Secondhand Australian Natural History Bargain Book Box SP2935

Secondhand Australian Natural History Bargain Book Box SP2935

Fifteen volumes from the beloved Periwinkle Colour Series — Australia's classic illustrated guides to native wildlife and natural environments, published from the 1970s and still the most accessible introduction to the creatures and habitats of this continent. A near-complete set in fine condition.

1. Australian Marsupials — Keith Davey — Kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, possums, and the extraordinary range of mammals that evolved in isolation on this continent; richly illustrated and concisely informative.
2. Australian Seashore Life — John Child — Rock pools, sandy beaches, mudflats, and the astonishing diversity of life that exists between the tides on the Australian coast.
3. Australian Sea Shells — John Child — A comprehensive photographic guide to the molluscs of Australian shores, from the common to the genuinely spectacular.
4. Common City Birds — Graeme Chapman — The species most Australians encounter every day, described and illustrated with the precision that makes identification genuinely easy.
5. How to Photograph Australian Wildlife — J.A. Rushby & H. Beste — Practical advice on the techniques, equipment, and patience required to photograph animals that have no particular interest in cooperating.
6. Australian Spiders — John Child — Funnel-webs to huntsmen to jumping spiders: Australia's arachnids in vivid colour photographs, with notes on habitat, behaviour, and where relevant, venom.
7. Australian Insects — John Child — The cicadas, butterflies, beetles, and dragonflies of Australia's insect world, illustrated with the kind of detail that makes you look at a garden differently.
8. Australian Lizards — Keith Davey — Bearded dragons, blue-tongued lizards, goannas, and the extraordinary diversity of Australian reptiles; an essential companion for anyone who spends time outdoors.
9. Collecting Specimens — John Child — The practical ethics and techniques of collecting, preserving, and cataloguing natural history specimens; a guide that shaped generations of young naturalists.
10. Animal Behaviour — Harry Frauca — Why Australian animals do what they do: the instincts, adaptations, and behaviours that allow extraordinary survival in environments that have no interest in making life easy.
11. Australian Desert Life — Keith Davey — The species — plant and animal — that have adapted to survive in Australia's vast arid interior; a world that looks empty and turns out to be extraordinarily full of life.
12. Australian Frogs — Densey Clyne — Australia has hundreds of frog species, most found nowhere else on earth; this guide covers their diversity, their calls, and their increasingly threatened habitats.
13. Wildflowers of South-East Australia — Jutta Rösel — The spectacular wildflower flora of south-eastern Australia through the seasons, illustrated in the vivid colour photography that made the Periwinkle series essential.
14. Wildflowers of the North & Centre — Michael & Irene Morcombe — The dramatically different flora of Australia's tropical north and inland, from Sturt's desert pea to the extraordinary diversity of the Kimberley.
15. Australian Pond and Stream Life — John Child — Dragonflies, waterboatmen, freshwater crayfish, and the hidden ecology of Australia's rivers and wetlands; a world most Australians pass by without ever really seeing.