Fascinating and Captivating: Books for Curious Young Minds

How We Came to Be: Surprising Sea Creatures - Sami Bayly

Take a deep dive into the evolution stories behind some of the most surprising creatures from the sea, and hear their stories about how they have changed over millions of years to survive in the inky ocean depths!

Amazing Animal Journeys - Jennifer Cossins

A beautifully illustrated book that's chock-full of fascinating animal facts, focusing on 25 species from Australia and around the world with intriguing migration journeys.

A Stick and a Stone - Sarina Dickson, Hilary Jean Tapper

Come exploring with our campers as they spot treasures along the track to their campsite. Don't forget to keep an eye out for the cheeky kea along the way! But what happens when the curious campers take a wrong turn?

The Big Book of Exhibits - Marita Bullock, Joan-Maree Hargreaves, Liz Rowland

From some of the oldest objects in the world, to an underwater museum in Mexico and a collection of the world's smallest books in Russia, this book includes over 50 exhibitions from past to present.

Let's Build a Backyard - Mike Lucas, Daron Parton

A fun look at creating a backyard from scratch; from moving the mud and building the fence through to planting a vegie garden and adding in the compost. Let's Build a Backyard is a high-energy, brightly illustrated picture book by a real-life engineer!

Squawk! - Donovan Bixley

Join award-winning author and illustrator Donovan Bixley to discover and learn about the fascinating and fabulous forest birds of Aotearoa - including moa, tui, kakapo, whio and so many more!