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| Fishpond On line book shop. About $5 postage and packaging inside New Zealand. Order other books as well. | |
| Bookshops $49.95 from all good bookshops | |
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Schools, Poytechnics and learning institutions: Send an invoice or order form to: Bushmansfriend 73 Campbell Rd Rd2 Kaeo Northland 0479 Bushmansfriend is GST registered. |
$49.95 incl GST & free post and packaging in New Zealand. |
| Order other natural heritage and botanical books I recommend from here. |
The idea has been to make a book resource to enthuse people over New Zealand native plants. I use the stories surrounding the plants, both european and maori, to highlight special features of the flora, and how New Zealanders have
created a heritage or cultural history around the plants. These are the stories I tell the hikers on the guided bush walk of the Wairakau stream track, and have told to students of all ages in 22 years of biology and horticulture teaching.
Plant Heritage New Zealand looks at the unique characteristics of New Zealands plants, what makes them so special. It delves into the origins and evolution of the plants, how they have inspired poems and works of art, Maori myths, stories and proverbs associated with them, and their many uses as a natural resource. Many of the sayings (whakatauki/pepeha) use the plants as metaphors for the human condition.
Part 1 introduces us to the nature of New Zealands extraordinary plants. Here we learn about speciation, taxonomy, growing and dispersal patterns, and what exactly makes a plant a New Zealand plant? How have plants grown and adapted in New Zealands very distinctive climate?
Part 2, the main section of the book, presents a selection of trees, shrubs and flowers, their classification, names, botanical description, traditional and modern uses, cultural heritage and significance to Maori. The stunning photography highlights the beauty of the plants, as well as helping with identification.
Plant Heritage New Zealand has over 300 photographs. 110 New Zealand plants are described by height, leaf shape and size, flowering pattern, fruit type and ecological distribution. There are 60 Maori whakatauki or sayings/ metaphors pertaining
to the plants, which demonstate many of the cultural qualities New Zealanders have evoked surrounding the plants. It is an ideal book for the school library to support student projects or at home as a reference. Travellers or tourists to New Zealand will find the
book useful in making sense of New Zealand's intriguing flora.
Schools and teachers: Find out how this book will help students cover a large slice of content for The New Zealand curriculum
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