Te papa press nz (173 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: New. Packed with awesome bug-filled activities to entertain and inform curious minds, The Genius of Bugs Activity Book celebrates the insanely interesting world of bugs. A companion to The Genius of Bugs fact book by Simon Pollard, this activity book presents some of the same incredible characters the sneaky portia spider, the killer brain-surgeon jewel wasp, New Zealands king of the creepies, the weta, and more doing what they do best. Can you outsmart the fearsome portia spiders prey? Spot the cunning orchid mantis? Decipher the fireflies secret code? Discover the bombardier beetles secret weapon? And many more creepy crawly puzzles and bugtastic brain teasers! Get up close and test your genius with these incredible bugs! The Genius of Bugs Activity Book is inspired by the blockbuster science exhibition Bug Lab, brought to Wellington this summer by Te Papa and Weta Workshop. Rynhart, Kieran (illustratore).…

Board Book. Condizione: New. The alphabet for 0-3 year olds, illustrated with authentically New Zealand artworks and objects from Te Papa's collections.

Board Book. Condizione: New. Colours for 0-3 years olds, illustrated with authentically New Zealand artworks and objects from Te Papa's collections.

Board Book. Condizione: New. Each book in this gorgeous series offers very young readers (03 year olds) an immersive experience of New Zealand art and a fun, educational experience, all in one. Beautiful and interesting paintings, sculptures, photographs and objects from Te Papas collections take centre stage in My New Zealand ABC Book, My New Zealand 123 Book and My New Zealand Colours Book, while fun and engaging text in te reo Maori and English invites children to inspect each artwork closely for intriguing details. The books are themed around letters, numbers and colours, allowing parents and teachers to read the books with children in a myriad of different ways focusing on the artworks, practising counting, letters or colour recognition, or simply enjoying the quirky combinations of language and image. Featuring beloved favourites and seldom-seen treasures, these selections allow toddlers and families to explore the national art collection at home. These beautifully-designed books may be bought for the very small, but theyll be treasured by the whole family for many years.…

Hardback. Condizione: New. Adorable and sometimes surprising historic images of New Zealand dogs and their owners.This entertaining selection of over 100 photos of New Zealand dogs reveals some of the more curious ways in which they have appeared in photographic collections from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Dogs named Terror, Betsey Jane, Floss and Erebus appear alongside canines whose names are no longer known. The photos range from carefully staged studio portraits to New Zealand landscapes. This book also shines a light on some significant dogs, from Scott of the Antarctic's favourite sled dog to the talented mascot of the New Zealand Army rugby team.The photographs take the reader across the towns and landscapes of Aotearoa New Zealand, and the text profiles many of the photographers and studios that flourished prior to the First World War. It also pays tribute to the museums and galleries that now care for these delightful collections.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Accessible, informative guide to one of Te Papa's most popular permanent art exhibitions.The portrait wall in Toi Art, the art gallery within New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, is the most popular art exhibition for museum visitors. Hung salon-style on dark red walls, its 36 arresting portraits span historical portraiture to contemporary practice, and represent mana. Some trumpet the status of European royalty, Maori leaders, or prosperous colonial settlers in New Zealand. Others advertise the skills of the artist. All carry stories from the past into the present. This handy book details each work in both English and te reo Maori and is the perfect souvenir of a visit to Te Papa and an ideal starting point for exploring questions of art, identity, and cross-cultural exchange.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Accessible, informative guide to one of Te Papa's most popular permanent art exhibitions.The portrait wall in Toi Art, the art gallery within New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, is the most popular art exhibition for museum visitors. Hung salon-style on dark red walls, its 36 arresting portraits span historical portraiture to contemporary practice, and represent mana. Some trumpet the status of European royalty, Maori leaders, or prosperous colonial settlers in New Zealand. Others advertise the skills of the artist. All carry stories from the past into the present. This handy book details each work in both English and te reo Maori and is the perfect souvenir of a visit to Te Papa and an ideal starting point for exploring questions of art, identity, and cross-cultural exchange.…

Board Book. Condizione: New. An appealing board book that helps young readers learn about bugs.A beautiful board book for babies and toddlers, featuring amazing photos of New Zealand bugs in the collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.With text in both English and te reo Maori, it is a perfect gift for any baby and its family.…

Board Book. Condizione: New. The alphabet for 0-3 year olds, illustrated with authentically New Zealand artworks and objects from Te Papa's collections.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Part of the new Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to Aotearoa New Zealand's native bird species has wide appeal. Native Birds of Aotearoa describes sixty of our most interesting species - forest, garden, wetland, coastal, alpine and marine birds - reflecting the range of subtropical, temperate and subantarctic habitats across our islands.Written by Birds New Zealand editor, Michael Szabo, and with an introduction by Te Papa Curator Vertebrates, Alan Tennyson, it is published in collaboration with Birds New Zealand. Native Birds includes ornithologist notes on each species and insights into the museum's fieldwork and collections. Charming original illustrations from the 1930s have been complemented in the same style by illustrator Pippa Keel.…

