Max Your Marks : Tips From Top Students on How to Conquer Year 13
Rowena Austin & Annie Hastwell With Dorothy Vinicombe
Every year about 40,000 students from around New Zealand complete year 13 assessment, and competition is intense. This is the first book that offers tips and advice from recently graduated high-achieving students from many different schools in New Zealand and Australia. These top students tell us how they blitzed the year, each in their own way. The book covers all areas of a student's life and is a must-have for students preparing for, or undertaking, Year 13. Features: Concise and well-organised ideas and anecdotes from recen... read more
The 4th edition of this classic work, first published in 1947. It provides a simple ready reference for identifying common New Zealand animals, ranging from the simplest invertebrates through to mammals. The text has been updated and Powell's illustrations have been rescanned from the originals, resulting in high quality reproductions. A unique introduction to New Zealand's fauna.
First published in 1990, and reprinted steadily ever since, the first edition of the Collins Maori Phrasebook and Dictionary was an inaugural Silver Premier New Zealand Bestseller, and has sold over 30,000 copies. This revised edition includes an update of the original book to incorporate modern terms and useage, as well as providing a comprehensive and authoritative range of simple phrases for use in a variety of social and formal occasions. Many New Zealanders have a smattering of Te Reo, but are shy of using it in case th... read more
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A dictionary for a child being taught in the first three years of school or for home-schoolers. âÃÂâ Original selection of key vocabulary, age appropriate. âÃÂâ A 2,000 word âÃÂÃÂdefiningâÃÂàdictionary. âÃÂâ Many definitions are accompanied by illustrations. âÃÂâ A pronunciation guide for each work, using joined diagraphs and a few new characters for clarity. âÃÂâ Vocabulary is focused on Jolly Phonics and Jolly Grammar and includes worlds likely to be met thr... read more
Discover our world and beyond with this 12 volume "I Discover" series. Beautifully illustrated, and in a sturdy slipcase, it is the perfect first reference library for enquiring young minds.
This book is both more and less than history, a work of imagination in its own right, a piece of movie literature that turns fact into romance.' Gavin Lambert was reviewing the first edition of David Thomson's monumental work in 1975. In the years since the fourth edition was published, careers have waxed and waned, reputations been made and lost, great movies produced, trends set and scorned. This fifth edition has 300 entirely new entries and every original entry has been re-examined. Thus the roster of directors, actors, produce... read more
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This is the traditional encyclopedia reinvented for the 21st century internet generation. It features a fascinating and lively encyclopedic look at a million things guaranteed to keep your child's curious mind engaged. You can find everything you ever wanted to know about traditional topics from Science and Industry to Arts and Entertainment. Only this book's unlike any you've seen before. Hundreds of things to discover and explore through visually amazing, stunning graphics. From a map of Spain made entirely out of pictures of its... read more
More Than 1000 Links to Homework-Helpful, Safe Websites. One-volume family reference encyclopedia with nine thematic sections - Space, Earth, Nature, Human Body, Science and Technology, People and Places, Society and Beliefs, Arts and Entertainments, and History. Covering more than 600 ready-reference entries with over 2,000 illustrations, and a website with over 1,000 links. Fully indexed.
Impressive coverage of all regions of the world, with particular focus on New Zealand and its neighbours in the Asia-Pacific region. Includes a range of maps tailored to syllabus requirements. Has a comprehensive index for easy use. The compact edition is ideal for all classrooms, from primary to junior secondary.
Adding to Reed’s existing list of excellent field guides, Pam Salmon continues the work of her husband, John, in this excellent field guide to the most commonly found broadleaves and conifers in New Zealand. Over 120 species of trees are included.
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"Quiz Quest 2" is designed to be used in three ways. Children can test themselves and each other with quick-fire quizzes; use the quizzes to gain straightforward question-and-answer information; or enjoy reading through the colourful, informative spreads and hunting for facts.
Readers' imaginations will be fired on every page with this wonderful single-volume encyclopedia. The book is arranged thematically into ten core topics: Earth, Space, Science, Machines, My Body, People and Places, History, Dinosaurs, Plants and Animals. A range of informative and interactive features perfectly enhance and consolidate each reference section.
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A first dictionary for children aged five and over, with simple vocabulary that helps bring words to life and compliments the National Curriculum. It includes synonyms, antonyms, word histories and questions that are intended to extend understanding of word type, meanings and usage. Hardcover
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A handy guide condensed from Andrew Crowe's Which Native? series.
