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NZ Post Book Award

The finalists for the 2010 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards have been announced!

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Junior & Young Adults Winners
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781869507343
The Bone Tiki (#1) order quantity
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NZ$ 20.00 each
Paperback
Author: David Hair
Published by: HarperCollins New Zealand
Best First Book Award, New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2010.
What do you do when you meet a tohunga makutu?
You run.
When reality dissolves and myths and legends come alive?
You run faster.
And when the dead come to life and blood debts have to be paid, will you have the courage to do what must be done? Matiu Douglas has a bone tiki he took from a tangi. His father's important new client wants it. Badly. And he has some very nasty friends. When Mat is forced to flee for his life, an unexpected meeting with a girl called Pania sets his world spinning. Suddenly he's running through the bush with a girl-clown, a dog who is way too human, and a long-dead warrior. Fearful creatures from legend are rising up around him, and Mat faces a terrifying ordeal. And there is nowhere left to hide...not even in another world.
A breathtaking adventure set in two parallel New Zealands, from exciting new author David Hair.
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9781869435189
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Author: Kyle Mewburn (Illustrated by Rachel Driscoll; tr to Maori Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira)
Published by: Scholastic New Zealand
This book is a Finalist in the Picture Book Category, New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2010.

In Maori.
Everyone loved Old Hu-Hu. But nobody loved him quite as much as little Hu-Hu-Tu. Old Hu-Hu is a thoughtful tale of young Hu-Hu-Tu's search for understanding of what has happened to his beloved Old Hu-Hu, who flew all the way to the moon (or so they said), then fell down dead. Sensitively written, this is a beautiful story of death and the celebration of life, with powerful, evocative illustrations by Rachel Driscoll.
Translated into Maori by Katerina Mataira.

First published 2009.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781869439217
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Author: Kyle Mewburn (Illustrated by Rachel Driscoll )
Published by: Scholastic New Zealand
WINNER> This book is the WINNER in the Picture Book Category, New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2010.

Everyone loved Old Hu-Hu. But nobody loved him quite as much as little Hu-Hu-Tu.
Old Hu-Hu is a thoughtful tale of young Hu-Hu-Tu's search for understanding of what has happened to his beloved Old Hu-Hu, who flew all the way to the moon (or so they said), then fell down dead.
Sensitively written, this is a beautiful story of death and the celebration of life, with powerful, evocative illustrations by Rachel Driscoll.
Storylines Notable Picture Book 2010.

First published 2009.

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9781877460258
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NZ$ 20.00 each
Paperback
Author: James Norcliffe
Published by: Longacre Press
Winner of the Junior Fiction Category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2010

The strange and diverting story of the Loblolly Boy, a fantasy novel by James Norcliffe involving enchantment, mystery, one garden gnome and a wombat's bottom. To the boy called Red, it seems the most marvellous escape he could wish for: a gift that grants him more freedom than he ever believed possible - the chance to fly, to soar with the gulls, high over the tall brick walls that have imprisoned him for so long. But this gift comes with a terrible price - and puts him in grave danger. Is there anyone Red can trust to help him? The curious Captain Bass who has strange powers of his own? The wildly unpredictable twin sisters he is strongly drawn to? In this magical, mysterious story, Red's adventure is like a chamber of mirrors at a carnival - a dazzling and breathtaking tale. This book had its origins in a short story, which the author has developed ... more
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9781869792763
E3 Call Home : A True Story Of Godwit Migration and Misadventure order quantity
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NZ$ 25.00 each
Paperback
Author: Janet Hunt
Published by: Random House New Zealand Ltd
Winner of the Non-fiction Category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2010.

Every year in March thousands of godwits leave New Zealand and fly almost 17,000 kilometres to Alaska, where they mate and raise new godwits, and then turn around and fly all the way back to New Zealand. This is the story of two godwits whose flight in 2007 was tracked using transmitters. Millions of people watched their progress on the internet. A male bird named E3 mysteriously turned back when he reached Papua New Guinea and then he ceased to transmit altogether. What had happened to him? A female named E7, however, showed that godwits can fly from Alaska to New Zealand - right across the Pacific - a distance of 11,200 non-stop kilometres. Packed with wonderful photos, fascinating information about godwits and other wading birds, this is an enchanting story, a true tale to spark the imaginations of children and adults alike.
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9781869438975
Old Hu-Hu (HB) order quantity
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NZ$ 30.00 each
Hardback
Author: Kyle Mewburn Illustrated by Rachel Driscoll
Published by: Scholastic New Zealand
Winner of the the Picture Book Category and Book of the Year New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2010.

