Joan Joass

Here's a fantastic tale for kids about the classic Kiwi holiday that includes a caravan, a beach and the sometimes-smelly toilet shed out the back of the holiday section – the longdrop. The kids need to go, and the public loo is sooo far away from their caravan. So, Dad builds a longdrop! When the paper builds to capacity, Dad...

Before Joan Joass started writing this book, she asked a group of children from the intermediate and senior classes at Waioneke School, “What are ten things you’d most like to know about fossils?” We're Going on a Fossil Hunt includes simple answers to their most common questions. The information presented is based on the author’s background knowledge and experience gained...

Back in 2005, some volunteers began a trial to bring back the North Island robin to the Waitakere Ranges on Auckland city's west border. Here is their story of Blue Metal...

When Oliver goes to stay with his grandparents on Herald Island, he discovers what he thinks is an old shipwreck in the Upper Waitemata Harbour. When they do some online research, Oliver and his grandfather discover the shipwreck is actually an old World War II airplane, a Hudson. They try to have a closer look at the wreck in Gramps'...

An adventurous tale of two mischievous cats that find themselves in a predicament - their love for fish leads to an unscheduled journey in their owners' dinghy. Will anyone notice them floating into the estuary? The owner of the boat might not be on to it, but the neighbourhood kids are! Spying Fluff and Scout floating about, one of them...