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For younger readers

Gillespie, Carol Ann. New Zealand. Chelsea House, 2002. In the Modern World Nations Series, for readers in grade 7 and up.

Landau, Elaine. Australia and New Zealand. Scholastic, 1999. For readers in grades 3 to 5.

Shepherd, Donna Walsh. New Zealand. Children's Press, 2002. In the Enchantment of the World series, for readers in grades 4 to 8.

Smelt, Roselynn. New Zealand. Benchmark, 1998. For readers in grade 7 and up.

Theunissen, Steve. The Maori of New Zealand. Lerner, 2002. For readers in grades 4 to 6.

New Zealand

New Zealand Official Yearbook. GP Publications, 1997- . This annual compendium of facts and figures describes major changes each year and includes discussions of agriculture, social life, government, history, geography, commerce, and more.

Belich, James. Making Peoples: A History of the New Zealanders, from Polynesian Settlement to the End of the Nineteenth Century. University of Hawaii Press, 1996. This first volume of a planned two-volume work provides excellent general history.

Booz, Elizabeth B. New Zealand. Odyssey, 2000. An overview of New Zealand's Maori culture, geological wonders, cities, and people.

Easton, Brian. In Stormy Seas: The New Zealand Economy Since 1945. Otago, 1997. Detailed discussion of New Zealand economics.

Hanbury-Tenison, Robin. Fragile Eden. Salem Press, 1989. Discussion of the vulnerability of the nature encountered on travels through New Zealand.

Kanze, Edward. Notes from New Zealand. Holt, 1992. Impressions of author's three trips to New Zealand to view three wild, rare animals: the kiwi, the tuatara, and the New Zealand frog.

McLaughlan, Gordon, ed. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Bateman, 1990. Extensive information, arranged alphabetically and including a chronology of history.

Nile, Richard, and Christian Clerk. Cultural Atlas of Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific. Facts on File, 1996. Comprehensive source on geography, history, and culture.

Palmer, G. W. R. Bridled Power: New Zealand Government Under MMP. Oxford University Press, 3rd ed. 1997. Excellent description of the government, parliament, and courts of New Zealand.

Rice, G. R., ed. The Oxford History of New Zealand. Oxford University Press, 1992. Comprehensive, well-written history.

Starzecka, D. C. Maori Art and Culture. Art Media, 1996. Good introduction to the history and culture of the Maori people.

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