From Weta to Kauri: A Guide to the New Zealand Forest

by Janet Hunt, Rob Lucas

From Weta to Kauri is the prefect book to put in your backpack and take into the bush when you go walking and tramping.

Paperback

First published September 24, 2004

About the author

Janet Hunt is an acclaimed writer, academic and graphic designer. In 2004, her study of New Zealand wildlife won Best in Non-Fiction and Book of the Year at the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, as well as the Elsie Locke Award at the LIANZA Children's Book Awards. In 2008, her Wetlands of New Zealand: A Bitter-Sweet Story won the Environment Award and the Montana Medal for Non-Fiction at the Montana New Zealand Book Awards.

Reviews

[Sarah Hjertquist · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really excellent book and the only thing missing for me really is that I would have loved to see more consistency with the photos e.g. every tree has an example of its bark, young leaf, adult leaf, flower, seed etc... because the photos are fairly small it is sometimes hard to see those details.

Really like the layout and size and the format of info.

The book comes with me on walks and trips but I decided recently to read it cover to cover for some good old swotting up. Enjoyed some of the fun facts dotted throughout as well.