The Life-Size Guide to Insects: and other land invertebrates of New Zealand
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Life-Size Guide to Insects: and other land invertebrates of New Zealand
By (Author) Andrew Crowe
Penguin Group (NZ)
Penguin Books (NZ)
3rd August 1999
New Zealand
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Wildlife: butterflies, other insects and spiders: general interest
Short-listed for New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards: Non-Fiction Award 2000
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 212mm, Height 298mm, Spine 4mm
162g
Description
Identifying New Zealand's insects, spiders and other land invertebrates is made simple with this new guide by best-selling author Andrew Crowe. Identifying New Zealand's insects, spiders and other land invertebrates is made simple with this new guide by best-selling author Andrew Crowe. Explore over 300 life-size photographs, learn about the life-cycle of different insects and use the handy colour-coded chart for fast, accurate identification. Written by one of New Zealand's most popular nature writers, The Life-Size Guide to Insects makes it fun for all the family to learn more about the natural world of New Zealand.
Author Bio
Andrew Crowe is a best-selling author with a special interest in helping make nature accessible to beginners of all ages. He has written over 40 nature books covering seashells, insects, spiders, birds and other animals and plants. Andrew has won numerous New Zealand book awards, including the Margaret Mahy Medal in 2009 for his overall contribution to children's literature and the Ashton Wylie Award in 2005 for a biography for teenagers on the Dalai Lama. His latest book, Pathway of the Birds- The Voyaging Achievements of Maori and their Polynesian Ancestors (Bateman), received 4 book awards in 2019.
