Rākau
The Ancient Forests of Aotearoa
- Hardcover
48 pages
- Release Date
11 September 2025
Summary
UP CLOSE TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF OUR NATIVE TREES
This beautifully illustrated and handsomely packaged guide to the evolution, habitats, and variety of the rakau (trees) and ngahere (forests) of Aotearoa for young readers is written and illustrated in award-winning Ned Barraud’s hallmark accessible, informative, and captivating style.
Featuring gatefolds and framed throughout by core matauranga Maori and the expertise of curators at Te Papa, New Zealand’s national museum, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781991072061 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1991072066 |
| Author: | Ned Barraud |
| Publisher: | Te Papa Press |
| Imprint: | Te Papa Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 11 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 450g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 270mm |
| Audience Age: | 7 |
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Critics Review
“Ned Barraud’s illustrations, as always, are top class, and the information given is easy to understand. … Altogether a first class hardback publication that all school libraries should have and would make a great publication for the home.”
– “Bobs Book Blog.”“To read this gorgeous book is to read the bush again, to read deeper into the past and deeper into the present. The sublime illustrations bring each tree to life, while the facts will help you read the trees in new lights.”
–Paula Green “Poetry Box”Ned Barraud
Ned Barraud is an author/illustrator of over twenty children’s books exploring the natural world. These include Tohorā: The Southern Right Whale, Rock Pools: A Guide for Kiwi Kids, New Zealand’s Backyard Beasts and Mangō: Sharks and Rays of Aotearoa, the last of which won an award for children’s natural history at the 2024 Whitley Awards. Along with author Gillian Candler, he has also illustrated the popular Explore & Discover series, which includes the prize-winning At the Beach.
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