Dave Gunson

Tahi-Rua-Toru MANU! brings a plethora of NZ birds to life in this exciting counting book! Young children will love spotting familiar birds in this engaging text by Dave Gunson. From One noisy seagull, asking to be fed to Thirteen sleepy moreporks, slowly waking in the trees, the birds are just begging to be counted. Each page spread features a sneaky...

An in-depth look at native and introduced New Zealand trees and all the life that lives and thrives in, on and around the unique environments that they provide. Featuring information about the many fascinating animals, plants and fungi that live within the varied habitats of our trees, including fantail, kereru, giant weta, huhu beetle, forest gecko, shore skink, bracket fungi,...

Discover the abundance of life hidden inside one of New Zealand's most confined habitats - and yet one of the most fascinating and complex - the seashore rock pool. The Living Rock Pool features information about the wide and captivating variety of rock pool inhabitants, such as crabs, sea stars, fish, seaweeds, barnacles, shellfish, urchins, sponges, and the rock pool's...

What makes the little holes in clay banks and bare earth? Why do swamps smell funny sometimes? What’s that little lizard sitting on a rock? No matter how crazy or quirky your question — from the WHICH? to the WHAT? to the WHY? of everything — this book has all the answers. Author, illustrator and all-round clever clogs Dave Gunson...

How many types of beetle are there in New Zealand? Can bats see in the dark? Which bird is New Zealand's smallest? No matter how crazy or quirky your question—from the WHICH? to the WHAT? to the WHY? of everything—this book has all the answers. Author, illustrator and all-round clever clogs Dave Gunson has left no stone unturned to answer...

Do birds have teeth? How high can a flea jump? Why don't worms have legs? No matter how crazy or quirky your question—from the WHICH? to the WHAT? to the WHY? of everything—this book has all the answers. Author, illustrator and all-round clever clogs Dave Gunson tackles every curly question under the sun about New Zealand's garden wildlife. If you're...

Do fish have ears? How many teeth does a shark have? Are jellyfish made of some kind of jelly? No matter how crazy or quirky your question—from the WHICH? to the WHAT? to the WHY? of everything—this book has all the answers. Author, illustrator and all-round clever clogs Dave Gunson tackles every curly question under the sea about New Zealand's...

Who built New Zealand's first car? Or our first aeroplane? Where was our first bread baked? Ever wondered which pie is Aotearoa's favourite? Or our favourite ice cream? Which lake could swallow the Auckland Sky Tower with plenty of room to spare? Where's our longest bridge? Or our shortest river? What does koru actually mean? Author and illustrator Dave Gunson...