We have enjoyed Cathedral, Mill,  and City. The Way We Work and The New Way Things Work would be excellent additions to your home library.
Here is the link for the books at the NZ  National Library

Here is the link for the books at the Auckland Libraries

My 10 year loves these books. I read the first one aloud to him when he was about 8. They were one of the first real chapter books that he read to himself. They have lovely illustrations. The type is large for easier reading, the vocabulary is simple and the chapters are short. But the plot is clever and Elmer is a delightful resourceful character who has high appeal for young boys.

This is a 50th anniversary addition: they have stood the test of time. In this addition there are 3 books, My Father’s Dragon, Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland.

Here is a link for the books at the Auckland Libraries (just select your region along the top to request the books). Unfortunately they do not stock any copies at Manukau. I borrowed them from the National Library. But I have put in a request for Manukau Libraries to buy this new hard back edition.

Update: They purchased a copy, here is the link . It is always worth making suggestions for purchase to your local library

A wonderful edition to any home library.

Don’t you love having a race to see who  can spot Lowly the worm  first?

I think the fact they have been translated into 30 languages, made into movies and sold over 300 million copies speaks for itself.

The books can be found at the Auckland Libraries

and at the National Library

Click on the picture to be taken to the Book Depository.

The world economy is a heavy topic but this book isn’t heavy: It is great fun! It teaches children what a million is, and I think does in a very clever, creative way.

Here is the link for the books at the Auckland Libraries

Click on the image to buy it Fishpond.

There are 8 books in the series. They were made into a TV series

Here is the link for the books at the NZ  National Library

Here is the link for the book at the Auckland Libraries ( they currently hold only one title,  last year all the stories were reprinted in one book and I have made a request for its purchase – Later – which they bought !

Linked here )

Click on the image to buy the complete collection from Fishpond.

You can also see a limited preview at Google Books including the pea soup story

Maurice Sendak  in the forward writes “The picture book is a peculiar art form that thrives on genius, intuition, daring and a meticulous attention to its history and its various, complex components. The picture book is a picture puzzle, badly misunderstood by critics and condescended to by far too many as merely a trifle for “the kiddies.” Children are routinely patronized and thus so are we who spend our creative lives entertaining them and nourishing their spirit”

As a mother of children who has been reading aloud picture books for over 12 years, I could not agree more.

This wonderful book gives you a chance to learn history together while embracing their delight in weapons through the ages. Brilliant for late readers because they can learn so much just from the illustrations. But it is not just the illustrations which are good, Edwin Tunis was a passionate lover of history, which he communicates through his wonderfully detailed text. His books are similar  to David Macaulay’s Pyramid: Brilliant for late readers because they can learn so much from the illustrations.

We loved Oars, Sails and Steam: A picture books of ships as well as Frontier Living, Wheels and Indians. We are looking forward to exploring  more of his work.

A child could spend a year in Oars, Sails and Steam and not lack for learning. We found the glossary of Nautical Terms in the back very helpful.

Here is a another more thorough review of his books.

Here is the link for some of his  books at the NZ National Library

Here is the link for the books at the Auckland Libraries

Click on the image to buy it from Fish Pond