Get ready for a new take on New Zealand society, history and geography in one of the first two books in The NZ Series, a snappily designed and fact-packed collection for intermediate and high-school age readers.

Here in striking and clear terms are the earth movements above and below New Zealand — with investigation into the history of volcanic and earthquake activity, leading to the present-day status for the country.

The informative, easy-to-understand text is accompanied by numerous explanatory diagrams, historical and modern-day photographs and 'Fact File' boxes. Ours is a physically small country but it packs a powerful amount of geological portraiture into its landscape, as does the keen design of Volcanoes and Earthquakes.