The Secret History of Here - A Year in the Valley by Alistair Moffat
28.00 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
A personal investigation into the history that surrounds us, from the historian and award-winning author of The Hidden Ways.
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming
30.00 NZD
Category: Children - Reference
Take to the sky with Apis, one honeybee, as sher embarks on her journey through life Follow the life cycle of this devoted and extraordinary worker as she cleans the hive, tends to larvae and the queen, builds wax comb, and guards the hive from invaders - before embarking on her first flight to seek nec ...Show more
Jewels by Victoria Finlay
30.00 NZD
Category: History
'Glorious . . . anecdote and information accumulate with marvellous abundance and a passionate sense of the fascination of jewels . . . a wonderfully generous gift' - John de Falbe, Spectator In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real sto ...Show more
The Wild Isles: An Anthology of the Best of British and Irish Nature Writing by Patrick Barkham
45.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories
The very best of British and Irish nature writing selected by the natural history writer Patrick Barkham.The landscapes of Britain and Ireland, together with the creatures and plants that inhabit them, have penetrated deep in our collective imagination. From Gilbert White and Dorothy Wordsworth to Lauri ...Show more
This Book is a Plant: How to Grow, Learn and Radically Engage with the Natural World by Unnamed
28.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
The way we think about plants is about to change forever: this is your handbook to a new natural world.
The Hidden Life of Trees (Illustrated Edition) by Peter Wohlleben
55.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
In his international bestseller, The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben opened readers? eyes to the wonders and amazing processes at work in the forest. Now this new, breathtakingly illustrated edition brings those wonders to life like never before. With compelling selections from the original book a ...Show more
The Future is Fungi: How Fungi Can Feed Us, Heal Us, Free Us and Save Our World by Michael Lim, Yun Shu
55.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The kingdom of fungi has survived all five major extinction events. They are the architects of the natural world, integral to all life. They sustain critical ecosystems, recycling nutrients and connecting plants across vast areas, and help to produce many staples of modern life, such as wine, chocolate, ...Show more
H is for Hawk: A BBC2 Between the Covers pick by Helen Macdonald
26.00 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
As a child, Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. Years later, when her father died, she became obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk. She bought Mabel for £800 on a Scottish quayside and took her home to Cambridge, ready to embark on the long, strange business of trying to ...Show more
Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid by Thor Hanson
25.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
A fascinating insight into climate change biology around the globe, as well as in our own backyards. Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid is the first major book by a biologist to focus on the fascinating story of how the natural world is adjusting, adapting, and sometimes measurably evolving in respons ...Show more
Fungi: Discover the Science and Secrets Behind the World of Mushrooms by Lynne Boddy, Ali Ashby
65.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
A stunning, authoritative book on the fungal kingdom, uncovering the hidden world of more than 300 global speciesDiscover the fascinating stories behind 300 species of fungi and understand the world of mushrooms like never before!Did you know that fungi put the fizz in champagne and the flavour in choco ...Show more
Life Through Time: The 700-Million-Year Story of Life on Earth by John Woodward
35.00 NZD
Category: Children - Reference
Explore astonishing landscapes teeming with giant insects, dinosaurs, and giant mammals, and see the extraordinary creatures that lived in ancient seas, to discover life from ancient animals to early humans. In a series of stunning panoramic illustrations and lively, engaging text, this book tells the s ...Show more
Big Pacific by Rebecca Tansley
60.00 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
Companion to the NHNZ-produced four-part series on TVNZ. Showcasing the Pacific Ocean and its inhabitants in full color, it blends stunning images with spellbinding storytelling and an unparalleled look at a diverse range of species, locations, and natural phenomena from one of the world¿s last great fr ...Show more