Board Book. Condizione: New. Each book in this gorgeous series offers very young readers (03 year olds) an immersive experience of New Zealand art and a fun, educational experience, all in one. Beautiful and interesting paintings, sculptures, photographs and objects from Te Papas collections take centre stage in My New Zealand ABC Book, My New Zealand 123 Book and My New Zealand Colours Book, while fun and engaging text in te reo Maori and English invites children to inspect each artwork closely for intriguing details. The books are themed around letters, numbers and colours, allowing parents and teachers to read the books with children in a myriad of different ways focusing on the artworks, practising counting, letters or colour recognition, or simply enjoying the quirky combinations of language and image. Featuring beloved favourites and seldom-seen treasures, these selections allow toddlers and families to explore the national art collection at home. These beautifully-designed books may be bought for the very small, but theyll be treasured by the whole family for many years.…

Board Book. Condizione: New. Colours for 0-3 years olds, illustrated with authentically New Zealand artworks and objects from Te Papa's collections.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Part of the new Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to the commonly encountered native plant species of Aotearoa New Zealand has wide appeal.Native Plants of Aotearoa describes and beautifully illustrates fifty of our most interesting and commonly encountered species. Written by Te Papa botanists, it includes useful descriptions on each species and insights into the museum's fieldwork and collections. The illustrations are from Te Papa's collections, based on sketches from fresh plant specimens collected by botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander on board HMS Endeavour during the 1786-71 expedition.Each book in this lightweight, hardback series - designed by award-winning designer Tim Denee - has a crisp look and feel, ideal for pocketing for tramps, or for using at home.…

Board Book. Condizione: New. An appealing board book that helps young readers learn about bugs.A beautiful board book for babies and toddlers, featuring amazing photos of New Zealand bugs in the collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.With text in both English and te reo Maori, it is a perfect gift for any baby and its family.…

Board Book. Condizione: New. A beautiful board book for babies, toddlers and their families, featuring measina or treasures from Samoa in the collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.With warm and friendly text in both Samoan and English, and with rich cultural content, it is a perfect gift for any baby and its family.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. A visit to New Zealands famous national museum, Te Papa, launches a boy and his whanau on a magical adventure to find Papa after he gets lost. Hes gone missing inside one of the museums taonga (treasures), but which one? Will they find Papa before the museum closes? Searching with the help of a museum host, the family encounters moa, paddles a vaka, flees war-time Hong Kong and rides the famous Britten Bike. The informative stories, backed by expert research, show how we can make a connection (te hononga) with special objects. This gorgeous picture book is perfect for both reading out loud to younger children and for independent readers. Joy Te Aho White, Isobel (illustratore). …

Paperback. Condizione: New. A new, fresh take on the world of bugs, inspired by the blockbuster science exhibition Bug Lab, brought to Wellington this summer by Te Papa and Weta Workshop. Illustrated with up-close, dramatic bug photography throughout, The Genius of Bugs is filled with bug tales, facts and figures that showcase bug ingenuity and reveal astounding bug behaviour. Featuring New Zealand and international examples, children will be entranced by these inspiring bugs and remarkable recent discoveries about their genius. Meet a roll call of some of the worlds most incredible bugs from the sneaky portia spider to the killer brain-surgeon jewel wasp, to New Zealands king of the creepies, the weta. Discover amazing bug behaviour around the themes of: fearsome bug weapons; precision engineering; scams and deceptions; awesome teamwork. Has a companion activity book for sale separately. Shortlisted for the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction category. …

Hardback. Condizione: New. Part of the new Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to the commonly encountered native plant species of Aotearoa New Zealand has wide appeal.Native Plants of Aotearoa describes and beautifully illustrates fifty of our most interesting and commonly encountered species. Written by Te Papa botanists, it includes useful descriptions on each species and insights into the museum's fieldwork and collections. The illustrations are from Te Papa's collections, based on sketches from fresh plant specimens collected by botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander on board HMS Endeavour during the 1786-71 expedition.Each book in this lightweight, hardback series - designed by award-winning designer Tim Denee - has a crisp look and feel, ideal for pocketing for tramps, or for using at home.…

Hardback. Condizione: New. The colossal squid has been the most popular exhibit at Te Papa since it arrived there in 2007. Now this appealing book for young readers tells the fascinating story of these creatures from the deep, through sparkling and informative text and amazing illustrations. A must-have natural history book for young readers and their whanau and teachers. Te Aho-White, Isobel Joy (illustratore).…

