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Margaret River Local and Great Australian Books
Wildflower Books:
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Field Guide To The Wildflowers of Australia's South West
Description: Over a three year period, Jane Scott has been collecting native plants in the Margaret River-Augusta area for the Regional Herbarium Project, an initative of the WA Herbarium. Patricia Negtus painted these specimens in meticulous detail in watercolour, after which Jane pressed, lodged, identified and described each plant. The result is this remarkable book that is both a work of art and a detailed botanical reference. Most of the plants in this volume grow throughout the south-west corner of WA.
Price: AU$39.95 + Postage
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Wildflowers of the Western State
Description: This book covers all types of wildflowers that grow in Western Australia, they are grouped in easy to read plant types with botanical and common names and with plant descriptions.
Price: AU$7.50 + Postage
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A Guide to 101 Wildflowers of Western Australia
Description: Concentraing on specialty flowers that bloom in the peak of wildflower season throughout Western Australia, this book contains photographs as well as the botanical and common names of species gracing this beautiful state.
Price: AU$6.00 + Postage
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Coastal Plants: Perth & South West Region
Description: A guide to over 130 plant species, from seagrass to the beautiful Boronia Alata, from mangroves of the Abrolhos Islands, the Perth coastline and on the islands between Dongara and Dunsborough. Superbly illustrated with line drawings and watercolour paintings of each species, Coastal Plants is an important reference work on this diverse group of plants.
Price: AU$29.95 + Postage
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A Guide To Native Orchids of South Australia
Description: Warning! If you purchase this book you may become addicted to finding and photographic native orchids as much as its author! This is an orchid guide with a difference. Instead of covering all species with total distribution areas, this book treats a very representative collection of orchids in great detail. The specific sigtes for each orchid are illustrated with mud maps.
Price: AU$34.95 + Postage
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Wildflowers of the South Coast
Description: The south coast of Western Australia is well known for its impressive coastal scenery and its incredible diversity of wildflowers. This book describes just a few of the areas very many wildflowers. It depicts some of the common ones, as well as some of the more unusual, harder to find species that are restricted to the States south coast.
Price: AU$6.50 + Postage
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Orchids of the South-West
Description: This book covers a selection of some of the most common orchids you might encounter when travelling througout the south west, along with a few of the rare speciees that you could find with careful searching. The area covered is between Kalbarri, Augusta and Esperance, but many of the orchids picture in the book can be found during a day trip from Perth.
Price: AU$6.50 + Postage
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Common Wildflowers Of The South West Forests
Description: The South West Forests are well known for their incredible wildflowers. This book describes some of the most common wildflowers to be found.
Price: AU$6.50 + Postage
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A Tale of Two Honey Possums
Description: This story is dedicated to all young children who are curious about what’s in the bush, and to grandmothers who share their curiosity.
The honey possum is a tiny marsupial only found in the south west corner of Western Australia. A beautifully illustrated book which includes a story about honey possums, and a number of interesting facts about them. Plus a DVD - A Honey possum in its home.
Price: AU$24.95 + Postage
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Nature Books:
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Bushwalks In The South-West
Description: Bushwalks In The South-West is a compact, practical guide to some of the most scenic walks in the beautiful south-west of Western Australia. It has 160 pages containing simple maps and clear descriptions of 49 carefully picked trails. You can wander through jarrah, karri and tingle forests, and explore the mountains and sea cliffs from Mandurah to Esperance. The walks can be easy or challenging and they range from a few hundred meters to 15km.
Price: AU$16.95+ Postage
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Walking Around In Circles
Description: 27 circular walks in the Leeuwin Naturaliste National park. This book meticulously describes a varitey of circuit walks in the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge of WAs south west. The walks vary in length from 2-17km.
Price: AU$24.95 + Postage
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Cape To Cape Guidebook
Description: The Cape To Cape Guidebook covers the entire 135km of the stunning Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge, with its quiet sheltered forests and coastal scenery to its pristine beaches. This book offers you detailed description, maps and photos of the walk track wtih extra short walks mapped as well. Also youll find lots of great information about native plants, landmarks and history of the area. This is the most detailed information on the walk and NO Cape to Cape walker should leave without it.
