The Memory of Trees: The future of eucalypts and our home among them by Viki Cramer
$34.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Most Australians see their world through eucalypts. From towering forests to straggly woodlands, in city parks, by the coast and in the bush, these are the trees that inhabit our familiar landscapes and national psyche. Yet the resilience of our eucalypt ecosystems is being tested by logging and land c ...Show more
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals by Steve Brusatte
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
<b>‘Steve Brusatte, the author of <i>The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs</i>, brings mammals out from the shadow of their more showy predecessors in a beautifully written book that . . . makes the case for them as creatures who are just as engaging as dinosaurs.’ – <i>The Sunday T ...Show more
Trees: 10 Things You Should Know by Carolyn Fry
$26.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Discover the wonders at the centre of our planet's ecosystem.In ten short and accessible essays, science and nature writer Carolyn Fry takes us on an awe-inspiring journey of the Earth's lungs. From what makes a plant a tree and the incredible impact of forests, to how trees are under attack and what we ...Show more
Up Close Spiders - Australian Georgaphic by Kathy Riley
$14.95 AUD
Category: Natural History | Series: Up Close
From big, hairy spiders and intricate, delicate spiders, to pointy fangs and sticky webswelcome to the world of Australia's creepy crawly spiders! With fast facts, full-colour illustrations and images from Australian Geographic's image library, this book has everything you need to know about spiderslike ...Show more
What Birdo is that? A Field Guide to Bird-people by Libby Robin
$40.00 AUD
Category: Natural History
Birds and the humans who love them The idea that a bird is good news and needs all our support is probably the only thing amateur birdos, professional zoologists and 'birdscapers'-people who redesign their gardens to support birdlife-have in common. But together they form a conservation community that ...Show more
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
$35.00 AUD
Category: Natural History
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific exploration of owls, the most elusive group of birds, and an investigation into why these remarkable and yet mysterious animals exert such a hold on human imagination.For centuries, owls have capti ...Show more
Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland - A Queensland Museum Discovery Guide by Queensland Museum ((various roles))
$34.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
A place of unparalleled native beauty, Tropical North Queensland is home to some of our most fascinating creatures. This region has the highest biodiversity of any part of Australia, and each year thousands of visitors are drawn to the state's lush, tropical north to experience the lure of its spectacul ...Show more
100 Australian Birds by Georgia Angus
$29.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
100 Australian Birds is a beginner's guide to the world of birdwatching. From the outside, this strange hobby of birdwatching appears to consist of sizeable camera lenses, khaki pants that are pulled up too high, and gruelling treks in pursuit of rare bird species. But for those who haven't been scared ...Show more
100 Facts About Sharks by David O'Doherty, Claudia O'Doherty & Mide Ahern
$12.99 AUD
$22.99 (43% off)
Category: Natural History
Leading sharkeologists David O'Doherty, Claudia O'Doherty and Mike Ahern bring you a hundred things you definitely didn't know about the oceans' most terrifying creatures. Would you ever have guessed, for example, that: the great white shark hates jazz music; a group of hammerhead sharks is called 'a to ...Show more
A Field Guide to Birds of Northern Queensland by Phil Gregory & Jun Matsui
$49.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
North Queensland is the premier destination for wildlife tourism in Australia, and birdwatchers travel there from all over the world in search of specialities such as Southern Cassowary, Eclectus Parrot, Golden Bowerbird, Magnificent Riflebird and Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher. Filling a gap in the ...Show more
A Field Guide to Reptiles of Queensland by Steve Wilson
$36.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
A Field Guide to Reptiles of Queensland covers all of Queensland's 440 named species, including 135 that occur nowhere else. Colour photographs make for quick identification, aided by line drawings, keys, distribution maps and descriptions.
A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia by Robert Whyte, Greg Anderson
$49.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
Australians have a love-hate relationship with spiders. Some spiders, such as the Redback and the Sydney Funnelweb, inspire fear. Yet Peacock Spiders, with their colourful fan-spreading courtship dances, have won rapturous appreciation worldwide.A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia uses photographs of ...Show more