Teacher Essentials, Issue 6, 2025 - Scholastic New Zealand
801. NEW! KORO WĒTĀ
4–21
802. NEW! THE BIG BOIL-UP 2-PACK
A joyful celebration of kai, connection and whanau. From hunting and gathering to simmering and sharing, this is a heartwarming story of tradition, family and aroha. 2 books, each 32 pp.
$43.98 TE $16.00
803. NEW! MOTHER OF THE NATION: WHINA COOPER AND THE LONG WALK FOR JUSTICE 2-PACK
A delightful way for young readers to gain insight into the habits of the fascinating weta. 32 pp.
$22.99 TE $15.00 SAVE $ 7.99
804. NEW! SOFT & FLEXIBLE WOBBLE SEAT
The true story of one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most exceptional leaders and a courageous wahine toa, who united thousands of Māori and Pakeha to address injustices, and whose mana and determination continue to inspire us today. 2 books, each 32-pp hardcover.
$50.00 TE $29.00
Students can move while sitting, releasing pent-up fidgety energy and enabling them to focus in the classroom. Measures 36 x 36 x 30cm.
$110.99 TE $85.00
$ 21.00
805. TRUE NEW ZEALAND STORIES 5-PACK
Five stories of extraordinary animal companions. 5 books, each 32 pp.
$109.95 TE $29.00
806. NEW! 6 CONFLICT & RESOLUTION GAMES
Understand the concepts of bullying, how to handle everyday conflicts and seek to resolve differences in more positive and solution focused ways with this unique set of games. Contains 2 board games, 1 matching game, 1 counter game, 1 thermometer, 20 puzzle pieces, counters, spinner, die, and a game guide with instructions.
$49.99 TE $45.00
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
807. Emotion Dominoes
Children identify a series of emotions while playing a game of dominoes with this unique collection of durable plastic dominoes. Contains 28 dominos.
$19.99 TE $19.00
809. My Supercharged ADHD Brain
A vibrant picture book for all children to learn about the positive aspects and challenges of having ADHD. 32-pp hardcover.
$27.99 TE
808. Feelings Flipbook
Children can use this flipbook to explore their emotions and find the one that best describes how they feel.
Measures 245mm x 240mm.
$19.99 TE $19.00
811. 6 Social Skills Games
810. My Feelings Bean Bags
Touch, toss, and talk about the emotions depicted on each tactile beanbag for a multi-sensory emotional learning experience.
10 bean bags, each measuring 10 x 10cm.
$49.99 TE $45.00
Support children to learn how to cope in easily relatable social situations, differentiate between right and wrong and learn to express and understand others’ emotions. 6 games, 6 counters, spinner, die and game guide.
$49.99 TE $35.00
812. 50 Social Scenario Activities
Activity cards ideal for reflecting on appropriate social interactions, developing empathy, exploring tolerance, strengthening communication skills and role modelling scenarios.
50 double-sided, laminated activity cards, each 18 x 11cm.
$36.99 TE $29.00
REACHING EVERY READER
813. HiLo Diversity Decodables
Build confidence in older, struggling readers as they master the phonics code. The week-by-week program features high interest adventure stories, centred around a cast of diverse and relatable characters.
60 books, each 8 pp.
$249.99
815. NEW! Magnetic Rainbow Arc
This double-sided magnetic arc, with the alphabet presented on one sideand a rainbow presented on the other, comes in four quadrants which can also be used for teaching the sequencing of letters.
4 double-sided magentic pieces.
$24.99 TE $24.00
814. Reading Comprehension Cubes
Enrich your classroom reading discussions with comprehension cubes. Includes specific dice for before, during and after reading questions.
6 dice, each measuring 4cm x 4cm x 4cm. $34.99 TE $29.00
816. NEW! Rainbow Letters
Perfect for building CVC words or completing alphabet arc activities, and ideal for use on magnetic boards/ whiteboards. Vowels are colour-coded in red and consonants are colour-coded in blue.
