Dawn Chorus - The Legendary Voyage to New Zealand of Aesop, the Fabled Teller of Fables by Ray Ching; Carolyn Ching
$90.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fauna
New Zealand's birds as you have never seen them before. World renowned artist Ray Ching has created a truly unique celebration of New Zealands birds and landscapes. Magical, humorous and beautiful, this is the imagined story of Aesop's visit to Aotearoa New Zealand, described by its creator, Ray Ching, ...Show more
The Book of Eels: Their Lives, Secrets and Myths by Tom Fort
$34.95 NZD
Category: Animals
Beginning life in the Sargasso Sea, the eel travels across the ocean, lives for twenty or so years, and then is driven by some instinct back across the ocean to spawn and die. And the next generation starts the story again. No one knows why the eels return, or how the orphaned elvers learn their way bac ...Show more
In Praise of Famous Horses by Sean Magee
$49.99 NZD
Category: Animals
Horses is an A-Z companion to perhaps the most loved of all domesticated animals. The book's entries include a wealth of unexpected, fascinating and serendipitous information, from horse-slang phrases to horses in British pub signs, and from the horse in advertising to the horse as a food item. Themes s ...Show more
The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals by King Carol & Forsyth David
$160.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fauna
The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals is the only definitive reference on all the land-breeding mammals recorded in the New Zealand region (including the New Zealand sector of Antarctica). It lists 65 species, including native and exotic, wild and feral, living and extinct, residents, vagrants and failed ...Show more
Classic Dog Stories by HALLEY, ED. NED
$25.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
From the grit of a frontier man's dog, from pampered lapdog to wayward mongrel, from faithful guard dog to strong willed pet they're all here in Classic Dog Stories - the perfect gift for dog lovers everywhere.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning pocket size classics. These be ...Show more
Birds of New Zealand: Collective Nouns by Melissa Boardman
$30.00 NZD
Category: Birds
A beautifully illustrated book featuring New Zealand Aotearoa's native birds, each with its very own collective noun. A tussock of takahē? A hoon of kākā? A whistling of whio? This beautifully illustrated book of collective noun names for our native birds reveals something unique about their cha ...Show more
How to Walk a Dog by Mike White
$25.00 NZD
Category: Dogs
The highs and lows, joy and heartache of owning a dog are told in this beautifully written story of life in and around a dog park. 'The book of the year. THE book on dogs. And people.' Andrew Dickens, Newstalk ZB
Friends indeed by Sue Allison
$30.00 NZD
Category: Animals
This book tells the stories of dogs working in assistance roles, helping their human friends when they are most in need. They guide those who cannot see and listen for those who cannot hear. They carry out physical tasks for people with mobility issues, offer emotional support for those struggling to co ...Show more
Hidden Planet: An Illustrator's Love Letter to Planet Earth (PB) by Ben Rothery
$26.00 NZD
Category: Animals
'This book is a thing of rare beauty' - David Walliams Perfect for animal-lovers everywhere! A beautiful crossover book for all ages, this is the book natural-history illustrator Ben has wanted to read since he was a child. Facts and descriptions provide insight into a curated collection of birds and ...Show more
Sensational Butterflies by Ben Rothery
$45.00 NZD
Category: Animals
Butterflies and moths are some of the most amazing creatures in nature. There are over 180,000 different kinds and they can be found on every continent except the Antarctic. From Monarchs to swallowtails, Blue Morphos to birdwings, the intricate beauty of butterflies spans the globe and yet also settles ...Show more
Nests, Eggs, Birds - An Illustrated Aviary by Kelsey Oseid
$37.00 NZD
Category: Animals
Discover the world's birds, their homes, and their eggs in this gorgeously illustrated, entertaining, and educational guide. Did you know that the tailorbird "sews" leaves together to make its nest? Or that hummingbird eggs are the size of jellybeans? Birds are some of the world's most beautiful ...Show more
Cluck - A Book of Happiness for Chicken Lovers by Freya Haanen (Editor); Scott Thompson (Editor)
$30.00 NZD
Category: Animals | Series: Animal Happiness Ser.
Any chicken owner will know that there's more to these endearing, quirky, clever characters than the eggs they produce. Cluck is a celebration of hens, roosters and chicks, combining high-quality photography with inspirational and amusing quotes to create the perfect gift for chicken fans. Some of the c ...Show more