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Mosquito by Richard A. Jones
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal
Lots of insects suck blood, but one species above all others has a reputation for this, out of all proportion to its size: the mosquito. Due to the diseases they carry and inject, mosquitoes are responsible for more human deaths than any other animal. The most deadly of these diseases is malaria, which ...Show more
Nightingale by Bethan Roberts
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal Ser.
A melodious paean to the natural history and symbolic meaning of the most prized, poetized, and mythologized of songbirds. The nightingale has a unique place in cultural history: the most prized of songbirds, it has inspired more poems than any other creature, and it is also the most mythologized of ...Show more
Owl by Desmond Morris
$29.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal
'The owls are not what they seem'. From ancient Babylon, to Edward Lear's "The Owl and the Pussycat" and the grandiloquent, absent-minded Wol from Winnie the Pooh, to David Lynch's "Twin Peaks", owls have woven themselves into the fabric of human culture from earliest times. Beautiful, silent, pitiless ...Show more
Parrot by Paul Carter
$39.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal Ser.
One of the more nonconformist figures in the animal kingdom, the parrot is linked to humans by its ability to speak—a trait many have found unsettling, though this discomfort is offset by its gorgeous plumage, which makes it one of the most popular members of the avian family. Unlike previous studies th ...Show more
Penguin by Stephen Martin
$29.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal
DoP January 2010, Australia From the Linux logo to "The March of the Penguins", a certain tuxedo-wearing member of the animal kingdom has long captured our hearts and imaginations. Stephen Martin regales us here with the cultural and natural history of the penguin, revealing many fascinating and litt ...Show more
Pigeon by Barbara Allen
$29.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal
"Pigeon" is an exploration of the natural and cultural history of the pigeon, and the evolution of its relationship with humanity through the ages. Written out of love and fascination with a humble yet important bird, "Pigeon" relates its cultural significance, as well as its similarities and difference ...Show more
Polar Bear by Margery Fee
$29.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal Ser.
Polar bears are truly majestic animals: the largest land-dwelling carnivore on earth, these white-furred, black-skinned giants can measure up to three meters in length and weigh up to fifteen hundred pounds. They are also iconic in other ways. They are a symbol of the climate change debate, with their s ...Show more
Rat by Jonathan Burt
$39.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal
The rat has been described as the shadow of the human: from ancient times through today, it has followed man via routes of commerce and conquest to eventually inhabit nearly every part of the world. Rats have a bad reputation—they spread disease, destroy agricultural produce, and thrive in the darkest c ...Show more
Robin by Helen F. Wilson
$34.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal Ser.
A tuneful natural and cultural history of this globally renowned songbird. The robin is a small bird with a distinctive ruddy breast, at once a British national treasure and a bird with a global reputation. In this superbly illustrated account, Helen F. Wilson looks at many aspects of the cherished ro ...Show more
Seal by Victoria Dickenson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Reaktion Books - Animal
From swimming alongside our kayaks, canoes, coracles and boats to lurking alone in the shadowy waters of remote seas, seals have long interacted with humans and played a part in our history. Seal by Victoria Dickenson explores the natural and cultural history of an animal that has piqued and delighted h ...Show more
Shark by Dean Crawford
$24.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal
The shark's basic design was perfected by Mother Nature 100 million years ago, and she has been mass-producing them ever since. The shark is so superbly suited to its purpose that it has outlived the dinosaur, the mastodon, the saber-tooth tiger, and the woolly mammoth. There have been some 350 species ...Show more
Sheepology - The Ultimate Encyclopedia by Ilaria Demonti; Camilla Pintonato (Illustrator)
$39.95 AUD
Category: Children's & YA | Series: Farm Animal Ser.
Welcome to the wonderful world of sheep! Sheepology is filled with incredible sheep facts told in a playful tone by Ilaria Demonti, with endearing illustrations by Camilla Pintonato. Discover all there is to know about sheep in all their woolly glory in Sheepology, a delightfully illustrated guide e ...Show more