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New Zealand Children's Books for Homeschoolers
This blog is a project to research and document New Zealand Children's living books for homeschooling.
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Pelorus Jack: The Story of New Zealand's Famous Dolphin
The Story of a New Zealand's famous dolphin.
Kirsten Edwards
Jun 72 min read
Mackenzie and his Dog
The legendary tale of James Mackenzie and his faithful clever dog, Friday.
Kirsten Edwards
Jun 72 min read
Mr. Krenko's Wednesday Visitor
A musical but shy girls finds a wonderful violin teacher and her life changes.
Kirsten Edwards
Jun 72 min read
The Isabel Reed Bible Story Book
Bible stories, prayers, hymns, colouring pages, and games for New Zealand families.
Kirsten Edwards
Mar 173 min read
The Rebels of Journey's End
Can a mouse, a cat, a chipmunk and a girl stop the meanest gang boss in town? A great story of good over evil.
Kirsten Edwards
Nov 27, 20252 min read
Celebrating New Zealand’s Birdlife: Books by Robert and Molly Falla
A selection of books for homeschoolers by Robert and Molly Falla.
Kirsten Edwards
Jul 31, 20253 min read
Bracken Block
Three siblings spend their summer unravelling a mystery when they discover a diary in an old whare on their farm.
Kirsten Edwards
Jun 5, 20253 min read
Samuel Marsden: Greatheart of Maoriland
A biography of Samuel Marsden for older children.
Kirsten Edwards
Apr 9, 20253 min read
Again the Bugles Blow
Rua time travels to the Waikato Wars and discovers his ancestors' history.
Kirsten Edwards
Mar 29, 20253 min read
The White Deer
A young boy on a New Zealand farm finds a white deer and desires above all else to keep it.
Kirsten Edwards
Mar 28, 20254 min read
Tat: The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Dog
The story of a sheep dog in the South Island of New Zealand.
Kirsten Edwards
Feb 21, 20253 min read
The Reefs of Fire
A mythical story about children, volcanoes and new life.
Kirsten Edwards
Jul 25, 20242 min read
The Story of New Zealand
A very readable history of New Zealand for young people - highly recommended.
Kirsten Edwards
Jul 21, 20243 min read
Green Gold & Valley of Heavenly Gold
The first and last books written by Eve Sutton - adventures in early New Zealand.
Kirsten Edwards
Jun 11, 20243 min read
Shining Rivers
Johnie Crawford is only 14, but soon catches the "gold fever" and heads to the gold fields in this novel about the NZ gold rush in the 1860s
Kirsten Edwards
Apr 4, 20242 min read
The House on The Cliffs
Judith lives by the seaside in New Zealand, but so does Biddy Bristow. Can Judith solve the mystery of old Biddy and her "bell"?
Kirsten Edwards
Apr 4, 20242 min read
A Dog Called Wig
A stray dog is adopted by a boy called Archie, but can he convince his family and the dog that it is his?
Kirsten Edwards
Mar 17, 20242 min read
The Greenstone Axe
The three Archer children look after their farm while their parents are away, but everything changes when they find a greenstone axe.
Kirsten Edwards
Mar 1, 20242 min read
The Children of Clearwater Bay
Six children must flee to safety and reunite with their parents in old New Zealand during the land wars.
Kirsten Edwards
Feb 13, 20242 min read
The Boys of Puhawai
Three boys, Hemi, Peter and John spend their spring and summer months having adventures in their small seaside New Zealand town.
Kirsten Edwards
Dec 28, 20233 min read
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