Conversations with Birds by Priyanka Kumar
$32.99 AUD
Category: Environment & Wildlife | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Growing up at the feet of the Himalayas in northern India, Kumar took for granted her immersion in a lush natural world. After moving to North America as a teenager, she found herself increasingly distanced from more-than-human life and discouraged by the civilization she saw contributing to its destruc ...Show more
The Mind of a Bee by Lars Chittka
$34.99 AUD
Category: Environment & Wildlife
Most of us are aware of the hive mind--the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive abilities ...Show more
The Lives of Sharks: A Natural History of Shark Life by Daniel C. Abel, R. Dean Grubbs
$59.99 AUD
Category: Environment & Wildlife | Series: The\Lives of the Natural World Ser.
Sharks are the top predators in many marine ecosystems. But tales of the killer instincts and fearsomely sharp senses of these hunters can obscure their full life histories. In fact, sharks are characterful, exhibit surprisingly complex behaviors, and lead secretive lives full of interest in every type ...Show more
The Dreaming Path: Indigenous Thinking to Change Your Life by Paul Callaghan
$24.99 AUD
Category: Environment & Wildlife
Tired of going around in circles? The Dreaming Path has always been there, but in the modern-day world, it can be hard to find. There are so many demands on us family, health, bills, a mortgage, a career that it can be hard to remember what's most important- you. It's time to reconnect with your story. ...Show more
Weird and Wonderful Nature: Tales of More Than 100 Unique Animals, Plants, and Phenomena by Hoare, Ben
$42.99 AUD
Category: Environment & Wildlife
This third installment of the DK Treasure's series explores the weird and wonderful side of the natural world. Discover the stories of more than 100 striking, rare, and unusual species and objects, all told by author Ben Hoare.Why do Mexican jumping beans jump? How do sea cucumbers defend themselves? Wh ...Show more
The Life of Birds by David Attenborough
$37.99 AUD
Category: Environment & Wildlife
A fully updated new edition of David Attenborough's bestselling classic. BIRDS. Over 9,000 species, the most widespread of all animals: on icebergs, in the Sahara or under the sea, at home in our gardens or flying for over a year at a time. Earthbound, we can only look and listen, enjoying their lightn ...Show more
Bees of the World: A Guide to Every Family by Laurence Packer
$49.99 AUD
Category: Environment & Wildlife | Series: A\Guide to Every Family Ser.
When many people think of bees, they are likely to picture the domesticated Western Honey Bee, insects that live in large, socially complex societies inside a hive with a single queen and thousands of workers. But this familiar bee is just one of more than 20,000 species of bees-and almost none of the o ...Show more
Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes by Steve Morton
$59.99 AUD
Category: Environment & Wildlife
Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes is about the vast sweep of the Outback, a land of expanses making up three-quarters of the continent – the heart of Australia. Steve Morton brings his extensive first-hand knowledge and experience of arid Australia to this book, explaining how Australian desert ...Show more
Seaweeds of the World: A Guide to Every Order by John Bothwell
$49.99 AUD
Category: Environment & Wildlife | Series: A\Guide to Every Family Ser.
Seaweeds are astoundingly diverse. They're found along the shallows of beaches and have been recorded living at depths of more than 800 feet; they can be microscopic or grow into giants many meters long. They’re incredibly efficient at using the materials found in the ocean and are increasingly used in ...Show more
Our Fragile Moment - How lessons from Earth's past can help us survive the climate crisis by Michael Mann
$35.00 AUD
Category: Environment & Wildlife | Reading Level: ear fine
In this sweeping work of science and history, the renowned climate scientist and author of The New Climate War shows us the conditions on Earth that allowed humans not only to exist but thrive, and how they are imperilled if we veer off course. For the vast majority of its 4.54 billion years, Earth has ...Show more
Marine Plants of Australia by John M. Huismann
$45.00 AUD
Category: Environment & Wildlife
To most people, the mention of marine plants conjures up images of rotting seaweeds piled high on the beach, or slithering threateningly around bare ankles during a paddle in the shallows. Certainly, the seaweeds do not inspire the imagination or the romanticism that is usually associated with the sea. ...Show more
What the Trees See: A wander through millennia of natural history in Australia by Dave Witty
$29.99 AUD
Category: Environment & Wildlife
The trees around us - some we may walk past every day - tell a story. The mallee box by the twelfth hole of North Adelaide Golf Course evokes a time when Adelaide was clothed in mallee scrub and desert senna. Brisbane' s remnant blue gum, growing by the botanic gardens, indicates a time when the city wa ...Show more