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Summary: High praise for Kanze's "NOTES FROM NEW ZEALAND"
Review: "NOTES FROM NEW ZEALAND" by Edward Kanze, is an entertaining and educational book about travel and New Zealand natural history. The author succeeds not only in bringing the reader along on his adventures, but also in introducing them to and teaching them about much of New Zealand's unique ecology. Kanze traveled to New Zealand as a naturalist pursuing a personal quest to find and see three rare endemic species-- the kiwi, the tuatara, and a type of New Zealand frog which lacks ear drums and vocal sacs. During the author's three trips to this island country he explored it alone and as a member of several scientific research expeditions. As you read, you begin to realize that you too are developing a fondness for the country and charming people much as Ed Kanze did. From slogging along the Milford Track high in the mountains to laboring to catch tuatara in the forest after midnight on remote offshore islands, you share in the humor, the victories, and the failures which all came together creating this rich tapestry of events. "NOTES FROM NEW ZEALAND" shares Kanze's adventures in a journal format. This style presents plenty of information, while still maintaining a refreshing narrative. Kanze certainly provides an intriguing glimpse into the bounteous treasures which New Zealand has preserved on her green shores for these thousands of years. One cannot help but consider what it would be like to embark upon a personal journey to New Zealand in order to experience these wonders first-hand. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in adventure travel or natural history. Kanze is an excellent author who has penned several other books, and to whom I look for new works in the future.
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