Hardback. Condizione: New. The colossal squid has been the most popular exhibit at Te Papa since it arrived there in 2007. Now this appealing book for young readers tells the fascinating story of these creatures from the deep, through sparkling and informative text and amazing illustrations. A must-have natural history book for young readers and their whanau and teachers. Te Aho-White, Isobel Joy (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: New. What are arachnids? How do spiders differ from harvestmen, pseudoscorpions, mites and ticks? What makes the arachnid species that are unique to Aotearoa so special? How are webs made? How do they hunt prey, eat and defend themselves? Where do they live? Which are venomous? Which can you find in your house? What makes some arachnids the stuff of nightmares? In this fun-filled, fact-rich, and highly illustrated book, award-winning science writer Simon Pollard and Te Papa spider expert Phil Sirvid share the magic, secrets, mysteries and marvels of Aotearoa New Zealand's abundance of eight-legged beasties, from microscopic mites to spiders as large as your hand. They also profile some of the men and women who have helped build our knowledge in this area.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. A visit to New Zealands famous national museum, Te Papa, launches a boy and his whanau on a magical adventure to find Papa after he gets lost. Hes gone missing inside one of the museums taonga (treasures), but which one? Will they find Papa before the museum closes? Searching with the help of a museum host, the family encounters moa, paddles a vaka, flees war-time Hong Kong and rides the famous Britten Bike. The informative stories, backed by expert research, show how we can make a connection (te hononga) with special objects. This gorgeous picture book is perfect for both reading out loud to younger children and for independent readers. Joy Te Aho White, Isobel (illustratore). …

Paperback. Condizione: New. Extraordinary writers, weird and wonderful museum objects, and fantastic tales for kids The Curioseum is a marvellous mix of twenty-two stories and poems from New Zealand's best and freshest writers, inspired by cool stuff you can find at the museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Bursting with illustrations by the award-winning Sarah Laing, this truly original collection will entertain, excite and inspire.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Why is our place magic? Why are its islands shaky? Why are our mountains tall and our forests green? Why are some lakes so blue? What happens below the waves? Who used to live here? What changed when mammals arrived? What happens in the dark? In this fun-filled, fact-rich book, award-winning science writer Simon Pollard shares the magic, secrets, mysteries and marvels of Aotearoa New Zealand's natural world.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. A FUN, FASCINATING AND REVEALING BOOK ABOUT THE STRANGE AND WONDERFUL CRITTERS OF AOTEAROAWhat do you call a grasshopper dressed as a gladiator? Why are sandfly bites so itchy? What links insects and Maori whakairo (carving)? How does a glow worm glow? Why does this book include sorcerers, vampires and dragons? What makes insects in Aotearoa so special? From our backyards to high in the mountains, through forests, along coastlines, and in the darkness of caves, award-winning science writer Simon Pollard and Te Papa insect expert Phil Sirvid answer these questions and more. Share in the secrets and marvels of our natural world through stunning close-up photographs, matauranga Maori, insightful explanations, and meet-the-expert profiles.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Why is our place magic? Why are its islands shaky? Why are our mountains tall and our forests green? Why are some lakes so blue? What happens below the waves? Who used to live here? What changed when mammals arrived? What happens in the dark? In this fun-filled, fact-rich book, award-winning science writer Simon Pollard shares the magic, secrets, mysteries and marvels of Aotearoa New Zealand's natural world.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. What are arachnids? How do spiders differ from harvestmen, pseudoscorpions, mites and ticks? What makes the arachnid species that are unique to Aotearoa so special? How are webs made? How do they hunt prey, eat and defend themselves? Where do they live? Which are venomous? Which can you find in your house? What makes some arachnids the stuff of nightmares? In this fun-filled, fact-rich, and highly illustrated book, award-winning science writer Simon Pollard and Te Papa spider expert Phil Sirvid share the magic, secrets, mysteries and marvels of Aotearoa New Zealand's abundance of eight-legged beasties, from microscopic mites to spiders as large as your hand. They also profile some of the men and women who have helped build our knowledge in this area.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Bursting with art activities, this fun new edition of the Art Activity Book aimed at young New Zealanders is sure to please - both children and their teachers and caregivers. This new edition of a much loved and used book includes reproductions of 51 historical and contemporary works from Te Papa's art collection, new works commissioned from contemporary New Zealand artists, and art-based activities. The wide range of art activities is designed to introduce children to a variety of different creative processes. Kids' imaginations can run wild as they explore new techniques while developing their understanding and enjoyment of art.…

Hardback. Condizione: New. It's 125 years since New Zealand women won the right to vote. But the battle for the right to so much else is ongoing. This first volume in the Te Papa `Thinking About' series is published to mark the 125th anniversary of suffrage, and brings together provocative, insightful and energetically argued essays by 12 leading New Zealand writers and thinkers, based around objects from Te Papa's collection.Sandra Coney, Holly Walker, Barbara Brookes, Tina Makereti, Sue Bradford, Morgan Godfery, Golriz Ghahraman, Dame Fiona Kidman, Ben Schrader, Charlotte MacDonald, Grace Taylor and Megan Whelan examine how New Zealand women have fared since 1893. …

Hardback. Condizione: New. The oceans surrounding Aotearoa New Zealand are home to over one hundred astonishing and strange species of sharks and rays. This fact-filled book takes you down into the fascinating underwater lives of these expert hunters, illustrates their evolution and explores their place in our culture. And it explains why these ancient fish and their environments need our kaitiakitanga more than ever.…