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199 Ships and BoatsUsborne$NZ17.00
199 Things under the SeaUsborne$NZ17.00
500 Days Around the World on a 12 Foot yachtSerge Testa$NZ55.00
A Boy, His Dog And the SeaAnthony Browne$NZ30.00
A Hippo Lives in HavelockBrett Avison & Scott Tulloch$NZ25.00
A Kiwi went to sea, sea ,seaPeter Millett$NZ22.00
A Sail of Two IdiotsRenee D. Petrillo$NZ45.00
A Sailor, A Chicken, An Incredible VoyageGuirec Soudee$NZ65.00
A Sea Vagabond's WorldBernard Moitessier$NZ60.00
A Tale of Two YachtsBarbara White$NZ60.00
Adventures of Chas from Tas. Volume 1 - Renegades at SeaJuliet Prentice & Charles Blundell$NZ55.00
Alba. The Hundred Year old FishLara Hawthorne$NZ20.00
All Hands on DeckWill Sofrin$NZ50.00
Aotearoa Lost WorldsDave Gunson$NZ20.00
Aquarium SnapUsborne$NZ20.00
At the BeachNed Barraud & Gillian Candler$NZ22.00
Australia the Hard WayDavid Pyle$NZ45.00
Awesome Undersea Activities for KidsVicki Whiting$NZ16.00
Baby Fish Finger Puppet BookHuang$NZ20.00
Baby Orca Finger Puppet BookHuang$NZ20.00
Baby Penguin Finger Puppet BookHuang$NZ20.00
Bark Ship BonnieStephanie Staib$NZ35.00
BataviaPeter Fitzsimons$NZ50.00
Beer In the BilgesAlan Boreham, Peter links, Bob Rossiter$NZ60.00
Bligh - Master MarinerRob Mundle$NZ35.00
Blokes Up NorthKev Oliver & Tony Lancashire$NZ30.00
Blue water. Stories from a Life AfloatLindsay Wright$NZ45.00
Blue, Blue ChristmasAnna Coddington$NZ22.00
Bookseller at the End of the WorldRuth Shaw$NZ40.00
Born to Be HangedKeith Thomson$NZ50.00
Cape Horn - The Logical RouteBernard Moitessier$NZ50.00
Captain James CookRob Mundle$NZ35.00
CastawayRobert Macklin$NZ30.00
CircumnavigationNatalie Reeve$NZ45.00
Crusoe's Island. PBAndrew Lambert$NZ25.00
Daldy to the RescueDouglas Walker$NZ15.00
Dead in The WaterMathew Campbell & Kit Chellel$NZ25.00
Deep Sea Discovery Card GameLaurence King$NZ35.00
Deodar's VoiceDouglas Walker$NZ15.00
Desperate VoyageJohn Caldwell$NZ45.00
Discover OceansNorth Parade publishing$NZ40.00
DK Pocket Eyewitness EarthDK$NZ20.00
DK Pocket Eyewitness OceanDK$NZ20.00
DK Pocket Eyewitness SharksDK$NZ20.00
Dominoes.Floss & Rock$NZ35.00
Endangered Animals BingoLaurence King$NZ42.00
Facing FearLisa Blair$NZ40.00
Farewell Mr PuffinPaul Heiney$NZ30.00
Fatal Storm - Updated International EditionRob Mundle$NZ35.00
Finding EnduranceDarrel Bristow-Bovey$NZ40.00
First Book of Unique New Zealand Bird Songs.Fred van Gessel$NZ28.00
For the Love of SauntressMartin O'Scannall$NZ35.00
Freaky Funky FishDebra Shumaker$NZ30.00
From Shore to Ocean FloorG Arbuthnott$NZ40.00
Go Fish Card Game $NZ15.00
Good Little ShipPeter Willis$NZ45.00
Gordon Bennett and the First Yacht Race across the Atlantic Ocean - pbSam Jefferson$NZ20.00
Great White SharkClaire Saxby$NZ20.00
Heavy MetalMichael Fabey$NZ60.00
