The Secret Life of Whales by Micheline Jenner (Contribution by)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Marine biologist Micheline Jenner discovered humpback breeding grounds off the Kimberley coast, uncovered pygmy blue whale feeding spots, and, with her husband Curt, is one of very few people to witness a humpback whale giving birth. In The Secret Life of Whales she reveals the little-known world of the ...Show more
The Tasman Map: Biography of a Map: Abel Tasman, the Dutch East India Company and the First Dutch Discoveries of Australia by Ian Burnet
$34.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
Why is the Tasman Map important? This story of the first Dutch voyages to discover Australia is set against the background of the struggle of the newly formed Dutch Republic to gain its independence from the Kingdom of Spain and the struggle of the Dutch East India Company for trade supremacy in the Eas ...Show more
The Trials of Life - A Natural History of Animal Behaviour by David Attenborough
$34.99 AUD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
The third and final updated edition of David Attenborough’s classic Life trilogy. Life on Earth covered evolution, Living Planet , ecology, and now The Trials of Life tackles ethology, the study of how animals behave. ‘This is, quite simply, the best thing I’ve ever done.’ Sir David Attenborough on the ...Show more
Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree: Getting to know trees through the language of scent by David George Haskell
$22.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree takes you on a journey to connect with trees through the sense most aligned to our emotions and memories. Thirteen essays are included that explore the evocative scents of trees, from the smell of a book just printed as you first open its pages, to the calming scent of Lind ...Show more
Thylacine by Ben Garrod
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History | Series: Extinct - the Story of Life on Earth Ser.
TV scientist Ben Garrod presents the biggest extinction events ever, told from the point of view of evolution's superstars, the most incredible animals ever to swim, stalk, slither or walk our planet. Whether you're 9 or 90, his unique exploration of the most destructive, yet most creative, force in nat ...Show more
Underground Lovers: Encounters with fungi by Alison Pouliot
$29.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
'Mists waft gently around me and slowly drizzle water through the fronds of tree ferns. Lichens wrap around twisted blackwood limbs like ornate scarves. In the gloom of the forest floor, fallen branches are sheathed with fungal stripes of yellow and purple. But beneath the colourful surface, the fallen ...Show more
Underwater Wild: My Octopus Teacher's Extraordinary World by Craig Foster
$59.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
From the creators of the Academy Award-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher An immersive journey into the underwater world that holds transformative lessons for us all - featuring an introduction by Jane Goodall Craig Foster and Ross Frylinck regularly dive together in the awe-inspiring kelp forests ...Show more
Unique Australian Bird Sounds by Fred van Gessel
$26.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
New Release February 2017 The birds found in Australia's bush, deserts and coastal regions, and even in its urban areas, provide an endless source of interest and entertainment, from noisy honeyeaters squabbling over wattle flowers to tiny pardalotes flitting high in the treetops. This very useful book ...Show more
Urban Wild: The Aussie animals that share our backyards, our cities and our lives. by Australian Geographic
$59.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
Australia is the most urbanised nation on earth and yet we share our built environment with a cavalcade of amazing native creatures. This book examines some of the issues around our complex relationship with nature. In Australia, we are fortunate that so many wild species can be seen without us having t ...Show more
Vesper Flights - New and Collected Essays by Helen Macdonald
$35.00 AUD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
Animals don't exist to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves. From the internationally acclaimed author of H is for Hawk comes Vesper Flights, a transcendent collection of essays about the human relationship to th ...Show more
WILDLIFE OF TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND by Queensland Museum
$32.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
Whale Watching in Australian and New Zealand Waters by Peter Gill; Cecilia Burke
$29.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Australia and New Zealand are perfect places to whale watch. Diverse marine environments from tropical to subantarctic mean that numerous species of whales and dolphins are drawn to our waters, while a plethora of tour operators makes it easier than ever to spot these wonderful creatures in their natura ...Show more