62 letters, approx 4 cm high. Includes 2 sets of the alphabet and an extra 2 sets of vowels.
$17.99 TE $17.00
820. Maui and other Māori Legends
A beautiful collection of artist Peter Gossage’s memorable retellings of Māori oral myths in one stunning volume! 208-pp hardcover. $40.00
823. Emojis Te Reo Stickers
Seven styles of emoji faces, with a short phrase or word of encouragement in Te Reo! 216 stickers.
$7.99 TE $7.00
$20.00 TE $18.00
824. Whakamihi Praise Stickers
825. Pipi Dance 2-Pack
Wriggle and shuffle with Mumma and Bubs as they do a happy pipi dance to gather kai from the moana! 2 books, each 32 pp.
$43.98 TE $18.00
828. Te Reo Māori Picture Book 10-Pack Ten picture books in te reo Māori to boost your classroom library. 10
822. The Gavin Bishop Treasury
A very special hardback collection of 10 classic children’s stories written and illustrated by multiple-award-winning New Zealand author Gavin Bishop. 256-pp hardcover.
$45.00 TE $39.00
A kaleidoscope of colours gives an energetic feel to these fun Māori praise stickers! 140 stickers in 7 designs,
826. This Land: Māui & Tāne 2-Pack It is a world where new tribes have been created, with abilities beyond their 827. Edmonds Taku Puka Tohutao Tuatahi A te reo Māori edition of a New Zealand classic cookbook. 112 pp. $27.99
829. Māori Place Names: Their Meanings and Origins
Pronounce and understand Māori place names with this fourth edition of the classic guide to meanings and origins of names across New Zealand. 152 pp. $34.99 TE $29.00
SPOTLIGHT ON: BRAND-NEW FUN AND ENGAGING
Q&A with ELIANA AVATAR
Tell us in your own words about the Royal School for Roblox Princesses. Hi, everyone! I’m Eliana Avatar and I go to the Royal School for Roblox Princesses. You can read all about my time there in my books! The first book is called Surprise Pets and it’s all about how I met my magical pet.
Tell us about your magical school. Our headmistress is named Ms Glimmer. At our school, we have princesses from all around the land. We take classes in kingdom-ruling, diplomacy, fashion, magic and animal training. If we pass all our tests, we graduate a official princesses, ready to rule our kingdoms. The school is a boarding school and we each get our own rooms. We can decorate them however we like! We also get a magical egg each that hatches into our own special pet.
Tell us about the unique personalities of your friends and their pets.
My best friends at school are Princess Kiara and Princess Melody. We are all such good friends, but we have very different personalities and talents. I love everything pink and sparkly! I love dogs and horses and I decorated my room
ROYAL SCHOOL FOR ROBLOX PRINCESSES
Princess Eliana has arrived at the Royal School for Roblox Princesses and it’s everything she’s ever dreamed of! Join Eliana and her friends as they take classes in fashion, design and magic.
When Eliana first arrives at the Royal School for Roblox Princesses, she is eager to decorate her room and choose a royal companion from the Egg Nursery. But when she must train her new pet for an upcoming test, kingdom rival Raven Tempest has other plans. Will Raven’s schemes ruin Eliana’s chances of success?
The first book in a brand-new series that will appeal to both gamers and non-gamers with a love for princesses and fashion.
with a plush pink couch and a beautiful pink netting which hangs over my bed. I have glittery cushions and soft plush toys. Melody’s room looks like an enchanted forest because she loves animals so much. So it also makes sense that her secret magical pet is a little fox! Kiara is a bright and bold avatar, just like her room! She loves disco lights, rainbows and music. Her pet is the cutest, funniest little sloth who can be a little lazy. I won’t tell you what animal hatched as my pet—you'll have to read my book!
