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The Life-Size Guide to the New Zealand Beach
featuring the odd things which get washed up on the sand
Brief Description
The Life-Size Guide to the New Zealand Beach offers a unique approach to learning about the intriguing flotsam and jetsam—both common and strange—that wash up on New Zealand's beaches. This book solves many of the mysteries of beachcombing. The Life-Size Guide to the New Zealand Beach...
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The Life-Size Guide to the New Zealand Beach
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Description
The Life-Size Guide to the New Zealand Beach offers a unique approach to learning about the intriguing flotsam and jetsam—both common and strange—that wash up on New Zealand's beaches. This book solves many of the mysteries of beachcombing.
The Life-Size Guide to the New Zealand Beach empowers readers to easily and accurately identify the various items and curious objects commonly found on beaches. The book specifically covers:
- Pebbles and sand from around the country
- How to recognise common animal tracks found in the sand
- Jellyfish, starfish, crabs, and bones from the sea
- Eggs from the sea and invertebrates living in the sand
- Seaweed, plant wash-ups, and even common rubbish pollution
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780143019343
Publisher: Penguin Group (NZ)
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 October 2004
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Penguin Books (NZ)
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 3.0mm
Width: 211.0mm
Height: 297.0mm
Weight: 164g
Pages: 32
About the Author
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.
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