Author: Philip Temple
Illustrator: Chris Gaskin
Publisher: Longacre Press, $14.95
Age Group: 6-10 years
One warm February, Tutueka laid three eggs in the cosy nest she had made among the dry roots of an old rata tree.
She had cushioned the nest's floor with powdered wood and feathers from her breast, leaving a patch of bare skin which warmed the eggs.
<i>Kids into books:</i> The Story of the Kakapo
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