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Luminous: Living Things The Light Up The Dark by Julia Kuo
28.00 NZD
Category: Animals
When it’s dark out, we need light to see. But what if your body could make its own light? From fungi to glow worms to deep-sea fish, Julia Kuo shines a light on the wondrous natural phenomenon that is bioluminescence.
Shark (DK Eyewitness) by .
24.00 NZD
Category: Animals
Meet the mighty fish that have ruled the oceans since prehistoric timesA picture-packed guide to the extraordinary shark familyDid you know that sharks first appeared in the oceans 200 million years before the dinosaurs, and that they have an electrical sixth sense that helps them locate their prey?How ...Show more
Powered by Plants by Clive Gifford
33.00 NZD
Category: Plants & Trees
Powered by Plants explores the world of plants and how their properties are increasingly helping to shape the cutting edge of human technology and design.
Dinosaur Atlas by Tom Jackson
30.00 NZD
Category: Dinosaurs
In this follow-on to Football Atlas, Space Atlas and Ocean Atlas readers will be taken on a journey to the prehistoric world! On this Amazing Adventure readers will discover the mysteries of dinosaur origins, clues to what they looked like, how they survived, where they lived, and why they became extinc ...Show more
1000 Animal Words by Jules Pottle; George C McGavin
26.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries
This colourful picture book helps children build their vocabulary and literacy skills as they learn about animals around the worldThis fun and busy picture book helps children build up a vocabulary of 1000 words about the lives of animals around the world. Written by award-winning science teacher Jules ...Show more
Dinosaurs (Lift The Flaps)
23.00 NZD
Category: Lift-the-Flaps
Discover dinosaurs as you've never seen them before, with giant pages packed with facts to learn and flaps to lift
Wild Cats (On the Edge) by Charles Hope
17.00 NZD
Category: Animals | Series: On the Edge
Around the world there are many animals close to extinction. One group particularly under threat are wild cats. Meet the species that are on the edge, learn how they are threatened and what is being done to help them survive.
World's Strangest Creepy Crawlies (Lonely Planet Kids) by .
19.00 NZD
Category: Bugs and Insects | Series: Lonely Planet Kids
The animal experts from Lonely Planet Kids unearth 40 of the world's most bizarre species and rank them in order of their oddness! With jaw-dropping facts and amazing photos, this volume reveals each creature's seriously strange characteristics and the unusual ways they hunt, eat, or defend themselves.. ...Show more
The Life Cycle of the Tuatara by Betty Brownlie
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: The Life Cycle of...
Did you know that when it's cold, the tuatara's heart may beat only once in four minutes, and several minutes might pass between each breath? However, when it's hot, the heart might beat up to forty times per minute. Find out all about our very own 'living fossil' in this fascinating look at the life cy ...Show more
Wild Animal Explorer (Smithsonian)
30.00 NZD
Category: Animals
Wild Animal Explorer provides young readers with hours of entertainment and insights into the worlds of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, arthropods, fish, birds, and more. Organized by environment (jungles, grasslands, forests, oceans, etc.), this almanac features the well-known, yet fascinating (tigers, ...Show more
Argh! There's a Skeleton Inside You! by Idan Ben-Barak, Julian Frost
28.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
A funny picture book about a fascinating concept in science by the highly successful duo who brought us Do Not Lick This Book (it's full of germs) - the award-winning author of Small Wonders, and the animator behind the wildly successful video 'Dumb Ways to Die'. Quog and Oort are on their way to Kevin ...Show more