This fun and educational book features dozens of vibrant illustrations by talented artist, children's book writer and natural history enthusiast, Dave Gunson. New Zealand's most interesting native and introduced insects and other invertebrates have been illustrated specially for this book. Accompanied by fascinating facts about physical characteristics, habitat, feeding habits, breeding information and more, this book will have guaranteed appeal to the whole family. Each page features at least one large illustration of an insect plus text. Some entries also include illustrations of larvae eggs, male and female, etc, as well as additional fact panels with interesting nuggets of information. All About New Zealand Insects and Other Creepy-crawlies is an ideal introduction to many of the insects commonly found in New Zealand for people of all ages.

Author Biography

Dave Gunson is a prolific author of children's books. His extensive repertoire includes such classics as Dave Gunson's New Zealand Wildlife, Kiwi of the Great Forest and The Lost Worlds of Aotearoa. Dave has also illustrated many other authors' books, including Which New Zealand Bird? by natural history guru Andrew Crowe.