Bees and Their Keepers - In Religion, Revolution and Evolution by Frank Perry (Translator); Lotte Möller

$39.99 AUD

Category: Animals/Pets

A beautifully illustrated and thoroughly engaging cultural history of beekeeping - packed with anecdote, humour and enriching historical detail. The perfect gift. Beekeeper and garden historian Lotte Möller explores the activities inside and outside the hive while charting the bees' natural order a nd habits. With a light touch she uses her encyclopaedic knowledge of the subject to shed light on humanity's understanding of bees and bee lore from antiquity to the present. A humorous debunking of the myths that have held for centuries is matched by a wry exploration of how and when they were replaced by fact. In her travels Möller encounters a trigger-happy Californian beekeeper raging against both killer bees and bee politics, warring beekeepers on the Danish island of Læso, and Brother Adam of Buckfast Abbey, breeder of the Buckfast queen now popular throughout Europe and beyond, as well a host of others as passionate as she about the complex world of apiculture both past and present. Translated from the Swedish by Frank Perry - Sweden's Gardening Book of the Year 2019, shortlisted for the August Prize 2019 ...Show more

Bird Way by Jennifer Ackerman

$35.00 AUD

Category: Animals/Pets

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, a radical investigation into the bird way of being, and the recent scientific research that is dramatically shifting our understanding of birds -- how they live and how they think. 'There is the mammal way and there is the bird way.' Thi s is one scientist's pithy distinction between mammal brains and bird brains: two ways to make a highly intelligent mind. But the bird way is much more than a unique pattern of brain wiring, and lately, scientists have taken a new look at bird behaviours they have, for years, dismissed as anomalies or mysteries. What they are finding is upending the traditional view of how birds conduct their lives, how they communicate, forage, court, breed, survive. They're also revealing the remarkable intelligence underlying these activities, abilities we once considered uniquely our own -- deception, manipulation, cheating, kidnapping, infanticide, but also, ingenious communication between species, cooperation, collaboration, altruism, culture, and play. Some of these extraordinary behaviours are biological conundrums that seem to push the edges of-well-birdness: A mother bird that kills her own infant sons, and another that selflessly tends to the young of other birds as if they were her own. Young birds that devote themselves to feeding their siblings and others so competitive they'll stab their nestmates to death. Birds that give gifts and birds that steal, birds that dance or drum, that paint their creations or paint themselves, birds that build walls of sound to keep out intruders and birds that summon playmates with a special call -- and may hold the secret to our own penchant for playfulness and the evolution of laughter. Drawing on personal observations, the latest science, and her bird-related travel around the world, from the tropical rainforests of eastern Australia and the remote woodlands of northern Japan, to the rolling hills of lower Austria and the islands of Alaska's Kachemak Bay, Ackerman shows there is clearly no single bird way of being. In every respect, in plumage, form, song, flight, lifestyle, niche, and behaviour, birds vary. It's what we love about them. As E.O Wilson once said, when you have seen one bird, you have not seen them all. ...Show more

Cockatoo by No Author No Author Provided

$19.99 AUD

Category: Animals/Pets

Did you know that the word cockatoo comes from the Malay word kakatua? Or that most cockatoos are left-footed? Did you know their closest relatives are parrots; and that they're amongst the world's longest-living birds? Richly illustrated with over 80 interpretations of the species, Cockatoo is the perf ect gift for animal lovers, illustration buffs, and tourists alike. ...Show more

Complete Puppy & Dog Care: What every dog owner needs to know by Bruce Fogle

$24.99 AUD

Category: Animals/Pets

Whether you're buying a pedigree puppy or rescuing a crossbreed, in this updated edition of Complete Puppy & Dog Care, practising vet Dr Bruce Fogle tells you all you need to know to keep your dog happy. From which breed to choose, to tips for helping your dog bond with the family, as well as health advice and information on nutrition, training and playing, this book has everything you need to know. In Complete Puppy & Dog Care, Dr Bruce Fogle shares the benefit of his 40 years' clinical expertise. Find out how to make the most of your relationship with your dog and look after its health and wellbeing. Choose from the best breeds for a wide range of lifestyles from apartment dweller to allergy sufferer. Assess your dog's personality and ensure a stress-free homecoming for all the family. Solve all familiar and less common problems from dog training, to feeding, exercise, aggression and fearfulness. There is even advice on the latest technology such as DNA testing for genetic predisposition to illness, along with advice on all the newest diets that are becoming popular (including raw and organic), and fully updated lists of contact details for trainers and professional organisations. Packed with information, Complete Puppy & Dog Care is an essential guide for any dog owner. ...Show more

