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Welcome to Pukeko Books (pronounced Poo-Keck-O) Specialising in
Children's Literature, Dual Language Picture Story Books, From the people who bring you Lastings Play Equipment / Sue Cullen & Andrew Lander |
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Dual Language Books Each title has the listing of languages available. |
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Brown
Bear, Brown Bear
What Do You See?
Eric Carle/Bill
Martin
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Introduce colours
with favourite animals using rhythmic text.
In English with: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, Gujarati, Hindi, Kurdish, Panjabi, Portuguese, Somali, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba $27.95
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What Shall We Do With Boo Hoo BabyCressida Cowell & Ingrid Godon
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What are Cat, Dog, Cow & Duck to do? Should they feed him? Bath him? Play with him? Will Boo Hoo Baby stop crying?Available in English & one of the following
languages of your choice $27.95 3 + years
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Dear ZooRod Campbell
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A
lift-the-flap book that has remained a favourite. Lion is too fierce. Camel is
too grumpy. Monkey is too naughty. But there's one pet that is
perfect - and now you can keep him for real.
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The
Elves & the Shoemaker
Retold by
Enebor Attard
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Enchanting
retelling of an old traditional story of Elves coming in the night and
helping out the old shoemaker
In English with: Albanian,
Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Farsi, French,
German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish,
Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish
Tagalog,Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese
$27.95
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Farmer DuckMartin Waddell & Helen Oxenbury
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There was once a duck who had the bad luck to live with a lazy old farmer. While Duck worked, the farmer lay in bed - until one day the other animals decided to take action! Available in English & one of the following languages of your choiceEnglish with: ALBANIAN, ARABIC, BENGALI, BULGARIAN, CHINESE (Traditional), CHINESE (Simplified), FARSI, FRENCH, GERMAN, GREEK, GUJARATI, HINDI, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, KOREAN, KURDISH, MALAYALUM, NEPALI, POLISH, PORTUGUESE, PUNJABI, ROMANIAN, RUSSIAN, SOMALI, SPANISH, TAGALOG, TAMIL, TURKISH, URDU, VIETNAMESE or YORUBA$27.95
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The Giant TurnipAdapted by Henriette Barklow
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A humorous retelling of the classic Russian tale. The children in Miss Honeywood's class discover that when they all work together, there is no stopping them!
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Goldilocks & The Three Bears
Kate Clynes /
Louise Daykin
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The traditional
story of adventurous Goldilocks who comes upon the house of the
three bears in the woods.
Available in English
with: Albanian, Arabic,
Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi,
Italian, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Croation, Somali,
Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese
$27.95
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Handa's HenEileen Browne
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Handa & her friend find 2 butterflies around the hen house, 3
mice under the grain store, 4 lizards behind the pots...But where is
Grandmas black hen?
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Handa's SurprizeEileen Browne
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Handa
puts 7 different fruit in a basket to take to her friend as a
surprize. But Handa's walk takes her past a variety of animals
& to them the fruit looks very inviting!
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Head, Shoulders, Knees & ToesIllustrated by Annie Kubler
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Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes provides a great introduction to books through a well known nursery song and interactive text with bright and colourful pictures of adorable babies and fun actions for baby, toddler and adult to act out togetherAvailable in English & one of the following languages of your choiceEnglish + ALBANIAN, ARABIC, BENGALI, CHINESE, FRENCH, FARSI, GUJARATI, IRISH, KOREAN, PUNJABI, POLISH, PORTUGUESE, SOMALI, SPANISH, TAGALOG, TAMIL, TURKISH or URDU
Board Book Perfect for Babies & Toddlers
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Hare & TortoiseHelen Ward
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There once was a fast hare and a slow
tortoise. Join them and a host of other animals to discover who will
be the winner of a most unusual race... Aesop's classic tale focuses
on the race but what of all the other animals that might be watching
including Kangaroos, Emus and an Echidna? $27.95
Preschool - Primary |
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I've Seen Santa
David
Bedford / Tim Warnes
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Christmas Eve and little Bear can't wait for Santa! What's
that noise - someone is downstairs!
Available in English and Simplified Chinese only $18.95 Ages 3-6 years |
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Jungle Animals |
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This pop-out book is fun and bright.
Available in English with: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, Gujarti, Hindi, Panjabi, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish,
Swahili, Tagalog,
Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese
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Keeping up With Cheetah
Lindsay Camp / Jill Newton
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A warm funny story about the
value of true friendship.
