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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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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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Green Gold & Valley of Heavenly Gold
The first and last books written by Eve Sutton - adventures in early New Zealand.
Kirsten Edwards
Jun 11, 20242 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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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 Boys of Puhawai by Kim
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 - both by Elsie Locke
Two picture books by Elsie Locke - Explorer Zach and Moko's Hideout.
Kirsten Edwards
Dec 13, 20232 min read
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The Boy with the Snowgrass Hair by Elsie Locke & Ken Dawson
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, 20233 min read
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The End of the Harbour by Elsie Locke
David and his family settle in Auckland during the 1860s while the Taranaki War continues not far from his colonial town.
Kirsten Edwards
May 14, 20234 min read
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Wanganui Adventure by Ken Saunders
The two teenage boys, Howard and Lindsey, are 14 and 16 and they are out on their own canoeing down the river. Everything changes....
Kirsten Edwards
Aug 16, 20223 min read
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Falter Tom and the Water Boy by Maurice Duggan
Falter Tom lived by the sea's edge, for he'd been a sailor in his younger days and the sea was his life.
Kirsten Edwards
Jun 15, 20222 min read
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Moa Hunter by Eve Sutton
Kotiri was the Chief's son and naturally expected to succeed his father as leaders of the tribe...
Kirsten Edwards
May 19, 20222 min read
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Tuppenny Brown by Eve Sutton
The story of little Tuppenny Brown and his journey from thief to an honest worker is a great read.
Kirsten Edwards
Mar 6, 20222 min read
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Surgeon's Boy by Eve Sutton
It is 1840 and Jamie Fenton has accompanied his father, who has emigrated as a ship's doctor, to Sydney.
Kirsten Edwards
Sep 16, 20211 min read
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Kidnapped by Blackbirders by Eve Sutton
This is a fast-paced and gripping read and will be interesting if you are studying the Polynesian Islands or Australian history.
Kirsten Edwards
Apr 22, 20213 min read
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Johnny Sweep by Eve Sutton
I did not have any issues such as language or attitudes, etc. A wonderful story for younger readers.
Kirsten Edwards
Apr 11, 20212 min read
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Boy and the Sea Beast by Anne De Roo
Another wonderful book by Anne de Roo. This time she enters the mind of a young Maori boy who lives on a Pa with his mother...
Kirsten Edwards
Mar 2, 20212 min read
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On The Trail of Te Kakaha by Hazel P. Harris
Fifteen-year-old Ken Hayward is determined to find the missing half of Te Kakaha before the Christmas holidays finish.
Kirsten Edwards
Feb 22, 20213 min read
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Traveller by Anne de Roo
Here is the story - based on a true incident - of a remarkable dog called Traveller, and a boy who befriended her.
Kirsten Edwards
Feb 9, 20212 min read
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