Gentle giant : Wētāpunga / Wētāpunga

Florian, Annemarie, 1953-

Gentle giant : Wētāpunga / Wētāpunga text, Annemarie Florian ; illustrations, Terry Fitzgibbon. - 36 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 25 x 26 cm

"Thank you. To Dr Chris Green for checking the information presented and so generously sharing his extensive knowledge of Wētāpunga; to Tracy Gordon for sharing a background image; and to Rod Morris and the Auckland Zoo for providing key reference photographs."

Meet Wētāpunga, long-time resident of Gondwanaland, Planet Earth. Learn about the modest unassuming lifestyle of this ancient insect - what it eats, where it lives, how it keeps safe and defends itself. Intensely rich illustrations and a measured poetic voice beautifully capture its real-life story.

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