Category: NZ 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
Category: Sealife
From the Zebra shark and the Wobbegong, to the Great White and the Hammerhead, delve into the depths and discover the toothy grins and pointy fins of Australia's most dangerous sharks! Packed full of detailed illustrations, beautiful images from the Australian Geographic image library, interesting fact ...Show more
Category: Sealife | Series: The Magic School Bus Presents
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS SEA CREATURES is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR. ON THE OCEAN FLOOR taught thousands of kids about tides, coral reefs, and a whole host of marine animals. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS SEA CREA ...Show more
Category: Sealife | Series: Smithsonian
From orcas to singing humpbacks, a 1989 New York Times Best Illustrated Book shows how these gentle giants of the sea eat, move, migrate, and survive. "The photographs are lush, the text is succinct, and the oversized format sets off these magnificent creatures".--School Library Journal, starred review. ...Show more
Category: Sealife | Series: At Home in the Biome
With their stunning colours and array of life, coral reefs seem lush, inviting and beautiful. However, like all biomes around the world, coral reefs present challenges to the plants and organisms that live there. Discover how organisms survive on coral reefs and how they have cleverly adapted to their w ...Show more
Category: Sealife
This picture book takes the reader on a journey all the way through the sea from one shore to another far across the world. From a bustling bright coral reef (by day and by night), out into the open sea to swim alongside giant whales, and diving down and down to discover what lives in the deepest darkes ...Show more
Category: Sealife
Meet 14 cool sharks (and one manta ray) and see why it's important to BE NICE TO SHARKS! Though they're often portrayed as vicious man-eaters, sharks actually kill fewer than 10 people per year. Yet those myths cause real harm: many species are being hunted to extinction, with as many as 100 million - 2 ...Show more
Category: Sealife | Reading Level: From 3 To 99
I am a Turtle. My eyes are black, my shell is green. Wide ocean calls me, as I lie curled in the dark. Tides roar in my blood, surf pounds in my heart. A lyrical journey of the life of a Green Turtle from hatchling beneath the sand of a coral beach, through wanderings at sea, to adulthood and returning ...Show more
Category: Sealife
From the tiny cookiecutter to the great white, the world's oceans are home to hundreds of species of sharks. This book details the length, eating habits and the environment of the many species.
Category: Sealife | Series: 1000 Pictures
This beautifully illustrated picture reference book contains exactly 1000 fascinating things that can be found in our seas and oceans. From crabs on the seashore to deep sea creatures, enormous whales, colourful jellyfish and even undersea machines, every page is full of things for children to discover. ...Show more
Category: Sealife | Series: Animal Look-Alikes
How can you tell apart a dolphin and a porpoise? Do you know which is usually larger? Or which has cone-shaped teeth and which has flat teeth? Or which has a curved or hooked top fin? Find out these answers and more to become an expert on the differences between these smart swimmers.
