How to Mend a Kea: + Other Great Fix-it Tales from Wildbase Hospital
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
How to Mend a Kea: + Other Great Fix-it Tales from Wildbase Hospital
By (Author) Janet Hunt
Massey University Press
Massey University Press
9th October 2017
New Zealand
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
636.0832
Physical Properties
Paperback
64
Width 215mm, Height 260mm
Description
Wildbase is a very special hospital for very special animals. Tui, kiwi, kaka, kakapo, little blue penguins, seals and many more of New Zealand's most rare and special animals come here when they are sick and injured. A Day at Wildbase gets up close to these birds and mammals and the dedicated vets and veterinary staff who look after them so they can return to the wild.
Reviews
Id recommend this wonderful book for kids and adults to share from age 7 up ... it is a fascinating read for all future eco-warriors. Sarah Forster, Booksellers NZ; Near flawless The Sapling, Best Books of 2017
Author Bio
Janet Hunt is one of New Zealand's best known natural history writers, for adults and children. A former teacher, she lives in Taranaki, and is the chair of the Northern Taranaki Branch of Forest & Bird. Some of her books include: A Bird in the Hand: Keeping New Zealand Wildlife Safe (2003), which won Book of the Year and Best in Non-Fiction at the 2004 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and the Elsie Locke Award at the LIANZA Children's Book Awards in 2004; From Weta to Kauri: A Guide to the New Zealand Forest (2004), which was a finalist in the 2005 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and was listed as a 2005 Storylines Notable Non-Fiction Book; Wetlands of New Zealand: A Bitter-sweet Story (2007), which won the Montana Medal for Non-Fiction at the 2008 Montana New Zealand Book Awards; E3 Call Home, a true story of godwit migration and misadventure, which was listed as a 2010 Storylines Notable Non-Fiction Book and was a finalist in the 2010 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults; Paradise Saved: The Remarkable Story of New Zealand's Wildlife Sanctuaries and How They Are Stemming the Tide of Extinction (2014) with Dave Butler and Tony Lindsay; and Our Big Blue Backyard: New Zealand's Oceans and Marine Reserves (2014).
