Horses & Ponies (100 Facts) by Richard Kelly

$8.00 NZD

Category: Animals | Series: 100 Facts

100 Facts Horses and Ponies is bursting with fantastic images, fun activities and amazing facts. Kids learn more easily with bitesized information Photographs and artworks aid children who learn through visual prompts Activities allow children to put what they have learned into practice 100 Facts Horses and Ponies includes key topics about these hooved mammals in simple numbered facts. Every page features beautiful illustrations and photographs that support a child's understanding of the text. This non-fiction title is a perfect horse book for kids aged 7+ who want to learn more about these majestic animals. ...Show more

WildLives: 50 Extraordinary Animals that Made History by Ben Lerwill

$40.00 NZD

Category: Animals

True tales of wild and wonderful lives to be treasured forever! In this fascinating and touching book, children can learn about 50 courageous creatures from around the world and throughout history. This captivating collection gathers heart-warming, surprising and often emotionally powerful stories of b ravery, discover and friendship. Featuring a range of animals - from heroes, helpers and adventurers to achievers and many more - young readers will discover some of the most famous and unforgettable animals of all time. Compelling and visually arresting in equal measure, this is the perfect introduction to just some of the amazing animals whose wild lives have made history. ...Show more

New Zealand's Backyard Beasts (PB) by Ned Barraud

$20.00 NZD

Category: NZ Non Fiction

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 the ir life? That bumblebees have smelly feet? That some species of stick insect are all female? Or that earwigs don't actually crawl into ears? In New Zealand's Backyard Beasts, children (and adults) can learn to identify some of the creatures most commonly found in the backyard. Beautiful illustrations are accompanied by informative text and fascinating facts. New Zealand's Backyard Beasts includes bees and wasps, beetles, butterflies and moths, mantises and stick insects and weta (insects), centipedes and millipedes (myriapods), spiders (arachnids), snails and slugs (crustaceans) and more. The book also introduces the magical transformations of complete and incomplete metamorphosis that insects undergo in their lifecycle. From the simply curious to the budding entomologist, New Zealand's Backyard Beasts will please and inform all age groups about the fascinating creatures found in the back garden. Whether just looking at the beautiful illustrations or absorbing the facts, this book is a must for all backyard adventurers. ...Show more

Animal (DK Knowledge Encyclopedia) by SMITH

$30.00 NZD

Category: Animals

Fabulous encyclopaedia with screeds of animal pictures and facts.

On the Brink: New Zealand's Most Endangered Species by Maria Gill

$28.00 NZD

Category: NZ Non Fiction

Discover our most threatened animals in New Zealand. From the beautiful forest ringlet butterfly to the down-right ugly southern elephant seal, the cheeky kākāpō to the super-sensory-powered ambush hunters the great white sharks. Every one of the unique species in our waters and on our land is threaten ed by predators, land changes, pollution, and other human-induced disturbances. As well as finding out how unique these animals are, you’ll read what  is harming them, and most importantly what we can do to help them. ...Show more

Endangered Animals (100 Facts) by Miles Kelly

$8.00 NZD

Category: Animals | Series: 100 Facts

100 Facts Endangered Animals is bursting with exactly 100 mind-blowing facts, awesome images and fun activities to help children aged 6-10 years learn everything they need to know about the most threatened animals on our planet.  - Concise text explains the key facts to children in a clear way. - Numbered facts help your child to track their progress and feel a sense of achievement. - Comprehensive index allows children at key stage to practise locating the information they are searching for.  Synopsis - Product details 100 Facts Endangered Animals covers key endangered animals facts in easily-digestible, numbered paragraphs. Every page features detailed illustrations and colourful photographs that bring the text to life for kids aged 6-10 years.  ...Show more

Fanatical About Frogs by Owen Davey

$30.00 NZD

Category: Animals

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 every colour and size you can imagine!  Leap into this fascinating illustrated guide to the most diverse amphibians in the world, from the lumbering common toad to the beautiful but deadly poison dart frog. ...Show more

Why Rhinos Need Friends by Linh Dao

$25.00 NZD

Category: Animals

There's no shortage of stories these days about the impact humans have had on the planet. There's plastic in our oceans and rubbish in our streets. More and more animals and plants are declared vulnerable, threatened or endangered every year and extinctions are occuring at a rate not experienced since t he dinosaurs died off. If we take action now, we'll be able to help species like the Sumatran tiger and the giant panda in their fight for survival. In this book you'll learn about all of the dangers facing these creatures, including deforestation and climate change, and also learn what you can do to help change the situation for these amazing animals and plants. ...Show more

Animal Magnets by Nicola Edwards

$23.00 NZD

Category: Animals | Series: My First Book of Magnets

Children will love learning about animals with this colourful and interactive first book of magnets. As well as placing favourite animals in the appropriate scenes, children can expand their early-learning vocabulary with a variety of first words. The book includes eight individual magnets and introduce s kids to the core concepts of colours, numbers and opposites in a fun and accessible way, with bright artwork and lots to spot. ...Show more

From Egg to Chicken (Lifecycles) by Gerald Legg

$22.00 NZD

Category: Animals | Series: Lifecycles

Introducing simple biology in a detailed and fascinating way, From Egg to Chicken traces the lifecycle of this familiar animal. Reproduction, birth, growth, food and survival are all covered in these beautifully illustrated books. Lifecycles is a series of four books that focus on animals and plants fa miliar to most children. Written by a zoologist, these books are accurate and scientific, and written to promote further discussion, but essentially they are also full of interesting details that children will love. Suitable for KS1-2. ...Show more

Chicken (Popcorn Life Cycles) by Ruth Thomson

$20.00 NZD

Category: Animals | Series: Popcorn: Life Cycles

This book follows the life cycle of a chicken, from laying eggs to hatching, nurturing them and teaching them how to find food and shelter. The book shows the chick at each stage of its life. Questions and facts encourage the reader to look more closely at the detailed photographs.

Freshwater Fishes (What's that living in my Stream?) by Amber McEwan

$22.00 NZD

Category: Animals