Brian Blomerth's Mycelium Wassonii by Brian Blomerth
$49.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Brian Blomerth first fused his singularly irreverent underground comix style with heavily-researched history in 2019's Brian Blomerth's Bicycle Day, a Technicolor retelling of the discovery of LSD. Now, the illustrator and graphic novelist continues his wild and woolly excursions into the history of min ...Show more
Dog Days: A Year with Olive and Mabel by Andrew Cotter
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Join two of the internet's favorite dogs and their owner, sports broadcaster Andrew Cotter, on a journey through a year unlike any other. Are you sitting nicely? Good. Let's discover exactly what happened after two superstar Labradors chewed up the lockdown internet and found it really quite tasty. He ...Show more
Why Do Birds Do That?: Over fifty answers to the most often asked questions by Grainne Cleary
$32.99 AUD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
An entrancing, informative book filled with answers to many of the common questions we ask about birds and their lives. For thousands of years birds have fascinated us. We've observed what they do - their behaviours, their characteristics, their survival skills, the food they eat and their habitats - an ...Show more
Night Parrot - Australia's Most Elusive Bird by Penny Olsen
$49.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
For well over a century, the Night Parrot lured its seekers into Australia's vast, arid outback. From the beginning it was a mystery bird. Fewer than 30 specimens were collected before it all but disappeared, offering only fleeting glimpses and the occasional mummified body as proof of its continued exi ...Show more
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: The Untold Story of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte
$19.99 AUD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: 4 Science
66 million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth. Today a new generation of dinosaur hunters, armed with cutting edge technology, is piecing together the complete story of how the dinosaurs created a hugely successful empire that lasted for around 150 million years.In this hugely ...Show more
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
As heard on NPR's This American Life "Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air "One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever." --Christian Science Monitor A rollicking true-crime a ...Show more
Finches of Australia by colin roberts (By (photographer), Editor)
$99.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
Bird photography book featuring all Australian finch species and subspecies
Birds of Prey of Australia - A Field Guide 3ed. by Stephen Debus
$44.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Provides a field guide to Australia's iconic raptors and a handbook of our current knowledge. Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and are important ecologically, with some species listed as threatened. Yet they are among the most difficult birds to identify. This fully updated Third Edition of the pop ...Show more
Green Guide:Spiders of Australia by Terence Lindsey
$19.99 AUD
Category: Natural History | Series: Green Guide Ser.
This text is intended as an introduction to the habitats of the spiders of Australia, and to those Australian groups that are particularly common, interesting or significant to humans. Organized into behavioural categories, the five sections cover ancient spiders, roving spiders, sit-and-wait spiders, s ...Show more
Cloud Spotter - 30 Cards to Keep You Looking Up by Marcel George (Illustrator); Gavin Pretor-Pinney
$29.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Pause for a moment and look up at the skies. There is ever-changing beauty to behold in the cloudscape. Learn the difference between common cloud types (do you know your cirrostratus from your cumulonimbus?) and find out which is most likely to herald the arrival of the rains or approaching fair weather ...Show more
A First Book of Unique Aust Bird Songs (Sound Book) by Van Gessel Fred
$26.99 AUD
Category: Natural History | Series: Sound Bks.
Whether you're 5 years old or 65, it's never too late to get to know the feathered friends in your backyard or your surroundings, and learning their songs will open your eyes to a whole new world. Therefore this beautifully illustrated sound guide is the perfect way to introduce both children and adults ...Show more
The Cloudspotter's Guide by Gavin Pretor-Pinney
$22.99 AUD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger of being overlooked ...' Gavin Pretor Pinney is the chai ...Show more