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The Life-Size Guide to Insects: and other land invertebrates of New Zealand

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Life-Size Guide to Insects: and other land invertebrates of New Zealand
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Andrew Crowe
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 298,Width 212
ISBN/Barcode 9780140283457
Audience
Children / Juvenile
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Group (NZ)
Imprint Penguin Books (NZ)
Publication Date 3 August 1999
Publication Country New Zealand

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 Biography

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.