Category: NZ Non Fiction
The story of the lost wonders of New Zealand's natural history: the extinct species which are now gone forever. Lost Wonders also features some key species which are on the brink - critically endangered - and the efforts that are being made to save them for future generations. The stories of these fasc ...Show more
Category: Plants & Trees | Series: Explorer
This fun reference book features more than 100 plants, from familiar flowers and trees to unusual plants from around the world Stop and smell the roses with Agent Osprey as she works to uncover the mysterious world of plants! Plants! includes a 1.8-metre-long timeline, featuring over 100 plants from th ...Show more
Category: Plants & Trees
Introducing 20 of our most interesting native trees to young New Zealand naturalists, Sandra Morris presents charming watercolour illustrations and text in a style that mirrors her earlier successful book, Discovering New Zealand Birds. Each tree is shown in full with individual illustrations of the lea ...Show more
Category: NZ Non Fiction
This book discusses traditional Maori uses of native plants of the South Island of New Zealand and traditions around them. The text describes the features and uses of each plant, listed alphabetically for quick reference. These stories of native plants of the South Island describe how Maori and European ...Show more
Category: Plants & Trees
What sort of tree did Robin Hood's bow come from? What pine tree drops its needles in the winter and how did the monkey puzzle get its name? These are just some of the wonderful facts that you'll discover inside this book. Trees give us shade and the oxygen we breathe, like tall green giants that watch ...Show more
Category: Plants & Trees | Series: Lifecycles
Introducing simple biology in a detailed and fascinating way, From Seed to Sunflower traces the lifecycle of this familiar flower. Reproduction, germination, growth, food and dying back are all covered in these beautifully illustrated books. Lifecycles is a series of four books that focus on animals an ...Show more
Category: Plants & Trees | Series: Leapfrog Learners
Discover the magical world of the rainforest, from weird plants to big bugs! Leapfrog Learners offer fun facts in accessible text, perfect for building reading confidence.
Category: Plants & Trees | Series: 100 Facts
100 Facts Rainforests presents the world's rainforests in stunning detail for children aged 7+. Discover what makes these habitats so special and find out why they are disappearing and how people can help to conserve them. Exactly 100 facts accompanied by revealing photographs and detailed artwork will ...Show more
Category: Plants & Trees | Series: Usborne Beginners Level 1
The "Beginners" series is designed to provide an informative introduction to non-fiction subjects for young readers. It offers a terrific reading practice for children who prefer fact to fiction. It is developed with a reading expert from Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence. ...Show more
Category: Plants & Trees | Series: Lifesize
Lifesize Rainforest offers a unique opportunity to see a variety of amazing creatures at their actual size. Unbelievable, eye-catching illustrations show beautiful scenes and perspectives; the artwork is as vibrant and real as a photograph, but better! Presented in a lavish picture-book style with lyric ...Show more
Category: Gardening
A collection of garden projects organised by season to help get children growing their own fruit and vegetables.
Category: Plants & Trees | Series: The Life-Size Guide to...
Identifying native trees and other common plants of New Zealand's native forest can be fun for all the family with this new pictorial guide. Match leaves, flowers, seeds, berries and bark against beautiful, life-sized photographs for fast, accurate identification. Written by one of New Zealand's foremos ...Show more
