A First Book of Unique New Zealand Bird Songs by Fred van Gessel
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
Whether you're 5 years old or 65, it's never too late to get to know New Zealand's birds, and learning their songs will open your eyes to a whole new world. This beautifully illustrated sound guide is the perfect way to introduce both children and adults to the wonders of bird song.Each of the 12 specie ...Show more
The Brilliance of Birds: A New Zealand Adventure by Skye Wishart; Edin Whitehead
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
Who knew that the morepork, our forest-dwelling owl, can turn its head 270 degrees? Or that the eastern bar-tailed godwit doubles its body weight before undertaking an epic and continuous migration of 11,000 kilometres? Or that the tui has a specially placed voicebox, enabling it to duet with itself, so ...Show more
Sharks: A Mighty Bite-y History by Miriam Forster
40.00 NZD
Category: Children - Reference
An epic, oversize nonfiction picture book in the vein of Bees: A Honeyed History--all about sharks and their prehistoric predecessors Sharks are some of the oldest creatures on the earth (or, rather, in its waters). This epic survey follows sharks from their earliest appearance in the Paleozoic era up ...Show more
Jane Ussher - Nature Stilled by Jane Ussher
70.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
Award-winning photographer Jane Ussher had unprecedented access to Te Papa's natural history collection to shoot this outstanding book, and the result is a true treasure. Beautifully packaged, and stunningly photographed, it is a must-have for any book lover's collection and a perfect gift.
It Doesn't Take a War: A Life Forever Changed by the Hyde Railway Crash by Elizabeth Coleman
30.00 NZD
Category: Railways
Elizabeth Coleman's father and eldest brother were killed in the Hyde railway disaster, another brother was injured, and the resources of their small community severely strained. From then on, life for Elizabeth and her family was forever changed.
Seabirds Beyond the Mountain Crest: The History, Natural History and Conservation of Hutton's Shearwater by Richard Cuthbert
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
Seabirds Beyond the Mountain Crest tells the fascinating story of New Zealand's endemic Hutton's shearwater, a species that breeds only at two remote locations, high in the Kaikoura Mountains.
The Kiwi: An Endangered New Zealand Icon by Matt Elliott
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
The Kiwi: Endangered New Zealand Icon is about our historical fascination with a unique national icon - the kiwi - and the extraordinary efforts being made to save it from extinction.
From Gondwana to the Ice Age by John Malcolm & Bradshaw Laird
90.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
Until about 100 million years ago, New Zealand lay on the Pacific-facing edge of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana; the formation of our sedimentary rocks provides a fascinating view of the tectonic activity and changes since that time. This volume is the culmination of a comprehensive survey of Ne ...Show more
Know Your New Zealand Birds by Lynnette Moon; Geoff Moon
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Reading Level: very good
Featuring 80 of New Zealand's best-known bird species, this book provides key facts on appearance, call, behaviour and nesting details that allow the layperson to identify common species.
Above the Treeline: A nature guide to alpine New Zealand by Alan Mark
80.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
'Above the Treeline' is an essential publication for anyone interested in the natural world of alpine New Zealand, a guide not only to the plants, but also the ferns, mosses, lichen, invertebrates, birds and lizards that occupy these rich and diverse environments. This book is based on a smaller field g ...Show more
Flora - Celebrating Our Botanical World by Editd by Carlos Lehnebach, Claire Regnault, Rebecca Rice, Isaac Te Awa and Rachel Yate
80.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
This big, glorious big book mines Te Papa's collections to explore and expand upon the way we think about our botanical world and its cultural imprint. A true treasure, it features over 400 selections by an expert, cross-disciplinary museum curatorial team that range from botanical specimens and art to ...Show more
Rustle!: Donovan Bixley's Plants of Aotearoa by Donovan Bixley
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books | Series: Donvoan Bixley's Aotearoa
Spiky plants, spicy plants, iconic plants, indestructible plants, useful plants, and New Zealand's giants of the forest!Find out what makes the flora and fauna of Aotearoa so unique in this charming series by award-winning author and illustrator Donovan Bixley.