Hell on High SeasRob Mundle$NZ35.00
Hello LighthouseSophie Blackall$NZ22.00
Herbert the Brave Sea DogRobyn Belton$NZ22.00
Hero of the SeaDavid Hill & Phoebe Morris$NZ28.00
High Mountains and Cold SeasJ R L Anderson$NZ55.00
How Ships WorkClive Gifford$NZ30.00
I am JellyfishRuth Paul$NZ22.00
I Saw it First! OceanLaurence King$NZ50.00
Ice With EverythingH W Tilman$NZ40.00
IcebirdDavid Lewis$NZ55.00
In Mischief's WakeH W Tilman$NZ35.00
In the Wake of HeroesEd. Tom Cunliffe$NZ25.00
Incredible JourneysNed Barraud$NZ22.00
Incredible Voyage, TheTristan Jones$NZ70.00
Into the Midnight SunBarbara Thomas$NZ50.00
Island NotesTim Higham$NZ35.00
Island of the LostJoan Druett$NZ40.00
James CookPeter Fitzsimons$NZ40.00
Just Sea & SkyBen Pester$NZ25.00
Last Great Adventure of Sir Peter Blake, TheAlan Sefton$NZ35.00
Left For DeadNick Ward with Sinead O'Brien$NZ25.00
Let's build a Boatjane Godwin$NZ25.00
Lighthouse Princess, TheSusan Wardell$NZ22.00
Lighthouse Stevensons, TheBella Bathurst$NZ30.00
Little Crab Finger Puppet Book $NZ20.00
Little Hector and the Big Blue WhaleRuth Paul$NZ20.00
Little Hector and the Big IdeaRuth Paul$NZ20.00
Little Hector meets Mini MauiRuth Paul$NZ20.00
Living the DreamVern & Connie Madison$NZ65.00
Lone VoyagerJoseph E Garland$NZ65.00
Long Way, TheBernard Moitessier$NZ50.00
Look Inside a Coral Reef (Lift the Flap)Usborne$NZ25.00
Looking After Our Ocean (Lift the Flap)Usborne$NZ25.00
Looking after our Planet. Lift the FlapKatie Daynes$NZ25.00
Lost at Sea! ShipwrecksBen Hubbard$NZ30.00
ManfishJennifer Berne$NZ20.00
MANGO Sharks and Rays of AotearoaNed Barraud$NZ35.00
Marco PoloTony Armitt$NZ45.00
Messing About in BoatsJohn R Muir$NZ40.00
Mischief among the PenguinsH W Tilman$NZ35.00
Mischief Goes SouthH W Tilman$NZ35.00
Mischief in GreenlandH W Tilman$NZ35.00
Mischief in PatagoniaH W Tilman$NZ35.00
Mostly MischiefH W Tilman$NZ35.00
Move Like WaterHannah Stowe$NZ40.00
Mr Clownfish, Miss Anemone and the Hermit CrabSean Avery$NZ30.00
Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General GrantCristina Sanders$NZ37.00
Mrs Peanuckle's Ocean AlphabetJesse Ford$NZ25.00
Mutiny on Board HMS BountyWilliam Bligh$NZ25.00
My First Book Of Sea CreaturesZoe Ingram$NZ25.00
My First Seas and Oceans BookUsborne Books$NZ25.00
New Zealand Night SkyAlistair Hughes$NZ30.00
New Zealand's Backyard BirdsNed Barraud$NZ22.00
Nga Waka O Nehera. The First Voyaging CanoesJeff Evans$NZ50.00
Ngataki Tee ShirtTino Rewa Trust$NZ40.00
North to the NightAlvah Simon$NZ40.00
NZ Illustrated Alphabet in Te Reo & English. FlashcardsWolfcamp$NZ30.00
Ocean - Touch and feel Floor Puzzle $NZ25.00
Ocean 400 Reusable StickersEyelike$NZ20.00
Ocean Animal AtlasLonely Planet$NZ30.00
Ocean BingoLaurence King$NZ42.00
Ocean Playing CardsLawrence King$NZ35.00