What have you learned on your journey so far?
stick up for myself while also being kind and not letting myself sink to her mean level. I’ve also learned that your true friends are the ones who love you for who you are, and the ones you can rely on.
What’s next for Eliana Avatar?
Well, this is super exciting. After a short while at the school, we get sorted into our specialist groups, called our Realm, and our own special power! Our unique powers are called our Whimsies and can be anything from magically creating light to talking to animals. If you want to find out what my magic gift is, you’ll have to wait for the next book!
PRINCESS
ELIANA
See page 9, item #830 for this and other fun chapter books!
Just like any school, the Royal School has all types of avatars. And some of them can be, well, a bit tricky. There’s one girl named Raven who is from a kingdom that is not on the best terms with mine. She can be pretty mean, so I have to learn how to
AVATAR is learning how to be a princess at the Royal School for Roblox Princesses. She grew up in the Kingdom of Questia, where her family have ruled for generations. Her favourite classes at the Royal School is magic and fashion, and she loves sharing her adventures with her best friends, Melody and Kiara. Eliana loves to write, especially about her adventures at the Royal School!
ENGAGING MIDDLE GRADE FICTION SERIES!
Q&A with SWAPNA HADDOW
Can you please tell us in your own words all about your brand-new book series –The Terrible Trio?
This is a series about fitting in. Zeb, Marge and Barry are 'gifted' with the absolute worst superpowers and need to find their way in a world full of actual superheroes. Zeb really struggles with acknowledging who he is in a superhero world and this first story in the series is all about his journey of acceptance and how crucial his friends are in supporting him.
The Terrible Trio is a funny, quirky graphic novel series full of the trials and tribulations of self-discovery and the joy of finding your tribe—I've had an absolute hoot writing it.
Do you have a favourite spread and why? Minky's illustrations are HILARIOUS! It's so tough to narrow down just one spread because I adore them all. I especially love every time Zeb completely loses his cool. He's the most overdramatic zebra in all of literature. When he is given his powers, he absolutely crumples and Minky's illustrations of him collapsed like a damsel in distress, with tears and one wee bogey are exceptionally brilliant because I too am a Zeb when things don't go my way, so I relate completely to the dramatics.
What stands out as one of the highlights or most memorable aspects of writing
The Terrible Trio?
I love writing funny fiction but it's hard when the real world feels a bit like a
THE TERRIBLE TRIO : THE (NOT SO) SUPERHEROES
A terrible terrific new series by award-winning children’s author, Swapna Haddow. Hilariously illustrated by Minky Stapleton.
In a world where all animals have superpowers, café workers Zeb the zebra, Margarine the penguin and Barry the lemur have been given the WORST powers of all. Watching all the other superheroes save the world, day in and day out, Zeb, Margarine and Barry wonder if they will ever get to be superheroes for a day themselves.
We had the pleasure of chatting with Swapna about her hew series!
dumpster fire. Writing the series was such an escape for me. I found myself laughing out loud at my desk and I love that writing can take me away from reality for a bit. This series has been incredible for that.
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
I would love to control time. There are so many things I want to do, so many books I want to read and so many adventures I want to go on, but it doesn't feel like there is enough time to do everything. (Sadly, I cannot control time. I do have a rubbish superpower though—I can turn my tongue upside down.)
Who did you write this series for? And what do you hope your readers take away from it?
This series is perfect for young readers, newly independent readers, reluctant readers, and readers who love graphic novels or just want a laugh. I hope this is a series that kids really enjoy and share with their families and in their classrooms.
I would love for young readers reading this series to take away that there is only one of them in the world and that makes them very special.
What’s next for Zeb, Barry and Marge? There are more adventures on the way for Zeb, Barry, and Marge! Marge loses her powers in the next book and Barry discovers brand new powers in the third. There are heaps more jokes and fun from this trio so watch this space!
What do you like to do in your own time?
I love to read. It's rare to find me without a book. I also love adventures and travel and discovering new places so you'll often find me in a caravan with my family, heading off on a road trip.
