Set in 1941, just before the Japanese are on the way to invade New Zealand, this novel follows a family that evacuate to the family seaside house on the east coast of the Coromandel and their adventures surviving in the bush.
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
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Jack Lasenby began his working life as a deer culler in the Ureweras in the 1950s, later becoming a teacher and editor of the school journals. A lecturer at Wellington Teacher's College from 1975, he has been writing since 1987 and has won every major award for children's literature many times. He specialises in writing about New Zealand heartland - small fa
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