Professor Penguin by Lloyd Spencer Davis
39.99 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: Good - Very Good
Meet 'Bill Bryson in Antarctica' in this engaging book by one of the world's authority on penguins Part memoir, partly the research of a field biologist, Professor Penguin could be called 'How Penguins Shaped My Life'. Based on journals kept during Davis's years of working with penguins in the wild, the ...Show more
Ocean: The Definitive Visual Guide by Dorling Kindersley
70.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Dive in to this breathtaking read about the world's oceans. Explore the last wilderness left on Earth, with an enhanced and updated edition of this exhaustive guide to the underwater world. From mangrove swamp to ocean floor, mollusc to manatee, the Japanese tsunami to Hurricane Sandy, unravel the myste ...Show more
Fifty Plants That Changed the Course of History by BILL LAWS
34.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
From the crops that have fed billions of people over the centuries to the plants highly regarded for their medicinal qualities, this fascinating offering from garden expert Bill Laws unearths the stories behind some of the world's best-known plants. The plants are assessed by their influence in the cate ...Show more
The Field Guide to Insects: Explore the Cloud Forests by Paul Beck
24.99 NZD
Category: Natural History | Series: The Field Guide to...
Travel through Central America's cloud forests on the trail of the world's most fascinating insects!Journey from New Zealand to India and discover eight of the world's most fascinating birds!Join the adventure of a lifetime as you explore the Great Barrier Reef! Discover the world's most mysterious and ...Show more
Seven Flowers: And How They Shaped Our World by Jennifer Potter
36.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
The lotus, lily, sunflower, opium poppy, rose, tulip and orchid: seven flowers, each with its own story full of surprises and secrets, each affecting the world around us in subtle yet powerful ways. But what is the nature of their power and how did it develop? Why have these particular plants become the ...Show more
Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants by Jane Goodall
55.00 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: General Adult
In her wise and elegant new book, Jane Goodall blends her experience in nature with her enthusiasm for botany to give readers a deeper understanding of the world around us. Long before her work with chimpanzees, Goodall's passion for the natural world sprouted in the backyard of her childhood home in En ...Show more
The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal about Being Human by Noah Strycker
45.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
An entertaining and profound look at the lives of birds, illuminating their surprising world--and deep connection with humanity. Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As scientists come to understand more abou ...Show more
A Sting in the Tale : My Adventures with Bumblebees by Dave Goulson
27.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
A Sunday Times bestsellerShortlisted for the 2013 Samuel Johnson PrizeDave Goulson has always been obsessed with wildlife, from his childhood menagerie of exotic pets and dabbling in experimental taxidermy to his groundbreaking research into the mysterious ways of the bumblebee and his mission to protec ...Show more
The Sea Inside by Philip Hoare
24.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
A yearlong adventure through the world's oceans with Philip Hoare, the award-winning author of The WhaleIn colorful prose and lively line drawings, Hoare sets out to rediscover the sea and its islands, birds, and beasts. Starting at his home on the shores of Britain's Southampton Water and moving in eve ...Show more
A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon's Flight to Extinction by Joel Greenberg
36.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
In the early nineteenth century 25 to 40 percent of North America's birds were passenger pigeons, traveling in flocks so massive as to block out the sun for hours or even days. The down beats of their wings would chill the air beneath and create a thundering roar that would drown out all other sound. Fe ...Show more
Beautiful Owls by Marianne Taylor
24.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
From Minerva's sacred companion to the intellectual leader of Winnie the Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood, these most mysterious members of the bird kingdom have long been revered as feathery embodiments of wisdom, as well as admired for their breathtaking beauty. The latest title in the successful Beautiful se ...Show more
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds
55.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
The beauty and drama of the bird world brought to breathtaking life in a new edition. From hummingbirds weighing less than a coin to monkey-eating eagles, this is a unique celebration of birds, photographed and studied in their natural environments around the world. Explore the complete bird story: from ...Show more