The Dotterels’ Last Stand by Sue Newman, beautifully illustrated by Paul A. Willis is a realistic and ‘almost true’ story of the challenges dotterels face in finding a safe nest-site. A pair of dotterels visit a number of familiar landmarks and buildings that will be familiar to Auckland children and the additional side-bar background information … Continue reading Book: The Dotterels’ Last Stand
Jon Tucker’s Those Kids series is set of linked sailing adventure books featuring some Kiwi and Aussie kids coping with unexpected challenges, whilst learning about contemporary environmental issues along the way. Targeted at year 6 to 9 student level, they are each around 200 pages of compelling high-interest content laid out in illustrated readable-length chapters. This structure … Continue reading An adventure series with an environmental message
Whio Forever is an integrated curriculum teaching and learning resource with the whio/blue duck as the real life context for learning. The resource covers multiple learning areas of the New Zealand Curriculum. It has been developed for primary school teachers, with two versions available – one for junior primary (years 1-4) and one for senior primary … Continue reading Whio Forever education resource
DOC’s Outreach and Education team have released their latest teaching and learning resource ‘Investigating animal pests in your green space’. This resource is targeted at primary schools (Year 1-6 students). Using this resource students can: Gather and interpret data about animal pests living in a local green space. (e.g. school grounds, local park/reserve, backyard) Identify and … Continue reading Investigating animal pests in your green space
With intensive pest control, the Doaks have witnessed a dramatic recovery of the native flora and fauna. In ‘their coastal slice’ the natural world has returned with a profusion of birdsong in the forest. This book is a plea for the conservation and protection of New Zealand’s wildernesses, reiterating the challenge made by Sir Paul … Continue reading Book: Bringing back the birdsong
Cloak Of Protection – the New Zealand conservation card game by Kakariki Games. To save our birds, you need to trade, draw & play to create a feather cloak of 15 cards in one bird realm: forest, settlement, sea, or extinct. But BEWARE! Each card sports some predators – will they threaten your realm? Fun … Continue reading Conservation Card Game