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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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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 53 min read
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Samuel Marsden: Greatheart of Maoriland
A biography of Samuel Marsden for older children.
Kirsten Edwards
Apr 93 min read
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Again the Bugles Blow
Rua time travels to the Waikato Wars and discovers his ancestors' history.
Kirsten Edwards
Mar 293 min read
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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 284 min read
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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 213 min read
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The Reefs of Fire
A mythical story about children, volcanoes and new life.
Kirsten Edwards
Jul 25, 20242 min read
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The Story of New Zealand
A very readable history of New Zealand for young people - highly recommended.
Kirsten Edwards
Jul 21, 20243 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Explorer Zach & Moko's Hideout
Two picture books by Elsie Locke - Explorer Zach and Moko's Hideout.
Kirsten Edwards
Dec 13, 20233 min read
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Station Life in New Zealand
The New Zealand classic written by Lady Barker and her adventures of living on a sheep station with her husband.
Kirsten Edwards
Nov 14, 20232 min read
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The Kauri and the Willow
Elsie Locke has created a collection of stories and source materials to complement a child's New Zealand history readings.
Kirsten Edwards
Nov 3, 20232 min read
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The Rhys Griffiths Read Aloud Stories Vol I & II
Engaging stories to read aloud from New Zealand history - Vols I & II.
Kirsten Edwards
Nov 2, 20233 min read
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The Boy with the Snowgrass Hair
Tom is a keen South Island tramper, but with inexperienced Lou tagging along, will he get to do with the tramping he wants to do?
Kirsten Edwards
May 30, 20234 min read
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A Canoe in the Mist by Elsie Locke
Runaway Settlers' author, Elsie Locke, takes us back to the 1886 Mount Tarawera Eruption in this gripping historical fiction for children.
Kirsten Edwards
Apr 4, 20235 min read
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