Author: Maria Gill
Paperback / softback  32pp  h250mm  x  w270mm  220g  colour illustrations

Deep down in a dark burrow, a father kiwi snorts and snuffles in his sleep. Underneath him, a large creamy egg lies snug and safe from pilfering predators. Will it meet a fateful end or will the kiwi chick become part of the BNZ Operation Nest Egg Programme? A creative non-fiction story about a BNZ Operation Nest Egg chick, illustrated by award-winning illustrator Bruce Potter. Each page also includes photographs and text boxes about how kiwi are being saved.