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Can I read Wild New Zealand on EtoBox?

Wild New Zealand by photographs by Gerald Cubitt; text by Les Molloy in collaboration with the New Zealand Department of Conservation; consultants, Sue Miller and Brian Coffey is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Wild New Zealand about?

photographs by Gerald Cubitt Once part of an ancient supercontinent, New Zealand was isolated by the sea to form its present-day raft of islands stretching from the sub-tropical to the sub-Antarctic. This superbly illustrated book offers a tour of this diverse, wild "land of the long white cloud," capturing in text and over 400 full-color photographs New Zealand's untamed areas and the wildlife that inhabits them. The journey begins in the rugged northern peninsula, with its rocky coastline and impressive stands of kauri forests, continues through the length and breadth of North and South Islands, and then leaves the mainland for the islands beyond. Much of New Zealand's beauty is preserved in an extensive system of national parks, within which the natural diversity is almost endless. High peaks and meadows of alpine flowers give way to dense rainforest. Geysers and hot springs bubble and fume in the thermal regions. Long sleek beaches and quiet bays offer peace and seclusion. In this land are found creatures that exist nowhere else on the shy kiwi that makes its home in the dense beech forests; the many rare birds that have a last refuge in the offshore islands; and the tuatara -

Who reads Wild New Zealand?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
photographs by Gerald Cubitt; text by Les Molloy in collaboration with the New Zealand Department of Conservation; consultants, Sue Miller and Brian Coffey
Publisher
New Holland Press
Published
1994
Language
EN
ISBN
9780262133043
Category
history
Subjects
Science, History, Nature
Rating
5 / 5 (4 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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