North and South: A Tale of Two Hemispheres
By (Author) Sandra Morris
Illustrated by Sandra Morris
Walker Books Australia
Walker Books Australia
2nd March 2022
Australia
Children
Fiction
Short-listed for New Zealand Book Awards, Elsie Locke Award for Non-fiction 2021 (Australia)
Paperback
40
Width 261mm, Height 291mm
281g
This beautiful non-fiction picture book contrasts, month-by-month, some of the worlds most-loved Northern and Southern Hemisphere animals and the ways the climates in those regions affect the way they breed, feed, adapt, hide and survive.
In the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, animals deal with changing seasons in various ways. Whichever hemisphere they live in, they need to be able to read the sign of the changing seasons to survive. This beautiful non-fiction picture book tells the tale of life for some of the planet's most-loved animals and what theyre up to throughout the year. North and South marks a beautiful and engaging introduction to the natural world and conservation for young readers, with in-depth facts throughout and a full index and glossary adding interest for older readers.
Sandra Morris is an author/illustrator from New Zealand and also runs her own illustration agency. She has a Masters in Fine Art. Her first book, One Lonely Kakapo, won the 1992 Russell Clark award for illustration. Since then Sandra has gone on to win numerous awards. Her two Walker Books titles, Sensational Survivors and A New Zealand Nature Journal, were both finalists at the New Zealand Book Awards and the LIANZA awards.