Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees
Author(s): Rachel Weston
It’s hard to be noticed when you’re the size of an apple seed! New Zealand’s 28 species of native bees are teeny-tiny and super speedy! Kiwi bees pollinate Aotearoa’s native plants and trees — and they truly are the bee’s knees!
Most people are not aware that New Zealand has native bees, but once you meet them, you are sure to fall in love with them! Author Rachel Weston is thrilled and honoured to introduce Aotearoa’s gentle little bees. With 36 stunning photographic images, fun illustrations, diagrams and QRvideo clips of native bees zipping and zooming, Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees is an informative, interactive visual feast.
Native bees have been flying under the radar for far too long, until now. Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees connects children to the world around them, where native bees (ngaro huruhuru) have had a long evolutionary history with New Zealand’s unique heritage—they are a taonga!
Ngaro huruhuru o Aotearoa—Native Bees of New Zealand, winner of New Zealand’s Bug of the Year, 2023.
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This is a beautiful book on our special native bees; it’s crammed full of fascinating information. I’m excited to meet a future generation of kids already pre-loaded with native bee facts!” - David Pattemore, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd.
“Not only for kids! This is a book for everyone who is interested in New Zealand’s nature. Rachel Weston has achieved something that was long overdue; compiling all facts about native bees, beautifully wrapped in marvellous colours of words, photos and illustrations. You will discover new things from the bee’s world every time you look into this book.” - Julia Kasper, Lead Curator Invertebrates, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Rachel lives in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand and loves bees! This is her seventh book. Other titles written and published by Rachel include: Bumblebees Have Smelly Feet, Hello! Kia ora! Welcome new friend!, Boo Goes Tutti Frutti, Bumblebee, Messy-o-saurus
General Fields
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- : Weston Books
- : Weston Books
- : 05 September 2024
- : 260 x 215mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : 260 x 215mm
- : Rachel Weston
- : Hardback
- : 32