The Incredible Insects of Aotearoa by Pollard, Simon

The Incredible Insects of Aotearoa (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781991072030)

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The Incredible Insects of Aotearoa by Pollard, Simon

The Incredible Insects of Aotearoa

$20.99
The Incredible Insects of Aotearoa by Pollard, Simon

The Incredible Insects of Aotearoa

$20.99
Format: Paperback
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A FUN, FASCINATING AND REVEALING BOOK ABOUT THE STRANGE AND WONDERFUL CRITTERS OF AOTEAROA What do you call a grasshopper dressed as a gladiator? Why are sandfly bites so itchy? What links insects and Maori whakairo (carving)? How does a glow worm glow? Why does this book include sorcerers, vampires and dragons? What makes insects in Aotearoa so special? From our backyards to high in the mountains, through forests, along coastlines, and in the darkness of caves, award-winning science writer Simon Pollard and Te Papa insect expert Phil Sirvid answer these questions and more. Share in the secrets and marvels of our natural world through stunning close-up photographs, matauranga Maori, insightful explanations, and meet-the-expert profiles.

Author: Simon Pollard,Phil Sirvid
ISBN-10: 1991072031
ISBN-13: 9781991072030
Publisher: Te Papa Press
Language: English
Published: 05/08/2025
Pages: 28
Format: Paperback
By Simon Pollard
By Simon Pollard
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Dr Simon Pollard is a spider biologist and award-winning natural history photographer and writer. He has written and illustrated a number of children's books. His previous books published by Te Papa Press, are Why is That Spider Dancing? (2021) co-written with Phil Sirvid and short-listed for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, Why Is That Lake So Blue? (2018) and The Genius of Bugs (2017), also shortlisted for the Children's book awards. Dr Phil Sirvid is Curator Invertebrates in the Natural History Team at Te Papa. Phil has looked after the insect and arachnid collections and been involved in science outreach at Te Papa for over 30 years. He has contributed to the Te Papa Press titles Why is That Spider Dancing?, 100 Natural History Treasures of Te Papa, and Nature-- Stilled, and more recently co-authored Native Insects of Aotearoa - part of the Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series. Along with Simon, Phil has also curated the blockbuster science exhibition Bug Lab.

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