Moa, piopio, huia, laughing owl, grayling, meriki, Hutton's rail, Haast's eagle, Chatham Island bellbird, bush wren, adzebill, Chatham Islands fernbird, Eyles' harrier, greater short-tailed bat, Hawkins' rail, kawekaweau, koreke, Lyall's wren, moho, South Island snipe, whekau. These are just some of the lost wonders of Aotearoa. Lost Wonders: Vanished creatures of Aotearoa 10 October Stepping into the forest in New Zealand a thousand years ago would have been a very different place to today, you might have to watch out for a giant Moa! A brilliant mix of fiction, non-fiction, Maori myth and legend, and diary entries from over a century ago, Lost Wonders is perfect for budding Naturalists, a treasure box in itself. Presented in three parts, The Lost / Lost and Found / Almost Lost?/ you will discover not only the well known extinct creatures such as the Huia, Moa and giant ‘monster’ that was the Haast Eagle, but also about the Aotearoa of millions .
Sarah Ell is an Auckland-based writer and editor, who has published 11 books for adults and children, including Lost Wonders: Vanished Creatures of Aotearoa ().She has a Master of Creative Writing degree and a passion for history and the outdoors. Sarah Ell - Writer. likes. I am an author and editor of fiction and non fiction titles for children and adults, based in Auckland, New Zealand. Sarah Ell. Illustrated by Phoebe Morris. Paperback, pages. The story of the lost wonders of New Zealand's natural history: the extinct species that are now gone forever. Lost Wonders also features some key species that are on the brink - critically endangered - and the efforts that are being made to save them for future generations.
Author Sarah Ell's new book Lost Wonders: Vanished Creatures of Aotearoa is an all-ages introduction to the vanished creatures of Aotearoa New Zealand, from the long extinct species to those now on the brink. Sarah joins the show to discuss her new book, why she believes the South Island kokako is not actually extinct, and why we shouldn't be eating whitebait in restaurants. A brilliant mix of fiction, non-fiction, Maori myth and legend, and diary entries from over a century ago, Lost Wonders is perfect for budding Naturalists, a treasure box in itself. Presented in three parts, The Lost / Lost and Found / Almost Lost?/ you will discover not only the well known extinct creatures such as the Huia, Moa and giant ‘monster’ that was the Haast Eagle, but also about the Aotearoa of millions of years ago, which grew into a land filled with fascinating creatures. Sarah Ell. Illustrated by Phoebe Morris. Paperback, pages. The story of the lost wonders of New Zealand’s natural history: the extinct species that are now gone forever. Lost Wonders also features some key species that are on the brink – critically endangered – and the efforts that are being made to save them for future generations.
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