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The New Zealand Horse by Deborah Coddington; Jane Ussher (Photographer)
$90.00 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
A magnificent tribute to the New Zealand horse, documenting its pivotal role in the development of the early colony, in farming, transport, war, sport and in our affections.Writer Deborah Coddington and photographer Jane Ussher capture thestrength, beauty and mystery of the horse across New Zealand, fro ...Show more
Finding Gobi - The True Story of a Little Dog with a Lot of Stamina by Dion Leonard
$19.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLER Like A Streecat Named Bob before it, Finding Gobi is a truly heart-warming story for animal lovers worldwide... In 2016, Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, unexpectedly stumbled across a little stray dog while competing in a gruelling 155 mile race across the ...Show more
Ajax the Kea Dog: A Working Dog's Life in the High Country by Corey Mosen
$39.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
The highly illustrated, heartwarming story of conservation heroes, dog Ajax and his handler Corey, who traverse remote parts of the South Island tracking kea nests. Together, Corey and Ajax travel through the steep high country throughout the South Island searching out kea nests. Their part in the kea ...Show more
All the Queen's Corgis - Corgis, Dorgis and Gundogs: the Story of Elizabeth II and Her Most Faithful Companions by Penny Junor
$29.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
Everyone who loves The Crown on Netflix will enjoy this celebration of Queen Elizabeth II and her beloved canine friends. The Queen has had corgis by her side ever since she was seven years old and persuaded her father to buy one for the family. She also has several dorgis (a cross resulting from an ac ...Show more
Bono: The Rescue Cat Who Helped Me Find My Way Home by Helen Brown
$35.00 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
Having survived a brush with cancer, Helen Brown, happily married with three grown children, took stock of her comfortable suburban life and found it wanting. So when she was invited to visit New York, the city that never sleeps, she seized the day and accepted. Perhaps, she mused, she might never retur ...Show more
The Wolf by Nate Blakeslee
$24.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
A New Statesman Book of the Year All stories are about wolves. All worth repeating, that is. Anything else is sentimental drivel. ' Margaret Atwood The wolf stands at the forefront of the debate about our impact on the natural world. In one of the most celebrated successes of modern conservation, it has ...Show more
The Dog That Saved My Life - Incredible True Stories of Canine Loyalty Beyond All Bounds by Isabel George
$22.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
Five incredible true stories of canine bravery in wartime. For as long as dogs have lived alongside man, they have saved their lives in wartime with their bravery, loyalty and companionship. From the WWII dog that was adopted by the Royal Navy as a mascot, torpedoed, shot at and registered as a prisoner ...Show more
Rescuers The by Laura Greaves
$40.00 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
Dogs are renowned for their loyalty, and those saved from animal shelters or rescue groups seem to be especially devoted to the humans who have offered them a second chance. In this extraordinary collection, meet the brave dogs that have shown incredible courage - even risking death - to protect their p ...Show more
Heroes: Incredible True Stories of Courageous Animals by David Long; Kerry Hyndman (Illustrator)
$32.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
"Rewarding fare for younger browsers"--Kirkus The gripping follow-up to Survivors will delight readers even more with stories of brave animals in the most dramatic situations. For as long as there have been wars, animals have been out there saving lives. Courageous dogs, cats, birds, horses, and even ...Show more
Writers and Their Cats by Alison Nastasi
$34.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
Mark Twain, Alice Walker, Haruki Murakami, Ursula K. Le Guin--this volume celebrates 45 famous authors who have shared their homes and hearts with furry feline friends. The photographs and stories in Writers and Their Cats capture the special bond between wordsmith and mouser. From the six-toed kitties ...Show more
Papa Goose - One Year, Seven Goslings, and the Flight of My Life by Michael Quetting
$37.00 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
Michael Quetting is exhausted and covered in goose shit. One moment a gosling is sleeping soundly under his sweater and the next, there?s one tugging at his shoelaces. Being father to a gaggle of goslings that won?t let you out of their sight is a full-time job. As a laboratory director at the Max Planc ...Show more
Winx: The Authorised Biography by Andrew Rule
$49.99 NZD
Category: Animal Biographies
In Winx: Greatest of all Racehorses, Andrew Rule, her owners, her breeder, her trainer and her rider tell the real story behind the story of the world's greatest racehorse.
