The Wisdom of Birds: An illustrated history of ornithology by Tim R. Birkhead
$65.00 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
For thousands of years people have been fascinated by birds, and today that fascination is still growing. In 2007 bird-watching is one of the most popular pastimes throughout the world, and the range of interest runs from the specialist to the beginner. In "The Wisdom of Birds", Birkhead takes the reade ...Show more
The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Natural World by Michael J Benton (ed.)
$75.00 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Reading Level: new
History of Life (A Very Short Introduction) by Michael J. Benton
$23.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct guide to the key episodes in that story - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. Beginning with an e ...Show more
The Emerald Planet: How plants changed Earth's history by David Beerling
$29.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
Plants have profoundly moulded the Earth's climate and the evolutionary trajectory of life. Far from being 'silent witnesses to the passage of time', plants are dynamic components of our world, shaping the environment throughout history as much as that environment has shaped them. In The Emerald Planet, ...Show more
Kangaroos:Myths And Realities by Australian Wildlife
$29.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
If Trees Could Speak - Stories... by BEALE Bob
$39.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
Our trees have stood as silent witnesses to the colonisation of a harsh land, as living memorials of events we must never forget, and as inspiration to generations of artists, poets and writers. Some will forever be associated with the pivotal moments in our history, some have simply offered shelter fro ...Show more
Echidna - Extraordinary Egg-Laying by AUGEE et al
$39.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Australian Natural History S.
Tropical Birds of Australia by Anon
$9.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Penguin Mini S.
Australian Frogs by ANON
$9.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
Did you know that the Turtle Frog of Western Australia eats termites and burrows head-first into the ground to lay its eggs more than a metre below the surface? Or that the skin secretions of the striking Red-Crowned Toadlet are so toxic they can kill you? Or that contrary to popular belief, many frogs ...Show more
Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Australia by Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H., Allen, M.
$45.00 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment