Books published by Miscellaneous

Edwina's death is brutal, a swi and silent killer who leaves no clues. Her murder seems unsolvable until a casual comment sends Inspector Alex Cameron and his seasoned team trawling through the dead woman's childhood. Raised in a poverty-scarred part of Auckland, Edwina was a ba...ttler. Life revolved around the church and her mundane job unpacking vegetables. Meanwhile, a new generation gentri ed her suburb. A er winning a gym membership, she lost weight, got a new hairstyle, clothes, job-and made a new friend, Rose. Can Alex Cameron uncover the link in time to save the next victim? And preserve his own reputation? e murky past has le a shadow over Edmund Street. Everyone and no one is a suspect, until ... 'A riveting murder mystery packed with true-to life characters.  e twists and turns of a police procedural and the suspense of a psychological thriller. I couldn't put it down.' - Leigh Redhead. Award winning crime writer.
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Willow is shy. VERY shy. Her home is in an abandoned mailbox, and she'd rather stay put. Outside kids scream and soccer balls collide, trees look like monsters, and rain is noisy in a scary kind of way. It's much nicer to stay inside, drawing. But then a young boy drops a letter ...in Willow's mailbox: it's a note to the moon asking for a special favor. Willow knows that if she doesn't brave the world outside, the letter will never be delivered, and the boy will be heartbroken. Should she try? Can she? Cat Min delivers a breathtakingly illustrated story about shyness, the power of empathy, and what it means to make a friend.
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William is excited about the arrival of his baby brother,but now that his mum and dad are busy,who will read him his bedtime story?William sets out to find someone else to read with, but soon learns that there's no place quite like home.

Features Michel Mulipola - Michel Mulipola is a Samoan comic book artist/professional wrestler/comic book store clerk based in Auckland, New Zealand. He's been wrestling for New Zealand's premiere promotion, Impact Pro Wrestling, for almost 8 years. As well as doing artwork for H...eadlocked, he has done work for The Gutters webcomic and various other projects. He can usually be found drawing comics at the comic book store he runs, Arkham City Comics, in Auckland.
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Narration, the art of telling, has been used as a pedagogical tool since ancient times. Over one hundred years ago, Charlotte Mason methodized narration and implemented it in scores of schools in Great Britain. Over the past few decades, educators in the US, mostly in home school...s, have followed her guidelines with outstanding results. This book discusses the theory behind the use of narration and then walks through the process from beginning to end, to show how simply telling is the foundation for higher-level thinking and writing. While narration has grown popular among homeschoolers, it also works well in the classroom. In this book, you will find sample narrations and many resources to help you use narration with your students in any setting. If you've been wanting to try narration, but haven't felt confident enough to rely on an unfamiliar method, this book will give you the tools that you need to make the process easier. People are narrating every day, and this book will show you how to make that natural activity a vital part of education that enhances children's relationship with knowledge and allows them to grow into skilled communicators.
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