The Kauri Family

The Kauri Family
Author: Suzy Cato
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020
Genre: Forest animals
ISBN: 9781775436119

"Depicts the natural treasures that may be found in a kauri forest. Spot the kiwi, the tuatara, the weta and more - even the twinkling Matariki stars above the treetops"--Publisher information.

The Song of Kauri

The Song of Kauri
Author: Melinda Szymanik
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2014-06-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781775432289

"Told in the style of a Maori myth, this is the story of a young Kauri sapling as it grows and changes and watches the world around it evolve. From other plants, to birds, to Maori, to settlers, to industrialisation and beyond, and then when the Kauri is very old the birds will lift it up and carry it away"--Publisher information. A sophisticated picture book.

Kauri in My Blood

Kauri in My Blood
Author: Joanna Orwin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2007
Genre: Children's stories, New Zealand
ISBN: 9781869437619

Laura Ann Findlay lives with her family among the mighty kauri trees of the Coromandel forest. It is the 1920s, and the last remnants of kauri forest are being cleared for timber and farmland. Laura describes how the family lives under canvas and cooks on open fires, and how she longs to be able to go to school. First person recount. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

Peka and Koro

Peka and Koro
Author: Karyn Wilson
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019
Genre: Bats
ISBN: 9780473489519

"Peka the baby bat leaves the family roost on her first solo flight. It turns into a big night of adventure when she meets other unique nocturnal native creatures of New Zealand"--Back cover.