Crazy for Birds by Misha Maynerick Blaise

$29.99 AUD

Category: Animals/Pets

A charming and quirky illustrated exploration of birds and the reasons we love them. From the Common Swift, which can stay in the air continuously without landing for up to ten months at a time, even sleeping on the wing, to the tiny Goldcrest, Europe's smallest bird, which can lay one-and-one-half time s its body weight in eggs every season, birds are incredible creatures. With fascinating facts, humorous anecdotes and charming illustrations, artist Misha Blaise pays loving homage to the amazing birds that populate our skies in a delightful gift book sure to enchant birders, art-lovers, children and adults alike. ...Show more

Dragonfly Dance by Johnson Rebecca

$5.95 AUD

Category: Animals/Pets | Series: Steve Parish

Dragonfly Dance is a rhyming story about the beauty, diversity and abilities of dragonflies as they go through their life cy cles. Beautiful, close-up images of different species show just how dive rse they are. Themes include features of survival and adaptation s. This Story Book features: < li& gt;A glossary of technical or tricky words. Factual information about the dragonfly. A fact-file of the dragonfly's lifecycle. Two free downloadable worksheets. Australian Science Curriculum links. Stunning Australian ph otography. About the Series: Winner of the 2014 Whitley Award for Best Children's series, the Steve Parish I nsect Story Book range was written by award-winning author and primary s chool science teacher Rebecca Johnson, who has written more than 60 book s for children. ...Show more

Feeding the Birds at Your Table: A Guide for Australia by Darryl Jones

$24.99 AUD

Category: Animals/Pets | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction

Feeding the Birds at Your Table is designed to provide detailed, comprehensive advice and suggestions for people wishing to feed wild birds in Australia from their own backyards and balconies. Millions of Australians feed wild birds in their gardens. Yet there is currently little information or advice o n offer to tell them how to do this properly. This book provides the first readily available source of reliable information relevant to Australia. What’s more, it is written by an expert who feeds birds himself. Including profiles on different types of Australian urban birds, what to feed them and the types of feeders to use, it also has advice on how to create a bird-friendly garden. Feeding the Birds at Your Table offers sensible and practical suggestions so feeding doesn’t only benefit us, but benefits the birds themselves. ‘At last, a sensible, science-based guide to safely feeding wild birds in Australia.’ — Paul Sullivan, CEO, BirdLife Australia ...Show more

Naturalists' Guide Birds of Australia by Ingwersen Dean

$24.99 AUD

Category: Animals/Pets | Series: Naturalist's Guide

Nifty Native Bees - Insect Story Book by Johnson Rebecca

$5.95 AUD

Category: Animals/Pets | Series: Steve Parish

Nifty Native Bees are tiny compared to their Europea n friends. The bigger bees don't have a lot of time for the little guys, until they see that they have a very important role to play for A ustralian native plants in this rhyming story. Themes include us efulness, understanding and diversity. This St or y Book features: A glossary of technical or tricky words. Factual information about the native bee. A fa ct-file of the native bee's lifecycle. Two free downloadable worksheets. Australian Science Curri culum links. Stunning Australian photography. About the Series: Winner of the 2014 Whitley Award fo r Best Children's series, the Steve Parish Insect Story Book range was w ritten by award-winning author and primary school science teacher Rebecc a Johnson, who has written more than 60 books for children. ...Show more

The Big Book of the Blue by Yuval Zommer; Barbara Taylor

$24.99 AUD

Category: Animals/Pets | Series: The\Big Book Ser.

Following the wild success of The Big Book of Bugs and The Big Book of Beasts, The Big Book of the Blue is the third installment in Yuval Zommer's beloved series. Alongside everything the young oceanographer needs to know, Zommer's charming illustrations bring to life some of the slipperiest, scaliest, strangest, and most monstrous underwater animals. The book opens by explaining how different types of animals are able to breathe and survive underwater, and the different families to which they belong. Subsequent pages are dedicated to specific creatures, including sea turtles, whales, sharks, stingrays, and seahorses, and show varied life in specific habitats, such as a coral reef or deep sea bed. The Big Book of the Blue also explores the underwater world thematically, looking at animals in danger, learning how to spot creatures at the beach, and discovering how to do our part to save sea life. Beautiful and filled with fascinating facts, young, curious readers won't be able to tear their eyes away from the page. ...Show more