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Back to School Books

Dictionaries, study guides, phonics books and more to help kids with their schoolwork

Essential home reference books

A dictionary, thesaurus and atlas are essential reference books to support home learning and to encourage children to check their facts.
  1. First Illustrated Dictionary and Thesaurus book cover
    First Illustrated Dictionary and Thesaurus
    Age: 5+
    RRP  NZ$39.99
  2. Junior Illustrated English Dictionary book cover
    Junior Illustrated English Dictionary
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  3. Illustrated English Dictionary book cover
    Illustrated English Dictionary
    Age: 9+
    RRP  NZ$29.99
  4. Junior Illustrated Thesaurus book cover
    Junior Illustrated Thesaurus
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  5. Junior Illustrated Grammar and Punctuation book cover
    Junior Illustrated Grammar and Punctuation
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  6. Big Picture Atlas book cover
    Big Picture Atlas
    Age: 4+
    RRP  NZ$34.99
  7. Junior Illustrated Science Dictionary book cover
    Junior Illustrated Science Dictionary
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  8. First Illustrated Maths Dictionary book cover
    First Illustrated Maths Dictionary
    Age: 5+
    RRP  NZ$22.99

Starting school

Prepare your child by reading about what school is like and practising key skills.
See all of our books for starting school
Top Quicklinks for Back to School

We've picked some of the best websites for going back to school

Get your brain ready for school with lots of fun and fact-filled games and quizzes! Design a rollercoaster online, code a rock band, hop in an art time machine and more.

Show me the back to school websites

Write-in activity books for stealth learning

When learning is this much fun, children won't even think they are doing schoolwork. With engaging topics from maps to measuring.
  1. Planet Earth Activity Book book cover
    Planet Earth Activity Book
    Age: 6+
    RRP  NZ$19.99
  2. Design Activity Book book cover
    Design Activity Book
    Age: 8+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  3. Write Your Own Story Book book cover
    Write Your Own Story Book
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  4. Inventions Scribble Book book cover
    Inventions Scribble Book
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  5. Maps Activity Book book cover
    Maps Activity Book
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  6. Write Your Own Scripts book cover
    Write Your Own Scripts
    Age: 8+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  7. Nature Activity Book book cover
    Nature Activity Book
    Age: 6+
    RRP  NZ$29.99
See all activity books

Jigsaw puzzles

Jigsaws are a great way to train the brain in skills such as logical reasoning and spatial awareness, and Usborne jigsaws come with an information book too.
  1. Usborne Book and Jigsaw Human Body book cover
    Usborne Book and Jigsaw Human Body
    Age: 6+
    RRP  NZ$26.99
  2. Usborne Book and Jigsaw Periodic Table book cover
    Usborne Book and Jigsaw Periodic Table
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$26.99
  3. Bugs Matching Games book cover
    Bugs Matching Games
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$19.99
See all jigsaws

Science books

Support the science children learn at school with these STEM books full of facts and flaps to lift to discover essential information – and Quicklinks to websites with video clips and activities.
  1. What Do Scientists Do? book cover
    What Do Scientists Do?
    Age: 9+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  2. How It Works: Light book cover
    How It Works: Light
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  3. 100 Things to Know About the Unknown book cover
    100 Things to Know About the Unknown
    Age: 8+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  4. Lift-the-Flap Periodic Table book cover
    Award Winner
    Lift-the-Flap Periodic Table
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  5. 100 Things to Know About Science book cover
    100 Things to Know About Science
    Age: 8+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  6. See Inside Germs book cover
    See Inside Germs
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  7. Lift-the-flap Questions and Answers about Science book cover
    Lift-the-flap Questions and Answers about Science
    Age: 4+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  8. 100 Science Experiments book cover
    100 Science Experiments
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$29.99
  9. My First Science Book book cover
    My First Science Book
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  10. Lift-the-Flap How Your Body Works book cover
    Lift-the-Flap How Your Body Works
    Age: 6+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
See all science books

From the blog

Find lots more useful information on reading, writing, coding and more on our blog.

