All Book Reviews
Kids’ book extract— Make a pinecone ruru from Play Wild
Author: Rachel Clare Publisher: Bateman Books
Aotearoa’s native owl is a watchful guardian of the night. Make your own ruru out of a pinecone and seed pods. If you can’t find eucalyptus seed pods for the eyes, go foraging for another type of round seed pod or use small stones.
Read an extract from Play Wild
Released April 2024
Kids’ book extract— Shell-ebrate Shells from The Beach Activity Book
Author: Rachel Haydon Illustrator: Pippa Keel Publisher: Te Papa Press
Looking for different kinds of shells is heaps of fun for kids. In Aotearoa New Zealand we have a lot of creatures that live in shells at our beaches and estuaries.
Read an extract from The Beach Activity Book.
Released January 2024
Colouring activity— Reo Pēpi Bilingual Colouring Book
Authors: Kitty Brown and Kirsten Parkinson
School’s out for summer! Here’s an activity to entertain children and help them with their reo. Download, print and colour this gorgeous page from Reo Pēpi Bilingual Colouring Book.
October 2023 release
Review — Mangō: Sharks and Rays of Aotearoa
Author/illustrator: Ned Barraud with Andrew Stewart. Reviewer Alex Eagles.
‘For almost 50 years, ‘the Jaws effect’ has resulted in what psychologists have termed galeophobia — an irrational fear of sharks. Even though statistics show driving to the beach is far more likely to result in injury…’ Alex Eagles reviews this celebration of mangō and whai for young New Zealanders and joins the authors in encouraging others to admire these amazing animals.
October 2023 release