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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Kirsten Edwards

Apr 4, 20235 min read

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

May 16, 20222 min read

Why is that Lake so Blue? by Simon Pollard

In this fun-filled, fact-rich book, award-winning science writer Simon Pollard Shares the magic, secrets, mysteries, and marvels of Aotearoa

Kirsten Edwards

Feb 6, 20212 min read

After the Earthquake by Margaret Hall

An earthquake strikes the West Coast of New Zealand. The Lyndon Family, deep in a remote part of South Westland, are cut off....