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Llama
Author: Helen Cowie Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Known for their haughty demeanour, woolly charm, and propensity to spit when threatened, llamas have a rich and varied history. Since...
Berries
Author: Victoria Dickenson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 What is it about the small fruits of field and wood that encourages rapture? These gifts of the earth flagrant in...
House Plants
Author: Mike Maunder Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Our penchant for keeping houseplants is an ancient practice dating back to the Pharaohs. House Plants explores the stories behind the...
Shark: The world's most misunderstood predator
Author: Paul de Gelder Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 From shark attack survivor to the shark's biggest advocate, Paul de Gelder tells us just why these majestic diverse animals...
A Year of Garden Bees and Bugs: 52 stories of intriguing insects
Author: Dominic Couzens Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 A fascinating journey into the secret life of insects, experts Dominic Couzens and Gail Ashton discover 52 minibeasts from around the...
Sardine
Author: Trevor Day Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 The sardine is a paradoxical fish. Seemingly insignificant, its exploitation has made fortunes for some and, when stocks have collapsed, caused...
Avian Illuminations: A Cultural History of Birds
Author: Boria Sax Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 Avian Illuminations examines the many roles birds have played in human society, from food, messengers, deities and pets, to omens, muses,...
Nightingale
Author: Bethan Roberts Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 The nightingale has a unique place in cultural history: the most prized of songbirds, it has inspired more poems than any...
Around the World in 80 Birds
Author: Mike Unwin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 This beautiful and inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the world: from the Sociable Weaver Bird in Namibia...
Mountains: Over Australia's Blue Horizon
Author: Alasdair McGregor Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 280 Australia's mountains may not stand as tall as the many mightier peaks stretched across other continents, but it is worth posing...
Flight of the Budgerigar: An Illustrated History
Author: Penny Olsen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 260 *Longlisted for the ABIA Book Awards 2022: Small Publishers' Adult Book of the Year* The Budgerigar is arguably Australia's best-known bird....
Amphibious Soul: Finding the wild in a tame world
Author: Craig Foster Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 An awe-inspiring narrative about the power of nature and our place within it, from the creator of My Octopus Teacher, filmmaker...
The Last Butterflies: A Scientist's Quest to Save a Rare and Vanishing Creature
Author: Nick Haddad Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 280 A remarkable look at the rarest butterflies, how global changes threaten their existence, and how we can bring them back from...
The Book of Killer Plants: A Field Guide to Nature's Deadliest Creations
Author: Dr. Kit Carlson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 A beautifully illustrated field guide to the 60 deadliest plants on Earth. This intriguing guide puts a spotlight on Mother...
Earth: Over 4 Billion Years in the Making
Author: Chris Packham Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 'Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenborough's Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Cox's Universe' Guardian...
Seaweed: Foraging, Collecting, Pressing
Author: Melanie Molesworth Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 A gorgeous guide to foraging, pressing and using seaweeds for a wealth of home creative projects. Both aspirational and inspirational, this...
Amphibious Soul: Finding the wild in a tame world
Author: Craig Foster Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 An awe-inspiring narrative about the power of nature and our place within it, from the creator of My Octopus Teacher, filmmaker...
Gorillas
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Silk & Venom: The incredible lives of spiders
Author: James O'Hanlon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 There are more than 50 000 species of spiders. They surround us in our daily lives and, contrary to popular belief,...
Humpback Highway: Diving into the mysterious world of whales
Author: Vanessa Pirotta Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 I entered the water quietly and saw two humpback whales sleeping diagonally in the distance. Two school buses just hanging in...
Gum: The story of eucalypts & their champions
Author: Ashley Hay Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 No matter where you look in Australia, you're more than likely to see a eucalyptus tree. Scrawny or majestic, smooth as...
A Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia
Author: Tony Young Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 248 Australia is world-renowned for its often extraordinary and unique natural environment including many of its plants and animals. This beautiful little...
Curlews on Vulture Street: Cities, Birds, People and Me
Author: Darryl Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Darryl Jones, author of Feeding the Birds at Your Table, reveals the not-so-secret lives of the most common birds that share...
Australian Termites
Author: Phillip HadlingtonFormat: Paperback, 160mm x 270mm, 368g, 148 pagesPublished: NewSouth Publishing, Australia, 2007Shows readers the how, which, when, where, what and why of termite and wood borer control. The...
Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture
Author: Bruce Pascoe Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 278 'Dark Emu injects a profound authenticity into the conversation about how we Australians understand our continent...[It is] essential reading for anyone...
Birds of Australia: A Photographic Guide
Author: Iain Campbell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 392 Australia is home to a spectacular diversity of birdlife, from parrots and penguins to emus and vibrant passerines. Birds of Australia...
Feeding the Birds at Your Table: A guide for Australia
Author: Darryl Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 *Shortlisted for the 2020 ABIA Small Publisher's Adult Book of the Year* The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year...
Beetles of the World: A Natural History
Author: Maxwell V. L. Barclay Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Beetles make up about a quarter of known animal species and are arguably the most diverse group of organisms...
Shells of the World: A Natural History
Author: M. G. Harasewych Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A marvellously illustrated natural history of the world's mollusks. Mollusks are invertebrate animals with a remarkable natural history and a...
Wasps of the World: A Guide to Every Family
Author: Simon van Noort Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A richly illustrated guide to wasps around the world. Wasps have been around since before the dinosaurs and are one...
Snakes of the World: A Guide to Every Family
Author: Mark O'Shea Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A gorgeously illustrated guide to the incredible diversity of snakes around the world. Snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica...
The Lives of Bees: A Natural History of Our Planet's Bee Life
Author: Dr. Christina Grozinger (Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology and Director for the Center for Pollinator Research) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A beautifully illustrated guide to the...
Sharks of the World: A Complete Guide
Author: Dr. David A. Ebert Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 608 The most comprehensive reference guide to the world's sharks - now fully revised and updated Sharks of the World...
Frogs of the World: A Guide to Every Family
Author: Mark O'Shea Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A richly illustrated guide to the world's frogs that includes species from every family. With more than 7,600 known species, frogs...
Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood: A Field Guide
Author: Darryl Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 ** Shortlisted, ABIA 2024, Illustrated Book of the Year ** ** Longlisted, Indie Book Awards 2024, Illustrated nonfiction ** Interested in...
The Lives of Butterflies: A Natural History of Our Planet's Butterfly Life
Author: David G. James Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 There are more than fifteen thousand butterfly species in the world, fluttering through a wide variety of habitats. Bright and...
The Lives of Spiders: A Natural History of the World's Spiders
Author: Dr. Ximena Nelson (Post-Doctoral Fellow) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A beautifully illustrated guide to the natural history and breathtaking diversity of spiders around the world. Spiders are...
Ocean Life in the Time of Dinosaurs
Author: Nathalie Bardet Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 A richly illustrated introduction to the spectacular reptiles that swam the oceans when dinosaurs roamed the land. During the Mesozoic Era,...
The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs Third Edition
Author: Gregory S. Paul Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 A fully updated and expanded edition of the acclaimed, bestselling dinosaur field guide. The bestselling Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs...
Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners: 20 Mysteries of Honey Bee Behavior Solved
Author: Thomas D. Seeley Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 312 Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners takes readers inside a world seldom seen even by beekeepers, shedding light on twenty...
Hummingbirds: A Celebration of Nature's Jewels
Author: Glenn Bartley Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A stunningly illustrated guide to the wonderful world of hummingbirds With their glorious colours, glittering iridescence, astonishing powers of flight, and...
What Is a Bird?: An Exploration of Anatomy, Physiology, Behavior, and Ecology
Author: Tony D. Williams Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 There are some 10,000 bird species in existence today, occupying every continent and virtually every habitat on Earth. The variety...
How Birds Live Together: Colonies and Communities in the Avian World
Author: Marianne Taylor Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Featuring dramatic and delightful wild bird colonies and communities, How Birds Live Together offers a broad overview of social living in...
Red-tails in Love: A Wildlife Drama in Central Park
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The Consolation of Nature: Spring in the Time of Coronavirus
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Solitary Bees (Collins New Naturalist Library)
Author: Ted Benton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 608 A completely up-to-date introduction to the most common group of bees in Britain. Bees, for most people, mean honey or bumble...
Insect Lives: Stories of Mystery and Romance from a Hidden World (SIGNED)
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The Wonder Book of Would You Believe It?
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