Available in
English with: Arabic,
Bengali, Chinese,Simp. Chinese, Czech, Farsi, French, Gujarati,
Hindi, Hungarian, Kurdish, Nepali, Panjabi, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu,
Vietnamese
$27.95
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Lions FablesJan Orerod
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In Aesop's The
Lion and the Mouse, Lion spares the life of the little mouse,
never thinking that one day the mouse might save his life. Available in English & one of the following
languages of your choice $27.95 Preschool - Primary
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Lima's Red Hot ChilliDavid Mills & Derek Brazell
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One big bite into the Chilli results in a spectacular display of fireworks! Mum, Dad Aunt & Grandad all come out to help!Available in English & one of the following languages of your choiceEnglish + ALBANIAN, ARABIC, BENGALI, CHINESE, CROATIAN, FARSI, FRENCH, GUJARATI, JAPANESE, KHMER, KOREAN, KURDISH, PANJABI, PORTUGUESE, SOMALI, SPANISH, TAMIL, TURKISH, URDU, VIETNAMESE or YORUBA$27.95 Preschool - Primary
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Listen Listen
Phillis Gershator / Alison Jay
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A journey through
the seasons discovering the sights and sounds of
nature.
Available in English with:
Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese,Simp.
Chinese, Czech, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi,
Hungarian, Kurdish, Nepali, Panjabi, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Turkish,
Urdu, Vietnamese
$27.95
Preschool - Primary
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Little Honey Bear & the Smiley
Moon
Gillian Lobel /
Tim Warnes
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Honey Bear and his friends discover a shining silver moonpath
and they set off the have tea with the moon. Suddenly it gets
very dark!
Available in English
and Simplified Chinese only
$18.95
Ages 3-6 years
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| The Little Red Hen |
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Everyone is too busy to help the little red hen to plant the wheat to grow and then make the bread but everybody is willing to help her eat the bread!Available in English & one of the following languages of your choiceEnglish + ALBANIAN, ARABIC, BENGALI, BULGARIAN, CHINESE, CHINESE-Simplified, CROATIAN, FARSI, FRENCH, GERMAN, GREEK, GUJARATI, HINDI, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, KOREAN, KURDISH, PANJABI, POLISH, PORTUGUESE, ROMANIAN, RUSSIAN, SHONA, SOMALI, SPANISH, SWAHILI, TAGALOG, TAMIL, TURKISH, TWI, URDU, VIETNAMESE or YORUBA$27.95 Preschool - Primary
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Mei Ling's HiccupsDavid Mills & Derek Brazell
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Mei Ling's hiccups won't go away. What can she do? Everybody had lots of ideas but will any of them solve the problem?Available in English & one of the following languages of your choiceEnglish + ARABIC, BENGALI, CHINESE simplif,CHINESE traditional, CROATIAN, CZECH, FARSI, FRENCH, GUJARATI, JAPANESE, PANJABI, POLISH, PORTUGUSE, SOMALI, SPANISH, TAMIL,TURKISH, URDU, or VIETNAMESE$27.95 Preschool - Primary
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My Daddy is a GiantCarl Norac
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My daddy is a giant. When I want to cuddle him, I have to climb a ladder. He might sneeze like a hurricane and make the ground shake when he runs, but this daddy is a gentle giant. He loves his little boy with all his heart. A book for every little boy who knows he has the best daddy in the world.Available in English & one of the following
languages of your choice $27.95 2-5 years
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Nita goes to Hospital Chris Petty |
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Nita is struck by a
motor car and breaks her leg and needs to be brave when she is taken
to hospital. Chis Petty's beautifully made models in plasticine will
help to ease children's fears and prepare them for their first
hospital visit.
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| Picture Dictionary |
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Beautifully set out dictionary for children. Subjects
include: Plants, animals, shapes, food, home, school,
clothing, and much more.....
Available in English with:
Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Dinka, Farsi,
German, Italian, Japanese, Kurdish, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Turkish, Tamil, Urdu, Vietnamese
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| Sahir Goes to the Dentist |
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When Sahir loses a tooth, Dad decides to take him and Yasmin to the dentist.
Available in English & one of the following
languages of your choice
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SleepyheadNicola Smee
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Time for bed sleepyhead, bath time is over and the story's read. Wonderful rhyming text to share with babies and toddlers.Available in English & one of the following languages of your choiceBoardbookEnglish + ARABIC, BENGALI, CHINESE (simpified), FRENCH, PANJABI, SOMALI, SPANISH or URDU$22.95 Preschool - Primary
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The Swirling HijaabNa'bah bint Robert & Nilesh Mistry
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Enter the imaginary world of a little girl playing with her mothers hijaab. With a swirl of the hijaab she is at once a brave warroir queen, an adventurous namad, or a beautiful bride inside a Bedouin tent... Voted Best Book 2002
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That's My MumHenriette Barlow & Derek Brazell
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Mia & her friend Kai don't look like their Mums'. Based on a true story Mia tells of her experience of being judged by the colour of her skinAvailable in English & one of the following languages of your choiceEnglish + ALBANIAN, ARABIC, BENGALI, CHINESE, CROATIAN, CZECH, FARSI, FRENCH, GERMAN, GUJARATI, ITALIAN, PUNJABI, POLISH, PORTUGUESE, SOMALI, SPANISH, SWAHILI, TURKISH, URDU, VIETNAMESE or YORUBA$27.95 Preschool - Primary
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The
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Henrietta Barkow / Richard
Johnson
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The traditional story of the very hungry goats that need to
cross the bridge to get to the green grass but!.... under the
bridge lives a Troll.
