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Lets Count Wildflowers Lets Count Wildflowers New!

Lets Count Wildflowers

Tracey Gibbs A stunning board book featuring a dazzling array of Australian wildflowers. 'Five ka...

Tracey Gibbs A stunning board book featuring a dazzling array of Australian wildflowers. 'Five kangaroo paws wave sooty, velvet hands/ Six Sturt's desert peas blaze across the sand'. Beautiful, bold wildflowers are the heroes of this colourful counting board book for the very young. This board book is a gorgeous addition to any Australiana collection and a wonderful way to introduce bubs and their parents to the unique, biodiverse world around us. For ages zero to six years old About the Auth...

$14.95

Taller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia Taller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia

Taller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia

Taller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia: Their Selection Cultivation and ManagementDean Nicoll...

Taller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia: Their Selection Cultivation and ManagementDean Nicolle 'Taller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia' treats 81 taller-growing eucalypts (relative to the 84 species included in the companion book 'Smaller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia') suited for growing in Australia. Many of these species are already commonly grown and seen in gardens, streets, parks and farms throughout Australia, while others are rarely planted but have vast potential for mu...

$35.00

Walking Round in Circles

Walking Round in Circles

Walking Around in Circles 4th edition: Twentynine circular walks in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Natio...

Walking Around in Circles 4th edition: Twentynine circular walks in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National ParkJane Scott, with illustrations by Patricia Negus This book meticulously describes a variety of circuit walks in the Leeuwin–Naturaliste Ridge in Western Australia’s Southwest. The walks vary in length from two to 17km. 29 walks Detailed and up-to-date 1:25 000 colour maps Background notes on the landscape, geology, plants and animals that you may encounter on your way Full colour througho...

$24.95

Loving Country Loving Country

Loving Country

Loving Country: A Guide to Sacred AustraliaBruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou 'Loving Country' is...

Loving Country: A Guide to Sacred AustraliaBruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou 'Loving Country' is a powerful and essential guidebook that offers a new way to travel and discover Australia through an Indigenous narrative. In this beautifully designed and photographed edition, co-authors Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou, in consultation with communities and Elders across Australia, show travellers how to see the country as herself, to know her whole and old story, and to find the way to fall ...

$49.95

Orchids of Margaret River Orchids of Margaret River

Orchids of Margaret River

Orchids of Margaret River and Australia’s southwest capesJane Scott This book showcases the fanta...

Orchids of Margaret River and Australia’s southwest capesJane Scott This book showcases the fantastic array of native orchids that we have in the Margaret River and SW Capes Region, featuring 130 different orchids, including a few hybrids thrown in for good measure! Most have a wider distribution over the International Biodiversity Hotspot that is southwest Western Australia. The clear photographs and descriptions in this handbook will introduce you to, and help you identify these fascinating...

$19.95

Wild about the Natives Wild about the Natives New!

Wild about the Natives

Wild about the NativesBeth Baker This book is a photographic celebration of wildflowers in the Pe...

Wild about the NativesBeth Baker This book is a photographic celebration of wildflowers in the Perth Hills, Kings Park and the Cape Naturaliste region of Western Australia. It makes a perfect present for wildflower enthusiasts, those with an eye for beauty and overseas and interstate visitors.

$30.00

The Magical World of Fungi The Magical World of Fungi

The Magical World of Fungi

Patricia Negus, with notes by Richard Robinson and Jane Scott In this unique publication accompli...

Patricia Negus, with notes by Richard Robinson and Jane Scott In this unique publication accomplished artist, Patricia Negus, illustates the common fungi of Australia’s southwest in stunning watercolours. Take a journey with Patricia into this little known biological kingdom and share in her excitement as she talks about her passion. Marvel at the richness of colour, texture and the sheer beauty of these fascinating and enigmatic organisms. Contains scientifically accurate illustrations of ma...

$24.95

Birds of Australia Birds of Australia

Birds of Australia

Jeremy Boot This book features 28 beautifully reproduced paintings carefully chosen from a select...

Jeremy Boot This book features 28 beautifully reproduced paintings carefully chosen from a selection of recent works representing a broad range of our most familiar and iconic bird varieties. Gold Medal winner in the 2011 Printing Industry Awards

$29.95

The Waugal and the Swan New!

The Waugal and the Swan

The Waugal and the Swan: The story of a riverJill Worsley This is a story of a river. Now called ...

The Waugal and the Swan: The story of a riverJill Worsley This is a story of a river. Now called the Swan, the river was known to the local Nyungar people as the Durbal Yaragan. The Nyungar had used the river and its environs for thousands of years, but in 1650 they witnessed the arrival of the first European ships off the coast, an event that was eventually to bring big changes to their way life. In this book, Western Australian maritime historian, Jill Worsley, explores the traditional use ...

$12.50

Bird Minds

Bird Minds

Bird Minds: Cognition and Behaviour of Australian Native BirdsGisela Kaplan In her comprehensive ...

Bird Minds: Cognition and Behaviour of Australian Native BirdsGisela Kaplan In her comprehensive and carefully crafted book, Gisela Kaplan demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be. She describes complex behaviours such as grieving, deception, problem solving and the use of tools. Many Australian birds cooperate and defend each other, and exceptional ones go fishing by throwing breadcrumbs in the water, extract poisonous parts from prey and use tools to crack open egg...

$45.00

Wild Food Plants of Australia

Wild Food Plants of Australia

Australian Nature Fieldguide: Wild Food Plants of AustraliaTim Low 'Australian Nature Fieldguide:...

Australian Nature Fieldguide: Wild Food Plants of AustraliaTim Low 'Australian Nature Fieldguide: Wild Food Plants of Australia' is the field guide edition of 'Wild Food Plants of Australia'. It is presented in a concise, convenient form to facilitate quick and ready reference in the field. Tim Low has provided a truly reliable guide to our edible flora, making identification easy, thus it is a perfect companion for bushwalkers, naturalists, scientists and, with emphasis on wild food cuisine,...

$34.95

A Field Guide to Australian Fungi

A Field Guide to Australian Fungi

Bruce Fuhrer For the first time, a definitive field guide covering more than 500 fungi species wi...

Bruce Fuhrer For the first time, a definitive field guide covering more than 500 fungi species with 548 superb colour photographs. All fungi photographed in their natural environment - many for the first time with information on fungal biology, ecology, classification, distribution, roles of fungi in nature, and spore prints. Descriptions cover size, range, shape, habitat information as well as spore print colour, spore descriptions and a pictorial guide to groups. The book is a culmination o...

$49.95