The Bedside Book of Birds by Graeme Gibson
$89.99 AUD
Category: Birds
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY MARGARET ATWOOD Featured in the vast majority of mythologies and religions, birds are generally associated with creativity and the human spirit. From the Christian dove to Quetzalcoatl (the Aztec plumed serpent), and from Raven Man to Plato's description of the soul growing w ...Show more
The Tree Book: The Stories, Science, and History of Trees by DK
$59.99 AUD
Category: Animals & Nature
Discover trees as you've never seen them before in this illustrated blend of science, culture, and historyThe secret world of trees is revealed in this beautiful and absorbing guide to the giants of the plant worldTrees have been a part of human history from the very beginning. Used for shelter, tools, ...Show more
Shark: Why We Need to Save the World's Most Misunderstood Predator by Paul De Gelder
$34.99 AUD
Category: Water Animals
From shark attack survivor to the shark’s biggest advocate, Paul de Gelder tells us just why these majestic diverse animals need our help as much as we need them. Something happens to you the first time you dive with sharks… We have a perennial fascination with sharks. Portrayed in the media and popular ...Show more
The Wollemi Pine by James Woodford
$24.95 AUD
Category: Animals & Nature
Now in a new format, this is a brilliant debut by a wonderful popular science writer. James Woodford, the Sydney Morning Herald's award-winning science writer, has written an enthralling detective story about evolution and natural history, the freak survival of a species that offers a window into an eco ...Show more
The Birds At My Table: Why we feed wild birds and why it matters by Darryl Jones
$27.99 AUD
Category: Birds
Darryl Jones is fascinated by bird feeders. Not the containers supplying food to our winged friends, but the people who fill the containers, scatter the crumbs or seeds, or leave the picnic scraps behind for the birds. Here, Jones takes us on a wild flight through the history of bird feeding as he ponde ...Show more
Our World in Pictures The Animal Book by DK
$29.99 AUD
Category: Reference
The wonders of the natural world come to life in full colour in the ultimate book on animals and insectsIf you're wild about animals, this visual encyclopedia is the ultimate page-turner, bringing our planet's creatures together in spectacular style.This inspiring children's reference guide welcomes you ...Show more
Wild Nature: Walking Australia's South East Forests by John Blay
$39.99 AUD
Category: Animals & Nature
An epic journey of discovery into the heart of a vast and contested Australian wilderness. John Blay laces up his walking boots and goes bush to explore Australia’s rugged south east forests – stretching from Canberra to the coast and on to Wilsons Promontory – in a great circle from his one-time home n ...Show more
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz
$22.99 AUD
Category: Dogs & cats | Reading Level: very good
As an unabashed dog lover, Alexandra Horowitz is naturally curious about what her dog thinks and what she knows. As a cognitive scientist she is intent on understanding the minds of animals who cannot say what they know or feel.This is a fresh look at the world of dogs -- from the dog's point of view. T ...Show more
A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia by Robert Whyte, Greg Anderson
$49.95 AUD
Category: Insects & bugs
Australians have a love-hate relationship with spiders. Some spiders, such as the Redback and the Sydney Funnelweb, inspire fear. Yet Peacock Spiders, with their colourful fan-spreading courtship dances, have won rapturous appreciation worldwide.A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia uses photographs of ...Show more
A-Z of Australian Animals by Jennifer Cossins
$26.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
From the award-winning creator of A-Z OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS comes a stunning non-fiction picture book for boys and girls with a love of animals and a thirst for all things encyclopaedic. This exquisite full-colour picture book is packed with interesting facts and is perfect for young conservationists an ...Show more
A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets by James Bowen
$19.99 AUD
Category: Animals & Nature
The uplifting true story of an unlikely friendship between a man on the streets of Covent Garden and the ginger cat who adopts him and helps him heal his life. Now a major motion picture starring Luke Treadaway. When James Bowen found an injured, ginger street cat curled up in the hallway of his shelte ...Show more
Tits, Boobies and Loons: And Others Birds Named by People Who Clearly Hate Birds by ROYALL, STUART
$22.99 AUD
Category: Birds
From the monotonous lark to the rough-faced shag, these poor birds have us all asking: ARE ORNITHOLOGISTS OK? Some people will literally name all the birds instead of going to therapy, and this book exposes all the weird and wonderful monikers these poor feathered creatures have been tarred with. From t ...Show more