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Cowshed Springtime by Gavin Bishop

The animals from Cowshed Christmas are back and here to help young readers learn to count as they gather to celebrate the birth of their babies! There is one foal, two calves, three puppies etc.

With the simple story and bright, bold, fun pictures it has been aimed at children between the ages of one and four. It also has some wonderful sounds that children between these ages will love to repeat. It contains a surprising amount of learning opportunities in such a simple, yet fun story.

RRP $24.99
Published by Random House New Zealand

The House That Jack Built/ Koinei Te Whare Na Haka I Hanga by Gavin Bishop

The House That Jack Built/ Koinei Te Whare Na Haka I Hanga is a book with two strands. The main rhythmic text, based on the well known rhyme tells the story of Jack Bull, who travels to New Zealand from London as a new settler in 1798.

The contemporary illustrations tell the story from a Maori perspective, beginning with the myth of creation: Papatuanuku the earth mother, Ranginui, the sky father and their children as guardians of the land. As the story goes on and Jack's house gets bigger, Papatuanuku grows weaker and begins to fade.

Available in both English and Te Reo variations, The House That Jack Built holds poignant environmental and cultural messages. It is a unique interpretation of this classic nursery rhyme. This book is a reprint of the original, but it is larger, enabling the pictures to be seen as they were originally intended, and it will no doubt be as popular as the original.

RRP $34.99 (hardcover) or $19.99 (paperback)
Published by Gecko Press

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