New Zealand's Wilderness Heritage by Les Molloy (photography Craig Potton)
$100.00 NZD
Category: Environment | Reading Level: near fine
New Zealand's Wilderness Heritage is destined to be one of the most significant conservation books published in New Zealand for many years. Written by Les Molloy, and photographed by Craig Potton with additional wildlife photography by Rod Morris, this book is a celebration of the extraordinary wilderne ...Show more
No Book but the World by Leah Hager Cohen
$35.00 NZD
Category: Environment
A young boy goes missing. The accused is a loner and outsider. When Ava Manseau learns that the suspect is actually her brother, Fred, she is compelled to piece together what actually happened, convinced that she alone will be able to explain him and his innocence. Fred has always been different: certai ...Show more
OUR FINAL WARNING: SIX DEGREES OF CLIMATE EMERGENCY by Lynas, Mark
$28.00 NZD
Category: Environment
This book must not be ignored. It really is our final warning.Mark Lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist. And it's only looking worse. We are living in a climate emergency. But how much worse could it get? Will civilis ...Show more
Our Islands, Our Selves: A History of Conservation in New Zealand by David Young
$59.90 NZD
Category: Environment
Tells the story of how a conservation ethic emerged in New Zealand. It looks at the phases of Maori settlement and how the need to preserve slowly became an element of the use of some resources. It identifies the issues, personalities and organisations of the past 200 years, as the country evolved from ...Show more
Penguin - A Story of Survival by Stefan Christmann (By (photographer))
$89.99 NZD
Category: Environment
There is only one bird species that hunts in summer and rears its young in winter: the Emperor Penguin. These extraordinary animals survive the relentless Antarctic climate, braving an average temperature of -49 degrees Celsius, thanks to their special adaptation to the cold, as well as their loving, at ...Show more
Penguins: Their World, Their Ways by Tui De Roy, Mark Jones, Julie Cornthwaite
$80.00 NZD
Category: Environment | Series: Their World, Their Ways | Reading Level: Near Fine
Penguins are, perhaps, the most loved of birds. We've been fascinated by them for just about as long as we've known they existed. When penguins are on land, their actions appear to us so humorous and expressive that we can be excused for thinking we understand them perfectly, identifying with what looks ...Show more
Plants Are My Favorite People: A Relationship Guide for Plants and Their Parents by Alessia Resta
$37.00 NZD
Category: Environment
The plant influencer behind Apartment Botanist proves that anyone can be a plant parent, no matter where you live, how small your space is, or how busy you are.Plant Parent (n.)- Any person who has ever cared for or dreamed about caring for at least one plant.Whether your thumb is more brown than green ...Show more
Pohutukawa and Rata - New Zealand's Iron-hearted Trees by Philip Simpson
$50.00 NZD
Category: Environment | Reading Level: very good
Pohutukawa and rata trees are among New Zealand's most beloved and recognisable national icons, symbolising summer, nationhood and our unique natural environment. Pohutukawa and Rata : New Zealand's Iron-hearted Trees celebrates these unique trees - their place in the natural world, their importance to ...Show more
Powell's Native Animals of New Zealand by Brian Gill (ed)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Environment
The 4th edition of this classic work, first published in 1947. It provides a simple ready reference for identifying common New Zealand animals, ranging from the simplest invertebrates through to mammals. The text has been updated and Powell's illustrations have been rescanned from the originals, resulti ...Show more
Predict Weather for New Zealand Almanac - 2008 by Ken Ring
$45.00 NZD
Category: Environment
The 2008 PREDICT WEATHER ALMANAC contains all that people now come to expect from Ring's indispensable almanacs: daily weather maps, short descriptions of forecast weather and tables of expected rainfall and sunshine hours. The new edition also features a speed-read snow report and surf details for the ...Show more
Rare Birds of New Zealand by Geoff Moon
$17.00 NZD
Category: Environment | Series: Reed New Zealand Nature S.
One of a popular series.
Real-Size Guide to New Zealand Birds by Rod Morris
$23.00 NZD
Category: Environment
Thirty-two common and native New Zealand birds feature 'life size' in this book, pictured against a habitat background. Readers can compare the birds; clear-cut from individual photographs and grouped four or five together on the page, enlarged or reduced to represent their actual size. The full-colour ...Show more