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Discovering New Zealand Trees by Sandra Morris
$20.00 NZD
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
Play in the Garden: Fun Projects for Kids to Enjoy Outdoors by Sarah O'Neil
$35.00 NZD
Category: Gardening
Kids don't have the patience or the interest in having their own garden patch, they just want to have fun! Sarah O'Neil knows this well. Her series of clever outdoor projects will get kids outside throughout the growing season, having fun in the vegetable garden. While learning to grow vegetables is co ...Show more
From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons
$24.00 NZD
Category: Plants & Trees
Gail Gibbons reveals to young readers how a seed begins, what pollination is, and how flowers, trees, fruits, and vegetables get to be the way they are.
Plantopedia: Welcome to the Greatest Show on Earth by Adrienne Barman
$33.00 NZD
Category: Plants & Trees
Welcome to this collection of amazing plants from all over the world, chosen for their unique traits and characteristics, with fun illustrations by Adrienne Barman. Meet the 'evergreens', the 'edibles' and the 'elderly' plants that have outlived the dinosaurs in this alphabetically-ordered encyclopedi ...Show more
Treasures of Tane: Plants of Ngāi Tahu by Rob Tipa
$50.00 NZD
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
Which Native Tree? by Andrew Crowe
$26.00 NZD
Category: Plants & Trees | Series: Which...? | Reading Level: very good
This new re-written edition of the best-selling New Zealand classic Which Native Tree? now includes comprehensive ecological information on the tree and its environment. As well as the known uses of each tree, from food and medicine, to dyes, perfume, honey, bootlaces, fire-making and timber it also exp ...Show more
Sunflowers Don't Grow in Winter by Emily Holdaway
$20.00 NZD
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
Ziggy decides to plant sunflowers in autumn, but everyone knows sunflowers don't grow in winter. Or do they? Sunflowers Don't Grow in Winter is a true story of hope, determination, and a little boy's love of sunflowers. Search and Find - on each spread, children will need to find the three B's - a ...Show more
Native Trees (A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand...) by Andrew Crowe
$12.00 NZD
Category: Plants & Trees | Series: Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand...
A handy, pocket-sized guide to the identification of New Zealand native trees. Condensed from Andrew Crowe's popular Which Native Tree?, this mini guide has been designed to fit into a pocket, day pack or bag. Full of essential information for quick and accurate identification of native trees, this cla ...Show more
The Meaning of Trees: The History and Use of New Zealand's Native Plants by Robert Vennell
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
A guide and gift book in equal measure, this treasure of a book pays homage to New Zealand's native plant species. The Meaning of Trees tells the story of plants and people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Beautifully illustrated with botanical drawings, paintings and photographs, it shows us how a globally uni ...Show more
Rainforest (The Big Picture) by Sarah Levette
$19.00 NZD
Category: Plants & Trees | Series: The Big Picture
Big Picture series brings the world and its wonders to life for young readers. Full of fascinating information from across the globe, from animals and homes to the most interesting jobs in history. Take a tour of the animals' homes in the rainforest. What will happen if we keep cutting them down? ...Show more
A Little Guide to Trees by Charlotte Voake
$20.00 NZD
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
Mysterious Rainforests (Fast Facts!)
$15.00 NZD
Category: Earth Science | Series: Fast Facts
Which is the biggest snake? How many species of rainforest tree are there? Which creatures live high up in the canopy? Journey from the forest floor right up into the emergent layers of the rainforests - home to the most diverse and exciting range of wildlife on the planet. Fast Facts is a new series of ...Show more