Metamorphosis: How insects are changing our world by Erica McAlister
$34.99 AUD
Category: Nature Writing
Insects are incredibly weird. Their morphology is about as alien to us as you can get without leaving this planet. They outnumber us 200 million to one. Before humans stamped their mark on this planet, insects had shaped it into the colourful and extraordinary world we all share today.Whether it’s the a ...Show more
The Lives of Spiders: A Natural History of the World's Spiders by Ximena Nelson
$59.99 AUD
Category: Insects
A beautifully illustrated guide to the natural history and breathtaking diversity of spiders around the world.Spiders are dominant predators in virtually every terrestrial ecosystem on the planet. A marvel of evolution with species numbering in the tens of thousands, they have been walking the earth sin ...Show more
Wild Quests: Journeys into Ecotourism and the Future for Animals by Satyajit Das
$34.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
An interrogation of ecotourism, a celebration of animals and an impassioned call for the need to protect our natural world Thirty years ago, two trips to iconic destinations, Africa and the Antarctic, profoundly changed Satyajit Das’s life. Ecotourism — watching wildlife in nature — became his gravitati ...Show more
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia 9th Edition by G Pizzey, F Knight, S Pizzey
$49.99 AUD
Category: Birds | Reading Level: General Adult
The definitive and most respected guide to bird identification in Australia, this book is a must for both experts and amateurs. First published in 1980, Graham Pizzey's Field Guide to the Birds of Australia combines a depth and breadth of knowledge with beautiful, full-colour illustrations by Frank Knig ...Show more
Water Beings: From Nature Worship to the Environmental Crisis by Veronica Strang
$69.00 AUD
Category: Natural History
Looking to the vast human history of water worship, a crucial study of our broken relationship with all things aquatic — and how we might mend it. Early human relationships with water were expressed through beliefs in serpentine aquatic deities: rainbow-coloured, feathered or horned serpents, giant anac ...Show more
The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel by Till Hein
$44.99 AUD
Category: Nature Writing
With the whimsy and heart of The Soul of an Octopus and the surprising details of the very best science writing, The Curious World of Seahorses brilliantly captures the ocean’s most charismatic and mysterious inhabitant.'When God created the seahorse,' says one marine biologist, 'he may have had one too ...Show more
The Contented Bee by Organic Gardener Magazine
$36.99 AUD
Category: Insects | Series: ABC BOOKS
All the buzz on keeping backyard bees - an informative and inspirational handbook full of advice, experience and stories from experts and enthusiasts. With bees worldwide in deadly peril, Australians are keen to lend a helping hand. Keeping a hive or three has become a popular lifestyle trend - and it's ...Show more
Green Guide: Garden Birds of Australia by Slater Peter ; Elmer Sally
$19.99 AUD
Category: Birds | Series: Green Guide Ser.
"This new title in New Holland's award-winning Green Guides series investigates the ever- popular subject of the birds in our back yards. Identification spreads cover all the key species and families likely to occur in gardens across Australia, including many species of pigeons, parrots, cuckoos, fantai ...Show more
Unearthing the Underworld A Natural History of Rocks by Ken McNamara
$39.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
A geological saga that digs deep, revealing how even the most ordinary rocks can be stepping stones to the hidden history of our planet. Unearthing the Underworld reveals the hidden world of rocks--the keepers of secrets of past environments, changing climates, and the pulse of life over billions of yea ...Show more
Cool Chickens by Fern Collins (Editor)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Birds
Uncover all that is interesting about chickens from facts about breeds, to poetry, jokes, and sayings with this comprehensive guide! Did you know that chickens are the closest living relative of the Tyrannosaurus-Rex? Did you know that Alektrophobia is the name given to "the fear of chickens" or, that ...Show more
Earthsea: The First Four Books by Ursula K Le Guin
$35.00 AUD
Category: Nature Writing | Series: Earthsea | Reading Level: very good
A Wizard of Earthsea * The Tombs of Atuan * The Farthest Shore * Tehanu Ged is but a goatherd on the island of Gont when he comes by his strange powers over nature. Sent to the School of Wizards on Roke, he learns the true way of magic and proves himself a powerful magician. And it is as the Archmage S ...Show more
Rocks and Minerals Ultimate Handbook by DK
$22.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Discover everything you need to know about the incredible rocks, minerals, and gemstones of the natural world in this essential, fact-filled handbookUnearth the wonderful world of marvellous minerals, spectacular stones, and glistening gems in this complete guide to Earth's rocks and minerals.The latest ...Show more