Everyone loved Old Hu-Hu. But nobody loved him quite as much as little Hu-Hu-Tu. This is a thoughtful tale of young Hu-Hu-Tu's search for understanding about what happened to his beloved Old Hu-Hu, who flew all the way to the moon (or so they said), then fell down dead. Sensitively written, this is a moving and beautifully illustrated story about losing someone dear.
Storylines Notable Picture Book 2010.
Also available in a Maori language edition

First published 2009.
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9781869791506
The Crossing (Blood of the Lamb Book 1) order quantity
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NZ$ 20.00 each
Paperback
Author: Mandy Hager
Published by: Random House New Zealand Ltd
Winner of the Young Adult Category of the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2010.

This book, the first in a stunning trilogy, is set on a fictional Pacific island, approximately three generations after an apocalyptic event (a solar flare) in 2012 threw the world into complete chaos. At that time, a large cruise ship 'Star of the Sea' had just foundered at the entrance to the main lagoon. This cruise ship, and her accompanying crew, forms a temporary sanctuary for the island's inhabitants. Over the intervening years, the descendants of the original ship's captain and officers manipulate Christian texts to implant themselves as 'gods'. With greater resources and reserves than the islanders, this white elite re-builds a society that is predominantly designed to meet its own needs - especially one specialised 'need'…the need for blood. A leukaemia-related disease (attributed to the radiation from the solar flare) has reached ... more
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9781869439262

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The Wonky Donkey Book & CD order quantity
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NZ$ 25.00 each
Paperback
Author: Words & music by Craig Smith Illustrated by Katz Cowley
Published by: Scholastic New Zealand
Winner of the Children's Choice Award, New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2010. Craig Smith's song, The Wonky Donkey, won an APRA Silver Scroll Award in 2008 for Best Children's Song of the Year.

This is a paperback book and CD set of the award-winning song The Wonky Donkey with hilarious illustrations that will have you laughing out loud! In the very funny, cumulative song, each page tells us something new about the donkey until we end up with a "spunky, hanky-panky cranky stinky dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey". There is much fun to be had by listening to the song and trying to predict the new word for each clue given.
 

Illustrated Non Fiction - Finalists
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781877385384
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NZ$ 130.00 each
Paperback
Author: William McAloon (ed.)
Published by: Te Papa Press
Finalist in the Illustrated Non-Fiction category.

Art at Te Papa reveals and illuminates New Zealand's vast national art collection. Reproductions of more than 400 individual artworks, personally selected by curators, are accompanied by brief essays giving expert and engaging commentary on each work. This book spans the entire collection, from the cream of its early European prints holdings to its most exciting contemporary acquisitions. Here are international artworks by Rembrandt van Rijn, Albrechet Durer, Marcel Duchamp, Barbara Hepworth, Natalie Gontchorova and Robert Mapplethorpe, alongside masterpieces from some of New Zealand's most significant and best-loved artists - Charles Goldie, Rita Angus, Ralph Hotere, Colin McCahon, Frances Hodgkins, Bill Hammond, Shane Cotton and Yvonne Todd - as well as little-known artworks that will surprise and inform readers. From the iconic to the unknown, from printmaking to ... more
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9781869791766
Go Fish : Recipes and Stories from the New Zealand coast order quantity
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NZ$ 65.00 each
Hardback
Author: Al Brown
Published by: Random House New Zealand Ltd
Finalist in the Illustrated Non-Fiction category.

Al Brown is the acclaimed Wellington chef and owner of Logan Brown - one of Wellington's top restaurants. He's also one of the stars of 'Hunger for the Wild' and author of the successful cookbook of the same name. Brownie is a passionate man - he has loved fishing since he was a little nipper growing up and going fishing with his dad in the holidays, and he still loves nothing better than getting out there and going fishing with mates or his kids - nearly as much as he loves cooking. In this book he brings both of these great passions together, giving us 90 exceptional fish recipes. Some of these recipes are very simple, and they are all approchable and cookable. They underscore Al's philosophy that good food is about freshness of produce - and then cooking it and seasoning it correctly. It's crucial that the flavours work well together, that the components are all in harmony and ... more
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9780143011125
Maori Architecture : From Fale to Wharenui and Beyond order quantity
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NZ$ 70.00 each
Hardback
Author: Deidre Brown
Published by: Raupo Pub. NZ (ex-Reed)
Finalist in the Illustrated Non-Fiction category.

