This dark sheltering forest : an enthralling family travel and scientific research adventure

In this captivating and action-filled story, the adventurous Canadian family that hit the ground running in Once a Land of Birds heads to New Zealand's North Island for hands-on science in a rainforest and more exotic outdoor escapades. With a gift for observing and story-telling, Magi Nams evokes the majesty and mystery of New Zealand's volcanic North Island, the drama and tedium of six weeks of scientific research and travel, and the tensions and joys felt by two parents and two kids bonding more tightly far from home. Amid downpours and summer heat, Magi and her family ride quads over muddy pitted tracks on North Island's Central Volcanic Plateau as they trap stoats, the subject of her husband's research. Long hours in the outdoors introduce her boys to the challenges of field research, and the entire family to the lush, cluttered beauty of a New Zealand rainforest. During time off she and her family hike over an active volcano, snorkel among electric-blue fishes, spot glow-worms in mysterious caverns, walk among New Zealand's rarest birds, gaze in awe at some of the largest trees in the world, and explore a gaudy geothermal wonderland. Throughout it all they develop a deeper understanding of each other and revel in the incredibly scenic and diverse landscapes of one of the most beautiful countries on earth. This Dark Sheltering Forest is the second book of Magi Nams' Cry of the Kiwi: A Family's New Zealand Adventure series. Buy This Dark Sheltering Forest today and enjoy more exciting and heartwarming family travel adventures! They envisioned exciting science in a rainforest. They got downpours, dangerous tracks, and new challenges that sparked wonder and deeper family bonding. In this captivating and action-filled story, the adventurous Canadian family that hit the ground running in Once a Land of Birds heads to New Zealand's North Island for hands-on science in a rainforest and more exotic outdoor escapades. With a gift for observing and story-telling, Magi Nams evokes the majesty and mystery of New Zealand's volcanic North Island, the drama and tedium of six weeks of scientific research and travel, and the tensions and joys felt by two parents and two kids bonding more tightly far from home. Amid downpours and summer heat, Magi and her family ride quads over muddy pitted tracks on North Island's Central Volcanic Plateau as they trap stoats, the subject of her husband's research. Long hours in the outdoors introduce her boys to the challenges of field research, and the entire family to the lush, cluttered beauty of a New Zealand rainforest. During time off she and her family hike over an active volcano, snorkel among electric-blue fishes, spot glow-worms in mysterious caverns, walk among New Zealand's rarest birds, gaze in awe at some of the largest trees in the world, and explore a gaudy geothermal wonderland. Throughout it all they develop a deeper understanding of each other and revel in the incredibly scenic and diverse landscapes of one of the most beautiful countries on earth. This Dark Sheltering Forest is the second book of Magi Nams' Cry of the Kiwi: A Family's New Zealand Adventure series As a writer, naturalist, and homeschooling parent, Magi Nams had dreamed of travelling with her family to far-away countries to hike through landscapes inhabited by exotic animals and plants. In the summer of 2000, her dream came true when she, her scientist husband, and two sons left their home in Canada to spend ten months in New Zealand. This Dark Sheltering Forest is the second volume of Nams's trilogy, Cry of the Kiwi: A Family's New Zealand Adventure, a captivating chronicle of her family's travel dream fulfilled in a land of volcanoes, giant trees, and endangered flightless birds. Amid downpours and summer heat, the Nams - Magi, Vilis, Dainis, and Janis - drive quads over muddy, pitted tracks on North Island's Central Volcanic Plateau, dodging danger as they trap stoats, the subject of Vilis's scientific research. Long hours in the outdoors introduce Dainis and Janis to the challenges of field research, and the entire family to the lush, cluttered beauty of a New Zealand rainforest. During time off, the family treks over an active volcano, snorkels among electric-blue fishes, and spots glow-worms in caves. They walk among New Zealand's most endangered birds, gaze in awe at some of the largest trees on earth, and explore a gaudy wonderland that rests on the fiery guts of the earth. Along the way, Nams reflects on the character revelations that spring from working together as a family, and the mpact of invasive species on the ecology of New Zealand's fragile native ecosystems.