The turtle of Oman.
By Naomi Shihab Nye; illustrations by Betsy Peterschmidt.
When Aref, a third-grader who lives in Muscat, Oman, refuses to pack his suitcase and prepare to move to Michigan, his mother asks for help from his grandfather, his Siddi, who takes Aref around the country, storing up memories he can carry with him to a new home.
Doctor Proctor's fart powder.
By Jo Nesbo; illustrated by Mike Lowery.
Dr Proctor is an ageing inventor just waiting for
his big break. And when he teams up with his next-door neighbour Lise and her
peculiar friend Nilli in making the world's most powerful fart powder, it seems
his dream may be coming true! But the ruthless twins Truls and Trym are lurking
in the background, waiting to spoil their plans...
Baby goes to market.
By Atinuke & Angela Brooksbank.
When Baby and Mama go to market, baby is so adorable that the banana seller gives him six bananas. Baby eats one and puts five in the basket, but Mama doesn't notice. As Mama and Baby wend their way through the market stalls, cheeky Baby collects five juicy oranges, four sugary chin-chin biscuits, three roasted sweetcorn, two pieces of coconut... until Mama notices that her basket is getting very heavy. Poor Baby, she thinks — he must be very hungry by now!
Charlie Tangaroa and the creature from the sea.
By T.K. Roxborogh; illustrations by Phoebe Morris.
On a beach clean-up, 13-year-old Charlie and his brother, Robbie, find a ponaturi, a mermaid, washed up on a beach. An ancient grudge between the Māori gods Tane and Tangaroa has flared up because a port being built in the bay is polluting the ocean and creatures are fleeing the sea.
Atua: Māori Gods and Heroes.
By Gavin Bishop.
Gavin Bishop's stunning, once-in-a-generation compendium introduces readers to the pantheon of Māori gods, demigods and heroes, and explores Aotearoa's most exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration.