Questions raised by Quolls by Harry Saddler
$32.99 AUD
Category: Animals
When Harry Saddler first encountered a quoll while camping as a boy, he was struck by the beauty of the timid creature who had emerged from the bush, sniffing for dinner. As Harry frantically snapped a photo, the agile-spotted quoll stole his fruitcake and disappeared into the undergrowth. That blurry ...Show more
Ants - A Visual Guide by Heather Campbell (Contribution by); Benjamin Blanchard (Contribution by)
$54.99 AUD
Category: Animals
Plentiful and familiar, ants make up an estimated one third of the world's insect biomass and can be found in virtually every part of the globe, from rainforest canopies to city sidewalks. But their importance is about more than numbers: ants are fundamental species in a range of habitats, their interac ...Show more
Flight Lines: Across the Globe on a Journey with the Astonishing Ultramarathon Birds by Andrew Darby
$37.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Reading Level: near fine
Andrew Darby follows the extraordinary migratory shorebirds from Australia's southern ocean to the Arctic and back. On these travels he explores the power of science to reveal the mysteries of these birds, and to heal both their endangered world - and unexpectedly - himself. As the sun lowered and turne ...Show more
Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Nature Is More Cooperative Than We Think by Kristin Ohlson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Reading Level: near fine
A revelatory work about the many connections and helping behaviours among plants, fungi, microbes, and animals, and the implications of this reality for the way we manage our forests, wilderness areas, farmlands, waters, and even our cities.In Sweet in Tooth and Claw, Kristin Ohlson explores the subtle ...Show more
The Dog Encyclopedia: The Definitive Visual Guide by DK
$55.00 AUD
Category: Animals
Explore the history and variety of our most faithful companions in this visual guide to over 400 different dog breeds. From Afghan Hounds to Yorkshire Terriers, from gun dogs to designer breeds - and from Beethoven to Toto - for centuries, dogs have been adored for their unswerving loyalty, and this new ...Show more
Horses by Nicola Jane Swinney
$39.99 AUD
Category: Animals
The lives of humans and horses have been intricately linked for thousands of years, with equines depicted in cave paintings dating back to 5000BC. Horses have been developed by humans for many purposes - for war, for working in the field and in industry, for competitive sports events such as the Olympic ...Show more
Eastern Curlew PB by Harry Saddler
$21.99 AUD
Category: Animals
Every year around August, large flocks of Eastern Curlews leave their breeding grounds in the Arctic and embark on a perilous 10,000km journey to the coast of Australia. The birds cannot swim; if they become exhausted and fall into the ocean, they die. But it’s a journey they have taken for tens of thou ...Show more
The Last Elephants by Colin Bell; Don Pinnock
$50.00 AUD
Category: Animals
Amazing photographs of elephants accompany narratives from researchers, scientists, and conservationists celebrating elephants and calling for their preservation African savanna elephants--among the most magnificent and beloved of our fellow mammals--are an extraordinary, social, and intelligent species ...Show more
Field Companion to Mammals of Australia by Van Dyck Steve ; Gynther Ian ; Baker And
$59.99 AUD
Category: Animals
This invaluable companion to The Mammals of Australia is intended to be taken out into the field and used in conjunction with the more comprehensive volume. Genuinely practical in the outdoors, the book includes accounts of 389 species and newly developed, comprehensive identification keys. The Field Co ...Show more
Wild Horses of the World by Kelly Wilson
$52.99 AUD
Category: Animals
Wild horses have been an important part of wildlife on Earth for centuries, yet many herds now face serious threats - and very few people can claim to have seen them galloping free across the plains, or scaling mountain passes. Kelly Wilson has. For this book, she spent years researching the world's wil ...Show more
Amazing Aussie Dogs by Laura Greaves
$34.99 AUD
Category: Animals
Some say Australia was built on the sheep's back, but it is just as true to say our great nation was built in the dog kennel.Australians love their dogs - we collectively own more than four million pet pooches - and they love us right back. In fact, Aussie dogs' loyalty to their owners knows no bounds. ...Show more
The Animals In That Country by Laura Jean McKay
$22.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Reading Level: very good
WINNER OF THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD A SUNDAY TIMESBOOK OF THE YEAR Out on the road, no one speaks, everything talks. Hard-drinking, foul-mouthed grandma Jean has never been good at getting on with other humans, apart from her granddaughter, Kimberly. Instead, she surrounds herself with animals, working ...Show more