Available in English
with: Albanian, Arabic,
Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Guajarti, Italian,
Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Croatian, Somali, Tamil, Turkish,
Urdu
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| Tokyo Friends |
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This is magical book of a Japanese girl and a girl from
a western country, sharing each others culture in Tokyo.
A valuable beginners guide to Japanese culture and
language.
English and Japanese
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Tom & Sofia Start SchoolChris Petty
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The first day at school
is an enormous step for every child. Sofia is excited and can't wait
to go to the big school like her sister. But Tom is worried; Will he
get lost in the big school? Will he make any friends? Join Tom &
Sofia in finding out abount the fun and fears of the first few days
in school.
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Splash!Flora McDonnell
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The
elephants are hot, the tiger is hot, & the rhinoceros is hot. Only
the baby elephant knows what to do - find some lovely water &
SPLASH! Great reading book for young readers! Boldly illustrated
with simple text. Available in English & one of the following languages of your choiceEnglish + ALBANIAN, ARABIC, BENGALI, CHINESE (traditional), CHINESE (simplified), CROATIAN, FARSI, FRENCH, GUJARATI, KOREAN, PUNJABI, PORTUGESE, SOMALI, TAMIL, TURKISH, TWI, URDU or VIETNAMESE$27.95 Toddlers - Primary
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The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle
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This old favourite children's story now in dual language.Available in English & one of the following languages of your choiceEnglish + ARABIC, BENGALI, CHINESE (Traditional), CHINESE (Simplified), GUJARATI, SOMALI, URDU or VIETNAMESE$24.95 Toddlers- Primary
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Walking
Through the Jungle
Debbie Harter
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Join this fearless
explorer as she discovers different animals and terrains of the
world.
Available in English with:
Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, German,
Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese,
Croatian, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese
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Welcome to the World BabyNa'imabint Robert & Derek Brazell
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When Tariq brings in some dates to celebrate the new baby in his family, Miss Smith has an idea. How do different families welcome babies into the world? Explore different customs from around the world.
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We're Going on a Bear HuntMichael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury
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Brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud,
and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter
with the bear forces a headlong retreat. The always popular children's favourite in dual language editions. Available in English & one of the following languages of your choiceEnglish + ALBANIAN, ARABIC, BENGALI, CHINESE, CROATIAN, CZECH, FARSI, FRENCH, GUJARATI, PUNJABI, PORTUGUESE, SOMALI, TAMIL, TURKISH, URDU, or VIETNAMESE$27.95 Preschool - Primary Also
available in BIG BOOK format English only $55 |
Wheels on the BusIllustrated by Annie Kubler
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This delightful favourite sing-a-long in a dual language board bookAvailable in English & one of the following languages of your choiceEnglish + ARABIC, BENGALI, CHINESE, CHINESE-Simplified, FARSI, FRENCH, GUJARATI, PANJABI, PORTUGUESE, SOMALI, SPANISH, SWAHILI, TAGALOG, TURKISH or URDU$25.95 Toddlers - Preschool |
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Yeh-Hsien
(a Chinese Cinderella)
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Available in English with:
Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarti,
Hindi, Japanese, Kurdish, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese,
Simplified Chinese, Russian, Somali, Spanish,
Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese
$27.95 |
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You're Too Small!
Shen Roddie / Steve Lavis
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Little Mouse is too small to help on
the farm but there is a very special
job that only he can do!
Available in English with Simplified Chinese only $16.95 |
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Carrying
Gwenyth Swain
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Celebrating
Gwenyth Swain
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Eating
Gwenyth Swain
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These books
take you all over the world to find out what people
carry, celebrate and eat. Beautiful photos of people from many cultures.
Available in
English with: Arabic,
Bengali, Chinese, Gujarti, Panjabi, Turkish, Urdu,
Vietnamese
(also available
in English only for $9.95)
$21.95
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This is a
selection of titles available. Please
contact us for more information
and a complete catalogue will be posted to you.
Availability of languages and prices may change
without notice.
pukekobooks@wideband.net.au