Price: AU$21.95 + Postage
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Geology & Landforms of the South West
Description: More than 3,700 million years of geological history is recorded in rocks of the South West. The oldest rocks are found in the Yilgarn Craton, a large piece of the Earths crust that underlies most of the South West. This book takes you on a journey through time to explore the rocks and landforms of the States South West.
Price: AU$6.50 + Postage
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Bush Tucker Plants of the South West
Description: The Nyoongar people of South Western Australia had a very ordered way of life. Their hunting and gathering patterns were guided by six weather based seasons. The Nyoongars resource based observations enabled them to make the best use of available plant and animal resources at these times. This book provides an insight into some of the common bushtucker plants used by the Nyoongar people.
Price: AU$6.50 + Postage
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Common Birds of the South West Forests
Description: Common birds sought after by bushwalkers and other visitors to Western Australias national parks. Forest birds are exceptionally diverse, ranging from emu, which is the second largest bird in the world, the majestic wedge tailed eagle to the dainty robins.
Price: AU$6.50 + Postage
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Discovering Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park
Description: Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park stretches for 120km between the States two most prominent capes - Cape Leeuwin and Cape Naturaliste. The park had its beginnings in the early 1930s, but more land has been added to it and today it comprises more than 19,000 hectares of coastal grandeur. Leeuwin Naturaliste has the highest visitation of any park in Western Australia, with more than one million visits each year. There is nowhere like it in the world.
Price: AU$6.50 + Postage
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Australiana Books:
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The Aussie Fact Book
Description: Facts and figures about Australia to educate, entertain and fascinate. Whether it be the longest river, highest mountain or tallest building, youll find it in this gem of a book. Combining information from the most credible sources across Australia, this book is a statement about our people, our culture, our economy and our continent.
Price: AU$13.95 + Postage
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SAS Survival Guide: How To Survive Anywhere, On Land Or At Sea
Description: The bestselling guide to how to survive in the wild, in any climate, on land or at sea. Written by ex-SAS survival expert John "Lofty" Wiseman.
Price: AU$14.95 + Postage
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Australian Slang Dictionary
Description: The essential guide to the Australian sense of humour for the international visitor! This book has over 900 uniquely Aussie words or sayings and their meanings. Australians love colloquialisms and word plays. the results are often very funny, picturesque and invariably robust. Appreciating Australian slang lends to a better understanding of the Australian personality and our sense of humour.
Price: AU$10.00 + Postage
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Caves & Lighthouse Books:
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Lighthouses of Australia - A Visitors Guide
Description: 180 brilliant colour photographs and a description of each lighthouse, a brief historical description, an ease of access rating, directions on how to visit them, the operators who will take you out to see them (some are off the beaten track and difficult to get to) the cost, the visiting hours and whether there is accommodation available in the keepers cottages. There are also 100 different definitions of lighthouse terms and historical facts. The book can be used as a planning guide for visiting specific lighthouses or as a travelling companion.
Price: AU$39.95 + Postage
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Light Of Leeuwin
Description: The Augusta Margaret River Shire History by Gail J. Cresswell. This book gives detailed historical information as to the original landings and origins of the naming of the area. It delves into the Aboriginal habitation of the area and their relationship with the new settlers to the region. The essential historical book to read if you want to know anything about this wonderful area.
Price: AU$39.00 + Postage
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South West DVD Postcard
Description: Awesome sunsets, stunning beaches, tranquil forests and succulent food and wine. These are just some of the reasons that the South West of Western Australia has become one of Australias most popular travel destinations. This dvd takes you from Bunbury (the gateway to the South West) to Walpoles stunning southern coastline and then around the Capes to Margaret River and Busselton. It contains amazing footage of the dolphins and whales, Augusta,Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, the Blackwood River region, Cape Naturaliste, Dunsborough, Pemberton and Yallingup.
Price: AU$10.00 + Postage
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