SWAPNA HADDOW grew up in the UK and wrote her first book at age eight. She wishes she’d kept it, but it seemed like a good idea at the time to trade it for two stickers and a couple of marbles! Her first published book was the hilarious junior novel Dave Pigeon, which grew into a laughout-loud, award-winning series. She has since written many funny, colourful and much-loved picture books as well as further junior fiction series. Swapna loves to write stories filled with boisterous animals causing mayhem, with friendship and humour consistently at the heart of her work. Swapna now lives in Dunedin, New Zealand, with her husband, son and their dog. Her first homegrown tall tale with Scholastic New Zealand is But Then . . . the almost true story of an overdue book.
See page 9, item #833 for this and other fun chapter books!
SCIENCE IN ACTION!
835. STEM Explorers
Pixel Art Challenge
Craft cool 2-D pixel art by solving math and coding problems! 402 pieces.
$43.99 TE $38.00
837. Curious Questions and Answers About Favourite Science Topics
This nonfiction four-book set covers all things amazing and astounding about astronauts, dinosaurs, science and the human body. 4 books, each 32 pp
$26.99 TE $24.00
839. Magnetic Weather Symbols Set
Children become weather reporters and learn more about how to read the weather, what terms and phrases are used in weather reporting, and what weather symbols mean!
100 magnetic pieces (83 weather symbols, 12 fronts, 4 thermometers, 1 compass). Includes an activity guide.
$39.99 TE $21.00
$ 18.99
836. National Geographic Earth Science 6-Pack
From storms and erupting volcanoes to hidden gems and fascinating fish, discover our planet’s mysteries. Each 32 pp.
$39.99 TE $29.00
838. Science Microscope with Light
Discover the microscopic world with your own microscope. Includes Microscope, collection box and labels, collection jars, 5 slides, tweezers.
$34.99 TE $27.00
840. STEM Explorers: Brainometry
Students can solve brain-teasing puzzle challenges that test knowledge of shapes, critical thinking, fine motor skills, and more.
24 shapes and double-sided challenge cards.
$59.99 TE $55.00
843. NEW! Castaway
A true tale of shipwreck and survival in harrowing sub-antarctic conditions off the southern coast of New Zealand. Each 208 pp. $125.95 TE $59.00
844. NEW! Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea An ancient grudge between the gods Tane and Tangaroa has flared up. Each 224 pp. Upper primary/Lower secondary. $150.00 TE $120.00
845. Flight of the Fantail A busload of high school students crashes in a remote part of Aotearoa. How will they make it out? Each 364 pp. Upper primary/Lower secondary. $180.00 TE $149.00
CLASSIC BOXED SETS
846. Wings of Fire: The First Ten Books Five dragonets must fulfill an ancient prophecy and reunite the seven dragon tribes. Each 336 pp + slipcase. $130.00 TE $85.00
849. NEW! Fraction Flips
A durable, double-sided flip stand with different fraction values on one side and their equivalences on the reverse side.
235mm W x 140mm H. $19.99 TE $19.00
847. NEW! Michael Morpurgo 6-Book Boxed Set Six best-loved novels by the award-winning author of War Horse. 1232
850. NEW! Place Value Discs: 10-Value Decimals to Whole Numbers
Colour-coded according to place value, these foam discs allow students to visually track what happens when they regroup numbers in both addition and subtraction. 250 foam discs, each measuring 2.5cm diameter. $39.99 TE $32.00
$ 20.00
848. Lightfall 3-Book Boxed Set
In the land of Irpa, an ancient threat awakens, obsessed with plunging the world into eternal darkness. Luckily, chance enlists two unsuspecting heroes to save the day. Each 256 ppp + slipcase. $75.00 TE $55.00
851. Fractions Dominoes
Help children become more confident in their fraction skills. 28 melamine dominoes $22.99 TE $19.00
