Curious Kiwi creatures
By: Chrissie Ward ; illustrations by Pauline Whimp
Contributors: Whimp, Pauline
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781869661717
Subjects: Zoology; Juvenile literature; Animals
Description: An informative introduction to some of New Zealand's amazing animals, including ancient reptiles, creepy crawlies, birds and fish. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Avondale spider; title: Bar-tailed godwit; title: Bats; title: Black robin; title: Blue duck; title: Centipedes and millipedes; title: Chatham Island taiko; title: Cicadas; title: Dragonflies; title: Earthworms; title: Eels; title: Falcon and harrier hawk; title: Fantail; title: Frogs; title: Fur seal; title: Geckos; title: Giant snails; title: Glow-worms; title: Haast's eagle; title: Hector's dolphin; title: Honeydew scale insects; title: Houdinia flexilissima (caterpillar); title: Huhu beetle; title: Huia; title: Kakapo; title: Katipo and Nelson cave spider; title: Kiwi; title: Kokako and saddleback (wattlebirds); title: Moa; title: Morepork; title: Peripatus; title: Polynesian dog (kuri); title: Pukeko; title: Puriri moth and kowhai leaf-miner moth; title: Shining cuckoo; title: Skinks; title: Stephens Island wren; title: Stick insects; title: Stitchbird; title: Takahe; title: Toheroa; title: Tuatara; title: Tui; title: Waxeyes; title: Weevils; title: Weta; title: Whitebait; title: Wrybill; title: Yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho).