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Animals of Aotearoa (HB) by Gillian Candler; Ned Barraud
$35.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction
Animals of Aotearoa is a must-have compendium for children curious about New Zealand’s wild animals. Based on the award-winning and best-selling ‘Explore and Discover’ children’s series about New Zealand’s natural history, this book is packed full of illustrations and information about our native anima ...Show more
At the Beach: Explore & Discover the New Zealand Seashore by Gillian Candler; Ned Barraud
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction | Series: Explore and Discover
At the Beach is a delightful introduction to the natural history of the New Zealand seashore. The stage is set with beautiful, factually correct illustrations (including detailed cross-sections) of three familiar habitats - the sandy beach, rockpools and mudflats. Many of the plants and animals that p ...Show more
From Moa to Dinosaurs (PB) by Gillian Candler; Ned Barraud
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction
From Moa to Dinosaurs, the fifth title in the acclaimed 'explore & discover' series for children, looks back in time to reveal what lived in ancient New Zealand. The book begins with a glimpse of the animals that lived in New Zealand just before people arrived. It then goes back in time, providing s ...Show more
In the Bush: Explore & Discover New Zealand's Native Forests (PB) by Gillian Candler; Ned Barraud
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction | Series: Explore & Discover
In the Bush is the fourth title in the popular and award-winning 'explore discover' series. The successful author and illustrator combination of Gillian Candler and Ned Barraud, turn their attention to the New Zealand bush and its iconic animals and plants. Young readers will be fascinated to learn more ...Show more
In the Garden: Explore & Discover the New Zealand Backyard by Gillian Candler; Ned Barraud
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction | Series: Explore & Discover
In the Garden introduces young children to common creatures they can find in a New Zealand garden. It is the only guide available for young children and families that shows creatures in their natural habitats. The book describes their relationship with other living things, and includes many interesting ...Show more
Incredible Journeys (PB) by Ned Barraud
$22.00 NZD
Category: Children and Young Adult
Many New Zealand's animals make incredible journeys as part of their everyday lives. In this new book from leading author and illustrator Ned Barraud, he uncovers the mystery behind where many of our animals go. Toroa/albatross can spend years at sea roaming the windswept Southern Ocean, only coming as ...Show more
New Zealand's Backyard Beasts (PB) by Ned Barraud
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
In the garden, creeping along branches, hiding under stones or flitting from flower to flower, a whole universe of creatures is waiting to be discovered. Butterflies, moths, beetles, wasps, spiders - what have you found in your backyard? Did you know that chorus cicadas live underground for most of thei ...Show more
New Zealand's Backyard Birds (PB) by Ned Barraud
$22.00 NZD
Category: Children and Young Adult
New Zealand’s Backyard Birds is a children’s guide to the birds that live in their backyard, both native birds, such as tūi, and pīwakawaka/fantail, and introduced birds such as thrush, blackbird and sparrow. With useful background information about birds in general and stunning illustrations by Ned Bar ...Show more
Old T-Rex by Geoff Gudsell; Ned Barraud
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
Was Tyrannosaurus Rex really as fearsome as most books describe him?‘Children’ of all ages will find out as they enjoy the beautiful illustrations in this quirky story.Then T-Rex will introduce the reader to some other amazing creatures living nearby in his time.
Tohora: The Southern Right Whale (PB) by Ned Barraud
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction
Once, the mighty tohora, or southern right whale, was a common sight in winter off the coast of Aotearoa. But it proved to be an easy target for the 19th-century whalers, and was soon driven to the edge of extinction. In the 20th century, however, it became a protected species, and once commercial whali ...Show more
Tuatara, A Living Treasure by Katie Furze & Ned Barraud
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Meet Tuatara, ancient wonder, wildlife treasure ... and survivor! Blinking, she pulls her scaly body into the light. She's as long as a finger, and with the row of spines on her back she looks like a baby dragon. Tuatara are survivors of an ancient era and sometimes referred to as living wonders - thei ...Show more
Under the Ocean: Explore & Discover New Zealand's Sea Life (HB) by Ned Barraud; Gillian Candler
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction | Series: Explore & Discover
Under the Ocean introduces young children to the creatures that live in the seas around New Zealand. The book describes different habitats: underwater reefs, the sea floor, the open ocean and the deep ocean. Animals featured in the fact pages include octopus and squid, sharks and rays, whales, dolphins, ...Show more