OceanariumTeagan White$NZ50.00
Oliver goes to Stephens Island LighthouseGrant Sheehan$NZ25.00
On Plastic Bag PatrolAndrew Fagan$NZ18.00
Once is EnoughMiles Smeeton$NZ35.00
One Girl One DreamLaura Dekker$NZ30.00
One Smart FishChris Wormell$NZ28.00
One Weka Went WalkingKate Preece$NZ25.00
Orpheus Disaster, TheThayer Fairburn$NZ60.00
Out On The WaterTessa Duder$NZ33.00
PassagesLinda Trubridge$NZ40.00
Pathway of the BirdsAndrew Crowe$NZ50.00
Peekaboo Ocean Crinkle BookWee Gallery$NZ25.00
Peep Inside the Deep OceanAnna Milbourne$NZ20.00
Peep Inside The SeashoreUsborne$NZ20.00
Penguin in PerilHelen Hancocks$NZ20.00
Penguins - Usborne BeginnersEmily Bone$NZ15.00
Penguin's Perfect Pebble $NZ15.00
Polynesian Navigation and the Discovery of New ZealandJeff Evans$NZ40.00
Pop Up Peekaboo PenguinDK$NZ25.00
Pop Up Peekaboo SharksDK$NZ25.00
Pop Up Peekaboo Under The SeaDK$NZ25.00
Ragamuffin ManDavid Salter$NZ40.00
Riddle of the Sands, TheErskine Childers$NZ25.00
Rock PoolsNed Barraud$NZ22.00
Run Pups RunKerri Day & Nicky Johnston$NZ32.00
Running FreeRobin Knox-Johnston$NZ45.00
RYA Go CruisingRYA$NZ30.00
Sailing Alone Around the WorldCaptain Joshua Slocum$NZ30.00
Sailing Alone Around the World (Stanford Travel Classic)Captain Joshua Slocum$NZ25.00
Sailing SuleikaDennis Krebs$NZ40.00
Sailing to the Edge of Time (PB)John Kretschmer$NZ25.00
Sailing to the ReefsBernard Moitessier$NZ45.00
Sailing, Yachts & YarnsTom Cunliffe$NZ50.00
Sailor DogLittle Golden Book$NZ8.00
Scoundrels & Eccentrics of the PacificJohn Dunmore$NZ40.00
Scuffy the TugboatLittle Golden Book$NZ8.00
Sea Devil.James Bade$NZ50.00
Sea. A World Beneath the WavesBritta Teekentrup$NZ20.00
Seas. Lift the Flap Eco BookCarmen Saldana$NZ20.00
Secret Life of WhalesRena Ortega$NZ32.00
See Inside Oceans - Lift the FlapEmily Bone$NZ25.00
Sheila in the WindAdrian Hayter$NZ55.00
ShipwreckedGavin McLean$NZ60.00
Sir John Franklin's Erebus and Terror ExpeditionGillian Hutchinson$NZ45.00
Snapper. The Real StoryAnnemarie Florian$NZ28.00
Snow PetrelJon Tucker$NZ40.00
Soren LarsenJim Cottier$NZ30.00
Sorms Ahead - Rick DodsonRebecca Hayter$NZ40.00
South Sea VagabondsJohnny Wray$NZ30.00
Strange last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst, TheNicholas Tomalin & Ron Hall$NZ35.00
Superyacht CaptainBrendan O'Shannassy$NZ35.00
Survive the Savage SeaDougal Robinson$NZ45.00
Swin, Swale & SwatchwayH Lewis Jones$NZ35.00
Swirly World Sails SouthAndrew Fagan$NZ35.00
Te Kaitoa .Geoff Neville$NZ45.00
Ten RoguesPeter Grose$NZ40.00
The Beaching of Bertha BargeDouglas Walker$NZ15.00
The Big Book of the BlueYuval Zommer$NZ40.00
The Big Sticker Book of the BlueYuval Zommer$NZ25.00
The Boat Who Wouldn't FloatFarley Mowat$NZ40.00
The Boy Who Fell to ShoreCharles J. Doane$NZ50.00
The Breath of AngelsJohn Beattie$NZ50.00
