In The Bush

Explore the forest floor, the tangled under-storey and the high-up forest canopy. Discover the native animals and plants that live in New Zealand’s bush.

• Kaka, kokako and other birds
• Tiny frogs and bats
• Tuatara and giant snails
• Tall trees, vines and flowers
• Mosses and fungi
• Pesky wasps, mice, rats, and stoats

This beautifully illustrated and highly informative book is aimed at children from preschoolers up and anyone curious about our native forests and the special creatures that live there.

Author Gillian Candler was a secondary-school teacher before moving into educational publishing with Learning Media in Wellington, where she worked on a wide range of publications for children, including books about science and the environment. She currently works as a writer and an educational publishing consultant from her home in Pukerua Bay.

Ned Barraud is an illustrator with a keen passion for the natural world. For as long as he can remember, Ned has been fascinated by the form and beauty of the insect kingdom, with some of his earliest artwork depicting beetles, shining like jewels. Ned illustrated all six books in the award-winning ‘explore & discover’ series.