On Rare Birds by Anita Albus
59.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
In this gorgeously illustrated book, Anita Albus recounts the sad histories of several extinct bird species, including the passenger pigeon, the Carolina parakeet, and the great auk. She gives a detailed account of six rare birds: the hermit ibis, the elusive corncrake, the Eurasian nightjar, the barn o ...Show more
The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution by John Long
89.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
Fishes that walk, fishes that breathe air, fishes that look like and are monsters from the deep. These and many more strange creatures swim through The Rise of Fishes John A. Longs richly illustrated tour of the past 500 million years. Long has updated his classic work with illustrations of recent fossi ...Show more
Eucalypts: A Celebration by John Wrigley
79.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
'The tallest and most stately trees I ever saw in any nobleman's ground in England cannot excel in beauty those which nature presented to our view.' First fleet surgeon Arthur Bowes Eucalypts are a familiar part of our landscape and an integral part of the Australian identity. We have farmed them and us ...Show more
Subantarctic Wilderness : Macquarie Island by Aleks Terauds & Fiona Stewart
39.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
Hardcover at paperback price - was $75 now $40 (June 2010) Many people form a strong connection with wild and remote places. Macquarie Island is such a place. Halfway between Australia and Antarctica, this tiny speck of land in the middle of the Southern Ocean is one of the most remote landmasses on ...Show more
Rat Island: Predators in Paradise and the World's Greatest Wildlife Rescue by William Stolzenburg
36.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
Rat Island rises from the icy gray waters of the Bering Sea, a mass of volcanic rock covered with tundra, midway between Alaska and Siberia. Once a remote sanctuary for enormous flocks of seabirds, the island gained a new name when shipwrecked rats colonized, savaging the nesting birds by the thousands. ...Show more
The Natural History Book by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
70.00 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
A monumental and extraordinarily beautiful guide to the Earth's natural wonders Five years in the making, covering over 5,000 species, The Natural History Bookis one-of-a-kind; the only book to offer a complete survey of the Earth's natural history. Each geological and biological grouping is introduced ...Show more
Prehistoric DK by Dk
100.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Fascinating and authoratative this book is an unprecedented survey of millions of years of life on planet earth. Spectacular visual detail, comprehensive entries on hundreds of species and the latest research provide the whole picture of the creatures and plants that represent earth's prehistoric life. ...Show more
The Natural World of Lewis and Clark by David A. Dalton
92.19 NZD
Category: Natural History
On their journey westward, Lewis and Clark demonstrated an amazing ability to identify the new plants and animals they encountered, and their observations enriched science's understanding of the trans-Mississippi West. Now biologist David Dalton reexamines some of those discoveries in the light of moder ...Show more
The Intimate Ape by Shawn Thompson
34.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
Written with infectious personal passion, "The Intimate Ape" takes readers into orangutans' natural habitats and discovers the complex natures of these great apes, and the dedication of the humans who care for them. color photo insert.
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia - 8th Edition by Nicolas Day, Ken Simpson
45.00 NZD
47.00 (4% off)
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
Since it was first published in 1984, Simpson & Day's Field Guide to the Birds of Australiahas been one of the most - if not themost - respected bird guide in the country. It has sold over 500 000 copies. The guide contains 132 superb full-colour plates showing all Australian bird species; key point ...Show more
Cold by Bill Streever
29.99 NZD
35.00 (14% off)
Category: Natural History
From avalanches to glaciers and seals to snowflakes, from igloos to icebergs, permafrost to hoarfrost, chilblains to frostbite, Bill Streever unearths the consistent, ongoing influence of cold on the planet. Evoking history, myth, geography and ecology, Streever's quest for icy, forty-below cold gains p ...Show more