Metamorphosis: How insects are changing our world by Erica McAlister
$34.99 AUD
Category: Nature & Science
Insects are incredibly weird. Their morphology is about as alien to us as you can get without leaving this planet. They outnumber us 200 million to one. Before humans stamped their mark on this planet, insects had shaped it into the colourful and extraordinary world we all share today.Whether it’s the a ...Show more
A Dog's Best Friend by Laura Greaves
$34.99 AUD
Category: Animal World
These uplifting stories of dogs and their unlikely mates are living proof of the life-changing power of friendship.Humans have been lucky enough to call dogs our best friends ever since one bravewolf dared sneak food scraps from a campfire more than 20,000 years ago - butwe'renot theonlycreaturestoexper ...Show more
The Children of the Anthropocene: Stories from the Young People at the Heart of the Climate Crisis by Bella Lack
$22.99 AUD
Category: Nature & Science
Across the planet, the futures of young people hang in the balance as they face the harsh realities of the environmental crisis.This urgent book chronicles the lives of the diverse young people on the frontlines of the environmental crisis around the world, amplifying the stories of those living at the ...Show more
At the Edge of Time - Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe's First Seconds by Dan Hooper
$29.99 AUD
Category: Nature & Science | Series: Science Essentials Ser.
A new look at the first few seconds after the Big Bang--and how research into these moments continues to revolutionize our understanding of our universe Scientists in the past few decades have made crucial discoveries about how our cosmos evolved over the past 13.8 billion years. But there remains a ...Show more
FUNGAL INSPIRATION: Art and design inspired by wild nature by Victionary
$65.00 AUD
Category: Nature & Science
When one speaks of the beauty of Mother Nature, lush leaves and bright blooms in the sun often come to mind. However, there is so much charm to be found in her lesser-noticed side, sprouting silently in the places people rarely look at. The fungi family, for example, is full of intriguing species in a v ...Show more
Australia's Dogs by Katherine Kovacic
$39.99 AUD
Category: Animal World
Australians love dogs — big dogs, little dogs, fluffy couch potatoes and hardy working dogs. In fact, we have one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world. Australia’s Dogs is a celebration of the dog in Australian life, exploring the human-canine bond, and reflecting on the crucial role playe ...Show more
A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes by Stephen Hawking
$22.99 AUD
Category: Astronomy & Cosmos | Reading Level: very good
From the Big Bang to the theory of relativity, Stephen W. Hawking will challenge your imagination and expand your grasp of the cosmos. This is the classic revelatory science book of the last century. Here is a landmark book written for those of us who prefer words to equations. Told by an extraordinary ...Show more
Little Species, Big Mystery: The Story of Homo Floresiensis by Debbie Argue
$39.99 AUD
Category: Nature & Science
A thrilling tale of discovery and the history of Homo floresiensisThere is only one kind of human on earth today- us. But we are only one of a number of human species - primates of the Hominini tribe - that have existed on our planet across the millennia. In 2004 the world was astounded by the discovery ...Show more
Why Do Birds Do That?: Over fifty answers to the most often asked questions by Grainne Cleary
$32.99 AUD
Category: Nature & Science | Reading Level: very good
An entrancing, informative book filled with answers to many of the common questions we ask about birds and their lives. For thousands of years birds have fascinated us. We've observed what they do - their behaviours, their characteristics, their survival skills, the food they eat and their habitats - an ...Show more
The Little Book of Trees by Herman Shugart, Peter White
$24.99 AUD
Category: Nature & Science
A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world’s trees.Packed with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover. Expertly written and beautifully illustrated throughout with colour photographs and original color artwork, The Little Bo ...Show more
Our Fragile Moment - How lessons from Earth's past can help us survive the climate crisis by Michael Mann
$35.00 AUD
Category: Nature & Science | Reading Level: ear fine
In this sweeping work of science and history, the renowned climate scientist and author of The New Climate War shows us the conditions on Earth that allowed humans not only to exist but thrive, and how they are imperilled if we veer off course. For the vast majority of its 4.54 billion years, Earth has ...Show more
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
$35.00 AUD
Category: Animal World
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