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Inside New Zealand Wildlife by Dave Gunson
25.00 NZD
Category: Animals
Most New Zealanders will easily recognise and identify our unique wildlife - whether it's a tree weta, common dolphin or a kiwi. We know quite a lot about them - how and where they live, what they do, what they eat and so on. But what makes them tick? What does an insect's eye actually see? Does an eart ...Show more
Flights Of Fancy (HB) by Richard Dawkins
43.00 NZD
Category: Science
The Wonder of Flight. The Science of Evolution. From both, Richard Dawkins weaves a fascinating and beautifully illustrated account of how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies. Have you ever dreamt you could fly? Or imagined what it would be like to glide ...Show more
Sea Bear by Lindsay Moore
20.00 NZD
Category: General Picture Books
"A subtle cry for environmental activism in an enticing package."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"An artful and expressive take on the effects of global warming."--School Library Journal (starred review)Lindsay Moore's remarkable and beautifully illustrated picture book follows a lone polar bear as she ...Show more
Fanatical About Frogs (PB) by Owen Davey
25.00 NZD
Category: Animals
Owen Davey returns with a new addition to his About Animals series, this time digging into the wondrous world of frogs! Did you know that there are over 4,000 known species of frog? Some are bigger than your dinner plate, while others are small enough to sit on your fingernail, and in between is about e ...Show more
The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand by Michael King
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
This bestselling book by the late Michael King is the unchallenged contemporary reference on the history of New Zealand. First published in 2003 and hailed as a triumph of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, it has been continuously in print for twenty years and has sold over 300,00 ...Show more
Sing Like a Whale by Moira Butterfield
15.00 NZD
Category: Interactive
Learn how to squeak, roar and hoot likethe animals do with this bright, fun and silly picture book exploring sound foryoung children! Hoot like an owl, howl like a wolf, and sing like a whale. Everyone needs to get their message and feelings across, animals included! Meet a collection of 12 animals fro ...Show more
Weird Sea by Sophie Burrows
37.00 NZD
Category: Animals
Warning- you'll never look at the sea the same way again after reading this hilarious, fascinating and totally unique collection of weird and wonderful tales!What does the sea make you think of? Crashing waves, crumbling sandcastles . . . maybe a squawking seagull or two? Well how about . . .Ghost ships ...Show more
How We Came to Be: Creatures of Camouflage and Mimicry by Sami Bayly
25.00 NZD
Category: Animals
Discover the secrets behind some of the natural world's most unusual creatures of camouflage and mimicry. Find out about the chameleon who changes colour to communicate with its friends, the burrowing owl who copies the sound of a fiercer animal to protect itself from threats, and the harlequin filefish ...Show more
Glow: The wild wonders of bioluminescence by Jennifer N. R. Smith
40.00 NZD
Category: Animals | Series: Wild Wonders Ser.
The astonishing phenomenon of bioluminescence is brought to life in vivid detail by medical illustrator Jennifer N. R. Smith. The natural world is an infinite source of wonder and the phenomenon of bioluminescence is no exception. Glow explores the remarkable way animals and plants light up of their own ...Show more
My Very Important Lift-the-Flap Book: Animals: With More Than 80 Flaps to Lift by DK
26.00 NZD
Category: Animals
Lift the flap and learn about incredible creatures and their habitats around the world. Take a tour and meet elephants in the African Savannah, caribou in the North American Arctic, and snow leopards in the desert landscapes of Mongolia and China. Explore the beautifully illustrated habitats and spot cl ...Show more
Can't Get Enough Horse Stuff by Neil C. Cavanaugh
30.00 NZD
Category: Animals | Series: Can't Get Enough Ser.
Hooray for horses! Jump into the perfect combination of facts, true stories, vibrant photos, and fun stuff all about one of the world's favourite animals. Horses are popular all over the world, as pets, participants in competitions, farm animals, and more. In fact, they're one of humankind's oldest anim ...Show more
The Golden Mole, And other living treasure by Katherine Rundell
40.00 NZD
Category: Animals
A gloriously illustrated and fascinating bestiary of the world's most extraordinary endangered animals - a treasure trove of vanishing wonders. A pangolin's tongue is longer than its body. It keeps it furled in a nifty pouch near the hip.A swift flies 200,000 miles in its lifetime. That's far enough to ...Show more