Black Friday Deal — to be shipped on 28/11/2025 from Nelson warehouse
Reading Pen loaded with audio for 485 pre-recorded titles along with 800 recordable stickers (for any book or other object).
PLUS, for a limited time (until sold out) get…
• 12 FREE Mata books + Activities (book) — stickers provided for audio (you attach to pages).
• 12 FREE Tas books + Activities (book) — stickers provided for audio (you attach to pages).
• 6 FREE Choose a Path books + Activities (digital link) — no stickers required for audio (pages are barcoded).
Individual items RRP total: $507 (not including the Reading Pen)
Preorder now, items to be sent on November 28th, 2025 from Nelson, NZ.
Great Christmas present, travelling entertainment or, for students next year.
MULTIPLE ALLOWED
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Mata book titles (16 page books) — links provided for previews on website.
• Super Sandwich
— Mata, Shayla, and Shayla’s brother out-do each other to create a “super sandwich”.
• Stuck Lift
— On a school trip to the museum, Mata’s group gets stuck in an elevator – and Mata figures out how to get a message to the outside and get them rescued.
• Stolen Lunches
— Mata is accused of stealing lunches until a rat is discovered – which Mata secretly rescues.
• Rock Crusher
— Shayla gets stuck up on a derelict rock crusher she was forbidden to climb, and Mata finds an ingenious way to rescue her.
• Raft Rescue
— Mata and Shayla (with appropriate safeguards) rescue a boy who is being swept down a river.
• Old Dam
— Mata’s cousin and friend tease Mata and Shayla by tricking them into an old dam – then removing the ladder. When Mata and Shayla find a way out, they reverse the trick.
• Mad Dog
— Shayla is bored and starts teasing the neighbour’s dog – and Mata has to rescue her.
• The Helicopter
— Mata uses his remote control helicopter to take a message when Shayla is injured.
• Flat Tyre
— Some boys let down Mata’s teacher’s tyre. The spare is also flat, and Mata saves his teacher from having to get a tow truck – by using Shayla’s bike pump.
• Crazy Trolley
— Mata and Shayla help their uncle build – and drive – a trolley in a “crazy trolley” race.
• Cliff Cave
— Shayla gets stuck on a cliff, and only Mata is small enough to crawl through a cave to save her.
• Cardboard Sled
— Mata and Shayla use their cardboard sled to alert a truck driver to an impending collision – with Mata’s cousin’s trolley.
Tas book titles (24 page books) — links provided for previews on website.
• The Tagger
— Tas and Josh are on a class trip to Tas’s family’s Maori marae when they catch a tagger defacing the marae fence.
• Stretch Limo
— Tas and Josh try desperate money-making ideas to earn enough to get to the big game.
• Solar Bike
— Tas and Josh are the support team when Tas’s Uncle Jack takes his solar bike to Australia for a race – then become the drivers when Uncle Jack is injured.
• Sea Rescue
— Tas alerts the life guards, and goes out with them to rescue a dog.
• The Circus
— Tas and Josh get caught sneaking into the circus. They have to work for the ringmaster – but get rewarded with family passes.
• Outside Dog
— Tas persuades his very reluctant parents to let keep the dog he rescued – and then convinces them that the “outside dog” should become an “inside dog”.
• Junk Mail Run
— Tas and Josh take on Tas’s brother’s junk mail run – and deal with awkward customers on the way.
• Hokey Pokey
— Tas and Josh make hokey pokey to sell at school, with disastrous results!
• The Crash
— Tas and Josh are playing up the bush when a car crashes down the bank. They call the emergency services, and do first aid till the paramedics arrive.
• Red Wallet
— In this “pick-a-path” interactive story, Tas finds a wallet. The reader’s decisions determine the outcome of the story – but the reader can always go back and try another path that leads to a better outcome. This makes for a lot of reading mileage and builds reading confidence as students re-read familiar pages.
• Caves of Doom
— In this “pick-a-path” interactive fantasy, Tas and Josh have to navigate their way through a mysterious sideshow that has appeared in their town. Each decision determines the path, sometimes sending them back like in snakes and ladders, till they reach a happy conclusion.
• The Digger
— Tas rescues his uncle’s digger from a fire behind the school, and gets a telling off – and praise from his teachers and the fire fighters.
Choose a Path book titles (32 page books) — links provided for previews on website:
• Alone
— You’re at home alone, bored and lonely. You decide it’s time to make some new friends. Should you choose to break a family rule by leaving the house without first checking with an adult? Should you let a stranger into your house? Should you hang out with the wrong crowd at the school skate ramp? Should you steal food from a shop, when you’re hungry? The choices you make will take you on many exciting, and sometimes dangerous adventures.
• Beach Rescue
— You want to go for a swim at the beach. The lifeguards have put flags out to show where it is safe to swim. Your friends are not swimming between the flags. It looks safe and they’re having fun. Should you choose to swim outside the flags with your friends? You see a shark in the water beside you. Do you choose to stay very still and hope it will go away or do you swim to the beach as fast as you can? The choices you make will take you on many exciting, and sometimes dangerous adventures.
• Mysterious Mist
— You wake one morning with a strange feeling. There’s no sign of your mother or your sister and no note to be seen anywhere. You look outside and see a strange thick mist. Should you choose to go out into the mist or stay home and seal the windows? Should you choose to phone your father or check for news of the strange mist on the computer or TV? The choices you make will take you on many exciting, mysterious and sometimes dangerous adventures.
• Silver Disc
— You’re looking after your little sister, Lisa when you see a silver disc lying on the ground. It’s projecting words written in laser lights. “BEWARE! DO NOT TOUCH!” Should you choose to let Lisa pick it up? Should you give it back to the aliens who claim it as theirs? Should you put it into your computer?
• Dark Shadows
— The year is 1855. You’re living with your family on Flores Island, off the coast of Portugal. One evening your mother asks you to go to the farm and get some milk. You’re more than a bit nervous at the thought of being out alone in the dark. Should you choose to ask your brother to go with you or go out in the dark alone? Should you choose to run into a stranger’s house when you’re chased? Should you join the crew of a whaling ship?
• Time-Traveller’s Treasure
— You find some treasure and time-travel watches in your grandfather’s basement. He tells you the watches shouldn’t be touched as they’re dangerous in the wrong hands. Should you choose to use the time-traveller’s watches? Should you choose to stay and help your grandfather when he’s threatened? When you find yourself back with dinosaurs in prehistoric times, should you get yourself to safety or save the treasure?
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