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TUATARA A Living Treasure
A spiny-backed baby raises the spike on her snout and slices the leathery eggshell ... POP! She is the newest member of an ancient group of reptiles that roamed the earth with the dinosaurs.
Meet TUATARA, ancient wonder, wildlife treasure and SURVIVOR!
Written by Katie Furze, Illustrated by Ned Barraud
Publisher: Scholastic NZ
In Stores: 4 July 2023
Length: 32 pages
ISBN: 9781775437987
A spiny-backed baby raises the spike on her snout and slices the leathery eggshell ... POP! She is the newest member of an ancient group of reptiles that roamed the earth with the dinosaurs.
Meet TUATARA, ancient wonder, wildlife treasure and SURVIVOR!
Written by Katie Furze, Illustrated by Ned Barraud
Publisher: Scholastic NZ
In Stores: 4 July 2023
Length: 32 pages
ISBN: 9781775437987
"Tuatara is a bundle of fascinations, a riveting story, exquisitely written and illustrated – above all it is an ode and a call to protect this living treasure. A necessary book."
- Paula Green, Poetry Box read full review here
- Paula Green, Poetry Box read full review here
"Truly fabulous."
- Julie Harper-Taylor, Magpies Magazine.
- Julie Harper-Taylor, Magpies Magazine.
"This informational narrative is as compelling as fiction, with language that sings like poetry."
- Leslie Barnard Booth, author of A Stone is a Story
- Leslie Barnard Booth, author of A Stone is a Story
"The storytelling and illustrations work together wonderfully to create a sense of drama."
- Abi Cushman, author/illustrator of Wombats Are Pretty Weird
- Abi Cushman, author/illustrator of Wombats Are Pretty Weird
Teacher notes for Tuatara, A Living Treasure.
ANNOUNCEMENT new picture book coming from Scholastic NZ in 2024 ... more details to come!!!