March New Releases

March New Releases

Johnny Jones: A Colonial Saga
Diana Harris
Forget the Speights blokes, if it's a southern man you're interested in, look no further. Johnny Jones was the original southern man and in this comprehensive and personal biography, Diana Harris brings the notorious Jones and his unique story to life.

Albaneta: Lost opportunity at Cassino
Ron Crosby
In mid-winter 1944, massive infantry losses were incurred at Cassino, Allies fought vainly to batter their way through heavily fortified positions to advance on Rome. What is not widely known is that a golden opportunity was created by Kiwi and Indian engineers to outflank Cassino through the construction of a road carved high up into the hills to the north of the German encampment. This book details the brilliant opportunity afforded by the Kiwi engineers, the surprise and success that resulted, and the inevitable failure.

The Treaty House
LeeAnn Orams,
Illustrated by Roger Twiname
When Olley pays a visit to The Treaty House at Waitangi he is full of questions like 'what happened when the Treaty was signed?' and 'who occupied the Treaty house'? Imagine Olley's surprise when the house itself begins to answer his questions and treats him to a visual journey of the history of one of New Zealand's most famous houses.

Matilda and The Fibbles
Lorinda Creighton
Illustrated by Bob Darroch
Following on from Matilda and the Forgetments, here's Matilda's next stretch of imagination — she keeps telling uncontrollable fibbles or white lies! When Matilda catches her Mum telling a fibble Mum is caught in that old 'do as I say, not as I do' situation. A humorous look through the eyes of a child at an adult's take on the world.

My Grandfather's War
Glyn Harper
Illustrated by Bruce Potter
Glyn Harper's touching story of a Vietnam vet who struggles to explain the concept of war to his grand-daughter, as well as explaining his sadness around his experiences.

Out of the Deep
and other stories from New Zealand and the Pacific
Edited by Tessa Duder and Lorraine Orman

Some of New Zealand's finest children's authors team up in this new anthology. The book is produced in association with Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust to mark the 2 April celebration of International Children's Book Day, which is hosted by New Zealand for the first time this year. New works and a few old favourites rub shoulders in this wonderful collection. Featuring stories by Joy Cowley, Margaret Mahy, David Hill and many more!

What Is Islam?
Chris Horrie & Peter Chippindale
With over a billion followers, Islam is the world's fastest growing religion and a major global religious and political force in the 21st century. It is also the subject of much misunderstanding and many people know little of its origins or principles. What is Islam? Is the perfect introduction to this major and complex subject. It covers all aspects of the religion in clear and concise chapters

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