Reading Age: Children / Young Adults

"He kur pakupaku Hpata, i te taha moana ia e noho ana. I aroha te katoa ki a ia, engari i tino arohaina ia e Timi. I ttahi rangi paki, ka haere te kur hiamo nei, a Hpata, m runga poti i te taha o t Timi ppa ki Te Hoiere. Engari kore ttehi i mhio, i te kino haere te rangi, , ka tp...ono a Hpata ki te haerenga mrearea rawa atu on tna oranga"--Back cover.
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Kiwi, our national bird, are facing a precarious battle for survival on mainland New Zealand as predators, especially cats, dogs and stoats, take their toll. Inspired however by the success of Backyard Kiwi, a kiwi recovery project that she is heavily involved with around her hom...e on the Whangarei Heads, illustrator Heather Hunt has teamed up with writer Kennedy Warne to produce another stunning natural history book for children. It's my Egg (and you can't have it) is both beautiful, but powerful. It captures the reality of life for a kiwi trying to hatch an egg, fending off attacks from cats and dogs, and ultimately being saved from stoat predation by trapping. This is an important, inspiring book for children that deftly communicates the importance of recovery programmes for our native wildlife. Heather Hunt and Kennedy Warne's stunning book The Cuckoo and the Warbler, from 2016, was selected by Storylines as a Notable Book, and It's my Egg is a book of equal quality.
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Following on from the acclaimed Whose Beak is This?, author Gillian Candler and illustrator Fraser Williamson turn to looking at feet. In Whose Feet are These?, New Zealand native animals including birds, reptiles, an insect, a mammal and more reveal their feet for children to gu...ess their identity. While having fun guessing whose feet belong to whom, young children will learn an important science concept about adaptation - that animals' feet are adapted to their different habitats and lifestyles. Being encouraged to look closely at the pictures teaches observation skills and helps children discover how diverse our native animals are.
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The sixth title in the award-winning `explore & discover' series, Up the River: Explore & discover New Zealand's rivers, lakes and wetlands gives children an opportunity to look under the surface and see what special creatures live, around New Zealand's freshwater habitats - our ...creeks, rivers, lakes and wetlands. Included in this title are animals ranging from the familiar p-u?keko to the rarely seen bittern, from the iconic eel to tiny whitebait, and some of the many barely known aquatic insects. Swimmable and drinkable fresh water are hot topics, and Up the River shows that many native animals depend on healthy waterways for a habitat, and their presence is often used as a sign of the water's health. Beautifully illustrated and impeccably researched, this is a wonderful and intriguing way for children to learn about New Zealand's freshwater environments. Previous `explore & discover' titles have: won the Elsie Locke Medal for non-fiction (2013), received Storylines awards (2014, 2015) and been finalists in the NZ Children's Book Awards (2013, 2015).
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