A landmark achievement in New Zealand history, Maori Architecture charts, for the first time, the genesis and form of indigenous buildings in Aotearoa New Zealand. It explores the vast array of Maori-designed structures and spaces - how they evolved over time, and how they tell the story of an ever-changing people. Throughout this captivating story, the book looks at facets of early Polynesian settlement, the influence of Christian and western technology, the buildings of religio-political movements such as Ringatu, Parihaka and Ratana, post-war urban migration, and contemporary architecture. Deidre Brown's absorbing, informed and sometimes controversial text is lavishly illustrated with over 130 photos and artworks - all providing a long-overdue and fascinating survey of an important aspect of New Zealand culture and history.
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9781869404444
Marti Friedlander order quantity
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NZ$ 80.00 each
Hardback
Author: Leonard Bell
Published by: Auckland University Press
Finalist in the Illustrated Non-Fiction category.

From Maori moko to Dame Whina Cooper (Te Rarawa) and the 1975 Maori land march, from Rita Angus to Norman Kirk, from Israel to Fiji, Marti Friedlander's photographs have captured the transformation of our lives over the last 50 years. But Friedlander has not simply recorded the places, events, and personalities of recent history. She has brought to her subjects a distinctive eye. Arriving in New Zealand as a Jewish immigrant from England in 1958, Marti Friedlander has always viewed life through the lens of an outsider. Whether photographing artists and writers or protests and street scenes, her photographs have drawn out key human dynamics - conflict, ambivalence, anger, warmth - by excelling in the photographer's art. This landmark book is the first sustained examination of Friedlander's life and work. It is illustrated with almost 200 of her photographs, many published for the ... more
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9781869404376
Mrkusich : The Art of Transformation order quantity
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NZ$ 100.00 each
Hardback
Author: Alan Wright & Edward Hanfling
Published by: Auckland University Press
Finalist in the Illustrated Non-Fiction category.

The story of twentieth-century art is dominated by a major shift from representation to abstraction, from Cezanne's paintings of hills and houses to Pollock's pictures of nothing. Yet in New Zealand we know a lot about Rita Angus and Colin McCahon but little about the post-representational art that now dominates the art world. This book is the first account of the work of New Zealand's leading abstract painter, Milan Mrkusich. Trained as an architect and working for the innovative design firm Brenner Associates in the 1940s, Mrkusich quickly established a new mode of painterly abstraction. Drawing on ideas from alchemy, phenomenology, and modernist thinkers, Mrkusich soaked up the work of international artists to establish his own New Zealand modernism. This book traces Mrkusich's work from the early emblem paintings, through the triumphant corner works of the 1960s, and on to the ... more
 

Best First Book Award Winners
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781869404321
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Author: Selina Tusitala Marsh
Published by: Auckland University Press
Winner of the 2010 NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry.

Fast Talking PI is the first 'singular, confident and musical' collection of poetry by Auckland writer Selina Tusitala Marsh. 'Tusitala' means writer of tales in Samoan, and Marsh here lives up to her name with stories of her life, her family, community, ancestry, and history. Her poetry is sensuous and strong, using lush imagery, clear rhythms and repetitions to power it forward. The list poem is a favourite style, but she also writes with a Pacific lyricism entirely her own. Fast Talking PI is structured in three sections, 'Tusitala(personal), 'Talkback' (political and historical) and 'Fast Talking PI' (already a classic). In poems like 'Guys Like Gauguin' she writes as a 'calabash breaker', fighting back against historic injustices; but in other poems she explores the idea of the calabash as the honoured vessel for identity and story. ... more
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9780864735874
Relief order quantity
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Author: Anna Taylor
Published by: Victoria University Press
Winner of the 2010 NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction.

From a young girl’s improper visit to an adult neighbour to a family’s relief at the lifting of sex abuse charges, from a fasting Christmas Dinner guest to a messy stumble with an urn of ashes, these stories effortlessly mix the menacing and the comic, and handle real-life situations with warmth and subtlety. Relief introduces an astonishingly mature and confident new voice in New Zealand fiction.

First published May 2009.
 
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