Learning to write

Writing is a skill that develops over several years and children need lots of practice. Each page in these fun books is wipe-clean, so children can write on them with the special pen over and over again.
  1. Wipe-Clean Alphabet book cover
    Wipe-Clean Alphabet
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$19.99
  2. Wipe-Clean Joined-up Handwriting book cover
    Wipe-Clean Joined-up Handwriting
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$19.99
  3. Early Years Wipe-Clean Big Letters book cover
    Early Years Wipe-Clean Big Letters
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$19.99
  4. Wipe-Clean Three-Letter Words to Copy book cover
    Wipe-Clean Three-Letter Words to Copy
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$19.99
  5. Early Years Wipe-Clean Starting to Write book cover
    Early Years Wipe-Clean Starting to Write
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$19.99
  6. Wipe-clean First Pen Control book cover
    Wipe-clean First Pen Control
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$19.99
  7. Little Wipe-Clean First Words book cover
    Little Wipe-Clean First Words
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$16.99
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Back to school books

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  1. Miss Molly's School of Making Friends book cover
    Miss Molly's School of Making Friends
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  2. How It Works: Light book cover
    How It Works: Light
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  3. What Do Scientists Do? book cover
    What Do Scientists Do?
    Age: 9+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  4. 100 Things to Know About the Unknown book cover
    100 Things to Know About the Unknown
    Age: 8+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  5. First Sticker Book Starting School book cover
    First Sticker Book Starting School
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$14.99
  6. Very First Questions and Answers Why do I have to go to school? book cover
    Very First Questions and Answers Why do I have to go to school?
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  7. Usborne English and Maths Giant Workbook 8-9 book cover
    Usborne English and Maths Giant Workbook 8-9
    Age: 8+
    RRP  NZ$29.99
  8. Science Experiments book cover
    Science Experiments
    Age: 6+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  9. Starting School Activity Book book cover
    Starting School Activity Book
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$19.99
  10. Usborne Workbooks Comprehension 8-9 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Comprehension 8-9
    Age: 8+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  11. Usborne Workbooks Comprehension 7-8 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Comprehension 7-8
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  12. Usborne Workbooks Comprehension 6-7 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Comprehension 6-7
    Age: 6+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  13. Usborne Workbooks Grammar and Punctuation 8-9 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Grammar and Punctuation 8-9
    Age: 8+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  14. Usborne Workbooks Spelling 8-9 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Spelling 8-9
    Age: 8+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  15. Usborne Workbooks Subtracting 5-6 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Subtracting 5-6
    Age: 5+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  16. Usborne Workbooks Telling the Time 7-8 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Telling the Time 7-8
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  17. Usborne Workbooks Dividing 7-8 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Dividing 7-8
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  18. Usborne Workbooks Multiplying 7-8 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Multiplying 7-8
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  19. Usborne Workbooks Spelling 7-8 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Spelling 7-8
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  20. Usborne Workbooks Times Tables 7-8 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Times Tables 7-8
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  21. Usborne Workbooks Adding and Subtracting 7-8 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Adding and Subtracting 7-8
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  22. Usborne Workbooks Fractions 7-8 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Fractions 7-8
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  23. Usborne Workbooks Grammar and Punctuation 7-8 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Grammar and Punctuation 7-8
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  24. Usborne Workbooks Times Tables 6-7 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Times Tables 6-7
    Age: 6+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  25. Usborne Workbooks Dividing 6-7 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Dividing 6-7
    Age: 6+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  26. Usborne Workbooks Spelling 6-7 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Spelling 6-7
    Age: 6+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  27. Usborne Workbooks Grammar and Punctuation 6-7 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Grammar and Punctuation 6-7
    Age: 6+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  28. Usborne Workbooks Multiplying 6-7 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Multiplying 6-7
    Age: 6+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  29. Usborne Workbooks Comprehension 5-6 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Comprehension 5-6
    Age: 5+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  30. Usborne Workbooks Spelling 5-6 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Spelling 5-6
    Age: 5+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  31. Usborne Workbooks Grammar and Punctuation 5-6 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Grammar and Punctuation 5-6
    Age: 5+
    RRP  NZ$6.99
  32. Usborne Workbooks Times tables 5-6 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Times tables 5-6
    Age: 5+
    RRP  NZ$6.99
  33. Usborne Workbooks Adding 5-6 book cover
    Usborne Workbooks Adding 5-6
    Age: 5+
    RRP  NZ$12.99
  34. Adder up a ladder book cover
    Adder up a ladder
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$14.99
  35. Early Years Wipe-Clean Starting to Write book cover
    Early Years Wipe-Clean Starting to Write
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$19.99
  36. See Inside Germs book cover
    See Inside Germs
    Age: 7+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
  37. Bugs Matching Games book cover
    Bugs Matching Games
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$19.99
  38. Early Years Wipe-Clean Big Letters book cover
    Early Years Wipe-Clean Big Letters
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$19.99
  39. Skunks in Trunks book cover
    Skunks in Trunks
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$14.99
  40. My First Science Book book cover
    My First Science Book
    Age: 3+
    RRP  NZ$22.99
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