Black Robin Resources

Black Robin | Chatham Islands | Old Blue

Department of Conservation (DoC). www.doc.govt.nz

Forest and Bird: August 1990

Check your school and local libraries for copies of this magazine.

Black Robin. By Jenny Jones. Published by Heinemann Education. Easy reading for all ages, with good information and photos. (This book is now out of print, but you may find a copy in the library.)

Black Robin Country: the Chatham Islands and its wildlife. By David Cemmick and Dick Veitch. Published by Hodder and Stoughton. Beautifully illustrated, suitable for 10yrs - adults.

Endangered Birds. By Lynette Moon. Published by Lands End Publishing Ltd. Primary level reading about endangered and extinct birds with a chapter on the black robin.

Old Blue. The Rarest Bird in the World. By Mary Taylor. Published by Ashton Scholastic. This beautiful book tells the amazing story of the black robin - a wonderful book for all ages to enjoy. This book won the Aim non-fiction prize in 1994.

The Black Robin. Saving the World’s Most Endangered Bird. By David Butler and Don Merton. Published by Oxford University Press. This book is a detailed account of saving the black robin – suited to adult readers.

The Chatham Islands. Heritage and Conservation. Published by the Canterbury University Press in association with the Department of Conservation. Adult reading level about the history and nature of the Chatham Islands.

Videos

Black Robin Story (60 mins). Natural History New Zealand Ltd. Contact sales@wildsouth.co.nz

Seven Black Robins (30 mins). Natural History New Zealand Ltd. Contact sales@wildsouth.co.nz

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