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Storylines 2015 Notable Books List
The 2015 list is for books published in 2014. Storylines Notable Picture Books List 2015 Recognising books for children and/ or young adult where the narrative is carried equally by pictures and...
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Great Richness and Diversity in This Year’s Finalists in the NZ Book Awards...
Pirates, orcas and penguins leap from the pages of the 22 books picked as finalists in the 2015 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. In the 25th year of these venerable awards, New...
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2015 Finalists: PANZ Book Design Awards and PANZ Young Designer of the Year
‘Kiwi vernacular’ strong in Book Design Every book needs a cover, and that is where the imagination, ideas and skills of New Zealand’s book designers are on display. But delve deeper and you realise...
View ArticleThe LIANZA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Awards Winners for 2015
On Tuesday night the children's literary world came together at the National Library in Wellington to celebrate the New Zealand writers, illustrators and translators who made it into the finals of the...
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Buzz and Inspiration to Read the Focus for Finalist Authors' Tour
Twenty passionate and entertaining authors, excited children, more than 70 events, and a tons of fun and inspiration mark this year’s New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults Finalist...
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Finalists for 2015 Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
The finalists for the 2015 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are: Picture Books Construction by Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock Walker Books AustraliaI Am Not a Worm by Scott...
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Paekakariki and Te Horo Schools win libraries' Mastermind Comps
School-aged literature lovers were in Waikanae last Friday vying for top spot in this year’s Mastermind Competition. More than 40 of the district’s most well-read school children filled the Waikanae...
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2015 Winners of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
The winners of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are as follows: Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Young Adult Book AwardSinging Home the Whaleby Mandy HagerPenguin Random House...
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Mandy Hager's Singing Home the Whale wins 2015 Margaret Mahy Book of the Year
A beautifully told story of hope and promise set in the tranquillity of the Marlborough Sounds, spanning issues of environment, conservation and relationships is the winner of this year’s Margaret Mahy...
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Reviews: what are they good for?
by Elizabeth Heritage Book reviews: how do their authors feel about them. and how do they use themAs part of The Read’s ongoing investigation into book reviewing in Aotearoa, we talk to authors about...
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