A series of 10 books that feature some of the most extra ordinary natural locations in the world. Knowledge of various natural environments will increase as students take an informative and visually striking tour of some of the most beautiful habitats on Earth.

POLAR REGIONS

Politics & Social Sciences

Alison Ballance

Social Sciences

Dominie Elementary

A collection of 10 exciting books that investigate the lifestyles of some very different animals who live in all kinds of places. Features outstanding photographs and engaging text that will capture the minds of young readers while augmenting their understanding of the natural world. Nonfiction text features such as table of contents, headings, glossaries, labels, and highlighted vocabulary enable students to easily locate information.

TREPADORES (Spanish Edition)

A collection of 10 exciting books that investigate the lifestyles of some very different animals who live in all kinds of places.Features outstanding photographs and engaging text that will capture the minds of young readers while augmenting their understanding of the natural world.Nonfiction text features such as table of contents, headings, glossaries, labels, and highlighted vocabulary enable students to easily locate information.

NADADORES (Spanish Edition)

A collection of 10 exciting books that investigate the lifestyles of some very different animals who live in all kinds of places. Features outstanding photographs and engaging text that will capture the minds of young readers while augmenting their understanding of the natural world.
Nonfiction text features such as table of contents, headings, glossaries, labels, and highlighted vocabulary enable students to easily locate information.

LADRONES Y PILLOS (Spanish Edition)

VIAJEROS (Spanish Edition)

Hoki: The Story of a Kakapo

Godwit

'...someone passed me a large metal basin full of boiled sheep innards... I smiled politely, declined and passed it along. Oh the joys of being vegetarian in the land of boiled mutton.' Alison Balance has bumped over the Mongolian steppe in search of wild horses; camped in mud when trying to film New Zealand's rare, nocturnal kakapo; she s flown deep into the Himalayas where demoiselle cranes migrate across the world's highest mountains. The intrepid wildlife film-maker has traveled to some of the earth's remotest places for footage of our endangered species. Working for TV production company Natural History New Zealand, her search for tigers has taken her to Thailand s steamy jungle and the Russian Far East in winter. Propelled by a passion for observing and sharing the wonder and the plight of the animal world, Balance has journeyed into the wilds, and to sanctuaries where fragile hope for species has been rekindled. Dispelling myths of film-industry glamor, Balance's experiences range through uncomfortable and heartbreaking to absurd. Her story also captures the joy and elation of discovery. Whether she's nose to beak with a kakapo or riding a Bactrian camel in the Gobi Desert, travels with this winsome wildlife film-maker are captivating, exhilarating and inspiring.

Dancing with Cranes

Longacre Press

'The kakapo is a bird that reminds me of the British motorbike industry. It had things its own way for so long that it simply became eccentric.' Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The kakapo is one of New Zealand's most charismatic yet mysterious birds. It is also one of the world's most threatened species and a New Zealand conservation success story. An ancient, flightless, nocturnal, herbivorous giant parrot, the kakapo was once numerous throughout the country but is now extinct in its natural range. At its low point, the population was reduced to as few as 40 known individuals, but thanks to the hard work and innovation of the Kakapo Recovery Programme, New Zealand's flagship threatened-species conservation programme, the kakapo population now exceeds 120. Despite this exciting turnaround, there has not been a significant book on the kakapo since 1989. The story of this remarkable bird embraces science, conservation, ingenuity and personal dedication. Through an informative and entertaining mix of hard facts, history, and accounts of the daily and seasonal routines of kakapo and their minders, Alison Ballance brings together these threads to describe the natural history of the bird and tell the inspiring story of the Kakapo Recovery Programme. Illustrated throughout and with an appendix giving details of all known kakapo, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in the natural world of New Zealand.

Kakapo: Rescued from the Brink of Extinction

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

Craig Potton Pub.

Takahe

Potton Burton

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