Little Book of Birds by National Library of Australia
$19.95 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Little Book
From large and raucous cockatoos to tiny secretive wrens, birds have always been a popular subject of poems in Australia. In Little Book of Birds, images of a dancing brolga, a lyrebird displaying its tail, a bell miner flitting through the bush, a pair of wading egrets, a flock of budgerigars and many ...Show more
Swainston's Fishes of Australia: The complete illustrated guide by Roger Swainston
$80.00 AUD
Category: Animals
Roger Swainston is one of the foremost marine-life artists in the world, with more than 25 years of artistic and scientific endeavour. His paintings are renowned around the world for their accuracy and vibrancy.After training as a zoologist at the University of Western Australia, Swainston spent several ...Show more
A Guide to the Creatures in Your Neighbourhood by Zoë Sadokierski, Andrew Burrell, Dieter Hochuli, John Martin, Thom van Dooren
$32.99 AUD
Category: Animals
In cities and suburbs all over Australia, a staggering array of animals and plants make their homes among us. If we pay attention, each encounter with a bird, a flower or a bee is an invitation into a fascinating world of growth, decay, communication and sensation - and it's all going on right under our ...Show more
Australian Magpie: Biology and Behaviour of an Unusual Songbird by Gisela Kaplan
$45.00 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: AUSTRALIAN NATURAL HISTORY
The Australian magpie is one of our nation's most popular and iconic birds. It is loved for its impressive vocal abilities, propensity to play, excellent parenting and willingness to form enduring friendships with people.Written by award-winning author Gisela Kaplan, a leading authority on animal behavi ...Show more
Ahab's Rolling Sea - A Natural History of Moby-Dick by Richard J. King
$72.99 AUD
Category: Animals
Although Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is beloved as one of the most profound and enduring works of American fiction, we rarely consider it a work of nature writing--or even a novel of the sea. Yet Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard avers Moby-Dick is the "best book ever written about nature," an ...Show more
Sharks of the World: A Complete Guide by Dr. David A. Ebert, Dr. Sarah Fowler
$89.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Wild Nature Press Ser.
The most comprehensive reference guide to the world's sharks — now fully revised and updated Sharks of the World is the essential illustrated guide for anyone interested in these magnificent creatures. Now fully revised and updated, it covers more than 525 of the world's shark species and is packed with ...Show more
Australian Geographic A Naturalist's Guide to the Lizards of Australia by Scott Eipper, Tyese Eipper
$24.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Naturalists' Guides
Featuring 280 of Australia’s most beautiful, unusual and commonly encountered lizard species, this lavishly illustrated guide provides a thorough introduction to the land of the lizard. Featuring 280 of Australia’s most beautiful, unusual and commonly encountered lizard species, this lavishly illustrate ...Show more
A Feeling for Nature: A Natural History Memoir - Notes from a Golden Age by Stanley Breeden
$34.99 AUD
Category: Animals
A Feeling for Nature is a brilliant combination of careful observation and outstanding communication that rewards the reader. We often talk about these wonderful people who can combine the skills of science with the passion and flair of art. Stan is one of these rare individuals, a renaissance person. I ...Show more
Australian Geographic A Naturalist's Guide to the Frogs of Australia 2/e by Scott Eipper, Peter Rowland
$29.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Naturalists' Guides
A Naturalist's Guide to the Frogs of Australia is an introductory photographic guide to the 247 species and 9 subspecies of frog most commonly seen in Australia, and is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from Australia's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed ...Show more
The Book of the Barn Owl by Sally Coulthard
$22.99 AUD
Category: Animals
Few of us know what goes on after dark, underneath the moon. Sally Coulthard shines a light on the Barn Owl, one of the most mesmerizing and elusive icons of the countryside. With its heart-shaped face and silent, graceful flight, the Barn Owl is a favorite of birders and non-birders alike. A brief sig ...Show more
Poems About Birds by H. J. Massingham
$22.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
Countless writers have been inspired by the beauty of birds - their colours, their easy flight, their lightness and softness, and the grace and whimsicality of their ways. Our literature, especially our poetry, is full of them. This annotated edition of Poems About Birds selects the very best from H. J. ...Show more
Shark: the World's Most Misunderstood Predator by Paul de Gelder
$24.99 AUD
Category: 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