Fearing enemies, a group of Maori people build a pa, a fortified village, on a site chosen for its defensibility.
The humble non-polluting, self-generating earthworm provides a safe, organic, renewable alternative to chemical fertilisers. Earthworms dispose of household waste and provide rich compost as well as improve soil.
Here's another adventure of Mr McGee, this time with elephants, one, two and three. A chance to perform and share the fun, so come and join in everyone. From the one-and-only Pamela Allen comes a new adventure in the life of loveable Mr McGee. With its jaunty rhyme and lively illustrations, this is Pam at her classic best.
Little Red Hen hatches her chicks to accompanying barnyard noises. This is a book to share with the very young. Here words merge with noises and the sounds of the fowl-yard can be heard for miles around.
The little old man and the little old woman are off on a trip with their donkeys. But the donkeys won't move and have to be persuaded in some very ingenious ways!
Andrew is very happy when a stray cat comes to his house, but he plays so roughly that the cat runs away. Once upon a time there was a little boy called Andrew who didn't have anyone to play with. The big boy next door had a dog called Lobo but Andrew didn't have anyone.
Sniffles and snuffles and doses of flu, itches and stitches and tummy ache too . . . Hairy Maclary is waiting to see the vet with lots of other pets. Then something happens to turn the waiting room into a scramble of paws, a tangle of bodies and a jumble of jaws . . . Surely the vet will be able to fix it?