Dr. Simon Pollard, Phil Sirvid

Why Is That Spider Dancing?

The Amazing Arachnids of Aotearoa
Illustrator: Hunt, Janet

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A fun, fascinating and revealing book about Aotearoa's amazing eight-legged marvels.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Te Papa Press
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 260mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780995133891
• ISBN-10: 0995133891
• Artikelnr.: 62385579

Autorenporträt

Dr. Simon Pollard is a spider biologist and award-winning natural history photographer and writer. He has written and illustrated a number of children's books in New Zealand and the United States and has twice won the LIANZA Elsie Locke non-fiction book of the year. His last two books, both published by Te Papa Press, are Why Is That Lake So Blue? (2018) and The Genius of Bugs (2017), which was shortlisted for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Simon has also been an advisor, scriptwriter, and presenter on a number of natural history documentaries. Dr. Philip Sirvid is Assistant Curator in the Natural History Team at Te Papa. Phil has a broad general knowledge of New Zealand entomology but specialises in the arachnids, particularly spiders and harvestmen. He has published on the taxonomy, systematics, and evolutionary history of New Zealand spiders as well as on medical entomology and arachnid conservation. Phil has been involved in science outreach at Te Papa for many years and contributed to 100 Natural History Treasures of Te Papa, and Nature--Stilled, both published by Te Papa Press.