-05-2023

The author’s father Philip Alfred Poole was the youngest son of English migrants from Shropshire who settled in Invercargill during the 1890s gold rush and established a successful family joinery business. A keen sportsman and a talented amateur musician, he was conscripted into the New Zealand army in 1917 and volunteered for specialist training as a machine gunner, where he rose quickly to the rank of sergeant. In camp he established a reputation as a solo violinist and on the voyage to Britain he performed on the troopship and before packed theatres in Jamaica and in explosion-torn Halifax. On the Atlantic crossing his ship succumbed to the first wave of Spanish flu, hitherto undocumented. Later in the same voyage his convoy was attacked by German submarines. He spent his war service at the notorious Sling Camp, where the opportunities to make music and the beauties of the countryside compensated for the rigours of training and camp life. Drafted to fight in France he was billeted on his final leave with a family who had lost their own son in France barely four days earlier. A desperate visit to see his Shropshire relatives before he too might fall brought the realisation that his true home was in New Zealand. In the days before embarkation the army made the final call on whether he was to serve as a machine gunner or as a musician. The war finished shortly after and then began the long wait for repatriation to New Zealand.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 210

Dimensions: 152 x 210 mm

Publication Date: 20-04-2023

What happens when one person refuses to tolerate injustice and gives everything they have to see it right? Edric Baker was driven by the idea that healthcare should be available for every person, rich or poor. In wartime Vietnam, he performed complex surgery on a patient, only to see him return and die from dysentery, a disease of poverty. Baker refused to accept that healthcare would remain out of the reach of the poor, and devoted himself to living out an alternative. From New Zealand to Vietnam and finally to Bangladesh, this is a story of dogged persistence as, sustained by his Christian faith, Baker confronts the 'emergency of poverty' allied with the best people for the task: the poor themselves. Over three decades in Bangladesh, Baker became the nation's 'Doctor Brother' and pioneered diabetes treatment costing just a few cents per day.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 348

Dimensions: 140 x 214 mm

Publication Date: 12-05-2023

Edmonds is one of New Zealand’s best-known brands - its radiant sun and 'Sure to Rise' promise have embellished baking powder labels and the much-loved Edmonds Cookery Book for over a hundred years and are now embedded in our popular culture. The man behind the company, Thomas Edmonds, came to New Zealand with his wife Jane in 1879. While running a modest grocery store in Christchurch, he expanded into making baking powder. As his most famous product took off, he built new premises, the last of them the Art Deco factory with its nationally admired gardens. Thomas embraced new advertising and marketing techniques and ensured progressive working conditions for his loyal staff. A generous benefactor, he gave his city some of its landmark buildings. This is the story of a man from humble beginnings who, thanks to hard work, creativity and persistence, and with considerable support from his wife, created an iconic business. Richly illustrated, Sure to Rise is a fascinating slice of New Zealand’s social and culinary history.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 304

Dimensions: 210 x 250 mm

Publication Date: 01-05-2023

The Devil’s Haircut is an intimate case study from the tragedy of one of this country’s worst mass shootings. The Raurimu Massacre, as it came to be known, happened on 8 February 1997 and saw six everyday New Zealanders die. Another four were left with serious gunshot injuries, and they and many others live today with deep psychological scars. In Steve’s own words, learn how he found himself at the nucleus of events that day. He shot dead his father and five friends of the family. Floridly psychotic at the time, he would later be found ‘not guilty by reason of insanity’. In the lead up to the deaths and in the 26 years since, Steve remembers everything. He has had to find ways to live with what has happened. His walk has brought him into contact with many others, both in mental health circles and in the community, and each has been able to teach him something. This is a rare insight into the mind of another. Steve lets us into his thoughts, before, at the time, and after the shootings on that day.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 372

Dimensions: 153 x 234 mm

Publication Date: 01-05-2023

Resilience is a Holocaust story and a New Zealand story. Born to a prosperous Jewish family, Inge Woolf witnessed the Nazis marching into Vienna in March 1938. To escape certain death, the family audaciously boarded a train to the heart of Nazi Germany – Berlin – and from there caught a plane to England, pretending they were going on holiday. Hiding their Jewish identity until after World War II, Inge and her family began a new life as impoverished refugees. A move to New Zealand signalled new beginnings. Inge met the love of her life, Ronald Woolf, and together they created the country's pre-eminent photographic studio. They settled in Wellington, raising two children when tragedy struck again with Ron killed at age 57 in a helicopter crash in 1987. Resilience is ultimately the story of a woman who harnessed her past and used it to encourage a more cohesive, inclusive society. In her later years, Inge was pivotal in establishing the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand and was its founding director. She educated thousands on the Holocaust and the dangers of antisemitism, racism and prejudice, often observing that hate starts small. She was often called on by the media to comment about antisemitism and would speak freely about the need to remember the lessons learned from the Nazi genocide. Inge Woolf received a QSO in 1992 for services to the community. She was a finalist in the 2019 Women of Influence Awards – Community Hero category. Inge Woolf died in 2021 aged 86.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 200

Dimensions: 170 x 240 mm

Publication Date: 11-04-2023