Author : Alwyn Owen
Publisher : Raupo
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 41,15 MB
Release : 2002-03-11
Category : Birds
ISBN : 9781869487157
"Long ago when the world was new the kiwi lived in the treetops with the other birds and played and sang all day long. But when a plague of insects threatens to destroy the forest mighty Tane calls upon the birds to save the precious trees. Who of all the birds will answer Tane's plea and what sacrifices will need to be made?"--Back cover. Suggested level: junior, primary.
Author : Lynne Roberts
Publisher :
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 30,96 MB
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : Musicals
ISBN : 9781877286162
Author : André Ngāpō (|e author)
Publisher :
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 46,8 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Big books
ISBN : 9781776694235
Folktale from Aotearoa New Zealand. The kiwi once had beautiful rainbow-coloured wings. When Tane-hokahoka asked the birds to help protect the forest by living on the forest floor eating insects, only the kiwi agreed. Its legs grew sturdy and it lost its wings.
Author : Janine Scott
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 20,95 MB
Release : 2018-05-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781420240702
In this traditional tale, we find out why the birds of the forest look and act like they do. The story begins when the Father of the Birds asks his children to help with a problem
Author : Lynne Roberts
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 14,56 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Musicals
ISBN : 9781877286223
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 22,56 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Big books
ISBN : 9780947526306
How Kiwi lost his wings retells a folktale from New Zealand, in which a Kiwi leaves the forest roof to live in the darkness of the forest floor and protect the trees. Being Kiwi introduces factual information about New Zealand.
Author : Katrina van Grouw
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,71 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Art
ISBN : 0691151342
There is more to a bird than simply feathers. And just because birds evolved from a single flying ancestor doesn't mean they are structurally the same. With 385 stunning drawings depicting 200 species, The Unfeathered bird is a richly illustrated book on bird anatomy that offers refreshingly original insights into what goes on beneath the feathered surface.
Author : Lewis I. Held (Jr.)
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 18,77 MB
Release : 2014-01-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1107030447
This book explores the latest developments in evo-devo to explain the science behind tiger stripes, camel humps, and other fascinating animal traits.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,83 MB
Release : 2022
Category :
ISBN : 9781380096951
Author : Berkeley Breathed
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,65 MB
Release : 1995-10
Category :
ISBN : 9780785780397
For use in schools and libraries only. Opus the penguin wants nothing more than to be able to fly--one thing that penguins cannot do--until one Christmas Eve, Opus realizes his greatest dream.
