Did You Know? Kiwi
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ISBN: 9781760798079
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
Year first published: 01 Sep 2025
Pages: 24
Format: Hardback
This title in the popular ‘Did YouKnow?’ series from Young Reed, is an attractive andfun book packed with fascinating facts about theever-popular subject of Kiwi. A national symboland cultural icon of New Zealand, Kiwi areremarkable birds in many ways. Did You Know? …They are the only birds in the world to have nos-trils at the end of their beak, helping them to findfood as they snuffle around on the forest floor. Kiwi eggs are huge for the size of the bird – up toone fifth of the female’s body weight. Rails calledWeka are sometimes confused with Kiwi, but theyare much less shy – so if the bird you’re looking atis trying to steal your sandwiches from your back-pack it’ll be a Weka!Each spread covers a different aspect of Kiwi life,from ‘Special adaptations’ and ‘Conserving Kiwi’ to‘Closest relatives’ and ‘Where do they live?’.
The book contains bite-sized chunks ofinteresting information coupled with stunningphotographs, which combine to make this anengaging and entertaining introduction to thesubject that’s bound to capture the imagination ofany reader.
ISBN: 9781760798079
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
Year first published: 01 Sep 2025
Pages: 24
Format: Hardback
This title in the popular ‘Did YouKnow?’ series from Young Reed, is an attractive andfun book packed with fascinating facts about theever-popular subject of Kiwi. A national symboland cultural icon of New Zealand, Kiwi areremarkable birds in many ways. Did You Know? …They are the only birds in the world to have nos-trils at the end of their beak, helping them to findfood as they snuffle around on the forest floor. Kiwi eggs are huge for the size of the bird – up toone fifth of the female’s body weight. Rails calledWeka are sometimes confused with Kiwi, but theyare much less shy – so if the bird you’re looking atis trying to steal your sandwiches from your back-pack it’ll be a Weka!Each spread covers a different aspect of Kiwi life,from ‘Special adaptations’ and ‘Conserving Kiwi’ to‘Closest relatives’ and ‘Where do they live?’.
The book contains bite-sized chunks ofinteresting information coupled with stunningphotographs, which combine to make this anengaging and entertaining introduction to thesubject that’s bound to capture the imagination ofany reader.
