Fossil Treasures of Foulden Maar - A Window into Miocene Zealandia by Uwe Kaulfuss; Daphne Lee; John Conran
$60.00 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
In Fossil Treasures of Foulden Maar, authors Daphne Lee, Uwe Kaulfuss and John Conran share their passion and knowledge for Foulden Maar in Otago, New Zealand, a paleontological site of international significance and home to countless rare, well-preserved fossils. This beautifully illustrated book reve ...Show more
Discover Earth's Secrets: How Our Planet Was Formed, Shaped and Continuously Changes by David Orme
$24.99 NZD
Category: Children
Discover the world through compelling photography and fascinating facts. Did you know Planet Earth is over 4.5 billion years old? Uncover many of life's mysteries such as why is Earth is constantly moving?
Africa: Eye to Eye with the Unknown by Michael Bright
$49.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
David Attenborough CBE and the award-winning BBC Natural History Unit embark on a landmark new series, painting a breathtaking portrait of Africa as never before caught on film. This lavish and unmissable companion to the BBC One series reveals the undiscovered side of Africa's five unique regions. Insp ...Show more
Secret Network of Nature by Peter Wohlleben
$35.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
'Peter Wohlleben doesn't merely look, he sees. Let's all learn as much from him as we can, and quickly.'Rosamund Young, author of THE SECRET LIFE OF COWSDid you know that trees can influence the rotation of the earth?Or that wolves can alter the course of a river?Or that earthworms control wild boar pop ...Show more
The Lie of the Land: An Under-the-field Guide to the British Isles by Ian Vince
$29.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
Like most of us, Ian Vince used to think of the British countryside as average, unexciting - as dramatic as a nice cup of tea. Then, over the course of a single car journey, the features of our green and pleasant land reawakened a fascination with geology that he had long forgotten, and he began to delv ...Show more
Frozen Planet II by Mark Brownlow,Elizabeth White
$65.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Accompanying the landmark BBC series narrated by David Attenborough, an unforgettable exploration of our most fragile worlds of beauty and brutalityFind a world of wonder beneath the ice. One quarter of our planet is frozen, locked in ice and blanketed with snow. These are the last true wildernesses - s ...Show more
A World Without Bees by Alison Benjamin; Brian McCallum
$28.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
"If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years of life left."--Albert Einstein From Los Angeles to London, from Slovenia to Taiwan, honeybees are dying. In America alone, one in three hives was left lifeless at the end of 2008; in France, the death rate is clos ...Show more
After The Victorians - The World our Parents Knew by A. N. Wilson
$36.99 NZD
$42.00 (11% off)
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
When this book begins, in the reign of Edward VII, Great Britain commands the mightiest empire the world has ever seen. By the time it ends, with the Coronation of Elizabeth II, Britain has emerged victorious from a world war, but ruined as a world power. How did Britain's power and influence decline? T ...Show more
The Hunt for Mount Everest by Craig Storti
$37.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
The height of Mt. Everest was first measured in 1850, but the closest any westerner got to Everest during the next 71 years, until 1921, was 40 miles. The Hunt for Mount Everest tells the story of the 71-year quest to find the world's highest mountain. It's a tale of high drama, of larger-than-life cha ...Show more
London Clay: Journeys in the Deep City by Tom Chivers
$48.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
'Tom Chivers, with the forensic eye of an investigator, the soul of a poet, is an engaging presence; a guide we would do well to follow.' Iain Sinclair, author of The Last LondonWhat secrets lie beneath a city?Tom Chivers follows hidden pathways, explores lost islands and uncovers the geological mysteri ...Show more
The Trials of Life - A Natural History of Animal Behaviour by David Attenborough
$39.99 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
The third and final updated edition of David Attenborough’s classic Life trilogy. Life on Earth covered evolution, Living Planet , ecology, and now The Trials of Life tackles ethology, the study of how animals behave. ‘This is, quite simply, the best thing I’ve ever done.’ Sir David Attenborough on the ...Show more
Butterflies by Martin Warren
$69.99 NZD
Category: Natural History | Series: British Wildlife Collection
This new addition to the British Wildlife Collection is a unique take on butterfly behaviour and ecology, written by the former Chief Executive of Butterfly Conservation, Martin Warren. It explores the secret lives of our British species (also drawing on comparative examples from continental Europe), re ...Show more