Genre
Children’s
Picture Book
Tamanui: The Brave Kōkako of Taranaki
Rebecca Beyer, Linley Wellington
$23.00
The Taranaki forest is changing, and kōkako are finding it difficult to get food and protect their chicks. Rats and possums are raiding nests, taking chicks and eggs, and the kōkako Tamanui has lost his brothers and sisters.
In the quiet forest, Tamanui hears a kōkako call, but flying towards it, he is caught in a net. Taken to Mount Bruce, he adapts to a new environment, raises chicks and becomes important in the survival of the kōkako. Based on a true story, Tamanui is displayed at Puke Ariki, New Plymouth.
This is also available as a Māori-language edition, Tamanui: Te Kōkako Mōrehu o Taranaki.
In the quiet forest, Tamanui hears a kōkako call, but flying towards it, he is caught in a net. Taken to Mount Bruce, he adapts to a new environment, raises chicks and becomes important in the survival of the kōkako. Based on a true story, Tamanui is displayed at Puke Ariki, New Plymouth.
This is also available as a Māori-language edition, Tamanui: Te Kōkako Mōrehu o Taranaki.
Pages
32
Language
English
Publication Date
November 14, 2015
Dimensions
210 x 270 mm
ISBN (Soft Cover)
9781775502067
""This book will definitely appeal to children and adults, and help children understand the devastation of introduced species, and the efforts to save our native wildlife.""
""This is a great book to introduce young readers to the idea that as New Zealanders, we need to everything in our power to protect our native bird species.""
