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The Paper Lantern
Author: Will Burns Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 'Will Burns is a soulful English poet of the kind we don't make enough of' MAX PORTER 'Hugely affecting and timely'...
When There Were Birds: The forgotten history of our connections
Author: Roy Adkins Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 496 Birds are a joy and solace in troubled times, as well as a reminder of past experiences and a symbol of...
Gifts of Gravity and Light
Author: Anita Roy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 'A generous book, offering the small stories - of childhood, family, place, of growth and falling away and regrowth - that...
All in a Day's Walk
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The Amazon
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Robin
Author: Helen F Wilson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 A tuneful natural and cultural history of this globally renowned songbird. The robin is a small bird with a distinctive...
Dinomania: Why We Love, Fear and Are Utterly Enchanted by Dinosaurs
Author: Boria Sax Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 At once reptilian and avian, dinosaurs enable us to imagine a world far beyond the usual boundaries of time, culture and...
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...
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...
A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
Author: Andrew H. Knoll Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Harvard's acclaimed geologist "charts Earth's history in accessible style" (AP) "A sublime chronicle of our planet." -Booklist, STARRED review How...
The History of the World in 100 Plants
Author: Simon Barnes Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 From the author of The History of the World in 100 Animals, a BBC Radio Four Book of the Week, comes...
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,...
Climate
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Whale Nation
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins
Author: Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 *One of Times Higher Education's Best Books of 2015* *Winner of the 2016 Gregory Bateson Prize, The Society for Cultural...
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...
Underground Lovers: Encounters with fungi
Author: Alison Pouliot Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'In the gloom of the forest floor, fallen branches are sheathed with fungal stripes of yellow and purple. But beneath the...
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...
Plankton: A Worldwide Guide
Author: Tom Jackson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Plankton are the unsung heroes of planet Earth. Passive drifters through the world's seas, oceans, and freshwater environments, most are invisible...
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 Complete Insect: Anatomy, Physiology, Evolution, and Ecology
Author: David A. Grimaldi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 With an astounding 3.5 million species occupying virtually every habitat on Earth, insects are one of the most diverse groups...
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...
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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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...
Dinosaurs: Profiles from a Lost World
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