The Cruise of the TeddyErling Tambs$NZ45.00
The DeepLaura Cowan$NZ25.00
The Frozen WorldsJason Bittel$NZ40.00
The Happy, Snappy SharkGareth Lucas$NZ22.00
The Islands Time ForgotGraham Morse$NZ60.00
The Last Grain RaceEric Newby$NZ25.00
The Lost Boys of MontaukAmanda M Fairbanks$NZ40.00
The Lugworm ChroniclesKen Duxbury$NZ45.00
The Notorious Captain HayesJoan Druett$NZ40.00
The not-so-Brave PenguinSteve Smallman$NZ15.00
The not-so-Perfect PenguinSteve Smallman$NZ15.00
The Ocean BookLonely Planet Kids$NZ30.00
The Small and Mighty Book of OceansTracey Turner$NZ20.00
The Story of Sir Peter BlakeTessa Duder$NZ25.00
The Summer islesPhilip Marsden$NZ25.00
The Temptress VoyagesEdward Allcard$NZ40.00
The Weather BookLonely Planet$NZ30.00
There Was An old SailorClaire Saxby & Cassandra Allen$NZ20.00
This Thing of DarknessHarry Thompson$NZ35.00
Those Eco-Pirate KidsJon Tucker$NZ25.00
Those Magnificent Voyagers of the PacificRick Fisher & Andrew Crowe$NZ35.00
Those Seal Rock KidsJon Tucker$NZ25.00
Those Shipwreck KidsJon Tucker$NZ25.00
Those Snake Island KidsJon Tucker$NZ25.00
Those Sugar-Barge KidsJon Tucker$NZ25.00
Three Sheets to the WindAdam Courtenay$NZ40.00
Tide's OutFrances Plumpton$NZ20.00
To the Ice and BeyondGraeme Kendall$NZ35.00
To Venture FurtherTristan Jones$NZ55.00
Toroa's JourneyMaria Gill$NZ9.99
Travels With My NanNick Imber$NZ45.00
Trial by TasmanLindsay Wright$NZ40.00
Triumph and TribulationH W Tilman$NZ80.00
True Spirit, new updated editionJessica Watson$NZ30.00
Under the OceanNed Barraud & Gillian Candler$NZ22.00
Under the Sea - Ocean Memory GameLawrence king$NZ35.00
Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow, TheA J Mackinnon$NZ30.00
Up The RiverGillian Chandler &Ned Barraud$NZ22.00
ViolaRobb Robinson$NZ40.00
Voyage for Madmen, APeter Nichols$NZ30.00
Voyages of the Pioneers to new Zealand 1839-85John McLean$NZ45.00
Waka Taua. The Maori War CanoeJeff Evans$NZ35.00
Wake of the InvercauldMadelene Ferguson Allen$NZ55.00
WandererSterling Hayden$NZ65.00
Watch out for the WekaNed Barraud$NZ20.00
WavewalkerSuzanne Heywood$NZ38.00
Whaler by ProvidenceDon Wilson$NZ50.00
What Dwells in the DeepKelly Ward-Wills$NZ25.00
When The Ship Hits The FanCapt. Rob Anderson$NZ30.00
Where is it in townNed Barraud$NZ22.00
Where is it?Ned Barraud$NZ22.00
Where the hell is Tuvalu?Phillip Ells$NZ35.00
Where the Magic HappensCaspar Cravan$NZ40.00
Wild CoastsNed Barraud$NZ22.00
Wild Seas to GreenlandRebecca Hayter$NZ40.00
With the Wind Behind UsMatt Elliott$NZ40.00
Wobble, Waddle, ToddleAnne Hunter$NZ22.00
World of My Own, ARobin Knox-Johnston$NZ30.00
World's Strangest Ocean BeastsLonely Planet$NZ20.00
Worse Things Happen at SeaJohn McCrystal$NZ40.00
Wreckers, TheBella Bathurst$NZ35.00
Yankee sails the NileIrving & Electa Johnson$NZ55.00