The Life-Size Guide to the New Zealand Beach: featuring the odd things which get washed up on the sand

Join Andrew Crowe in solving the mysteries of beachcombing. The puzzling flotsam and jetsam - both common and strange - is shown here and explained with clear, life-size colour photographs.

Join Andrew Crowe in solving the mysteries of beachcombing. The puzzling flotsam and jetsam - both common and strange - is shown here and explained with clear, life-size colour photographs.

Besides providing a simple introduction to New Zealand geology, this book’s new approach to the beach shows- - Pebbles and sand from around the country - How to recognise common animal tracks found in the sand - Jellyfish, starfish, crabs and bones from the sea - Eggs from the sea and invertebrates living in the sand - Seaweed, plant wash-ups and even common rubbish pollution