Nature Wildlife category: 1081 books
by James Lowen
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2018
Much loved ... but about to be lost? The Hedgehog regularly tops polls of the UK's favourite animal, yet numbers in our countryside have halved this century. Generations of children have been captivated by Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, though our complex and contradictory relationship...
by Gerard Gorman
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2018
Woodpeckers are fascinating birds, filling our forests with their unmistakable drumming, and capturing our imaginations with their incredible ability to drill holes in trees and their bright, colourful plumage.
Three species of woodpecker are resident in the UK: the Green Woodpecker, often...
by Richard Comont
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2019
Brightly coloured and pleasingly patterned, ladybirds are among some of our most beloved and familiar invertebrates. Their role in helping to protect our crops by devouring huge numbers of pests has firmly established these tiny, flying beetles as the gardeners' friend.
Spotlight Ladybirds...
by Nancy Jennings
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2018
Thanks to their speed, size and nocturnal habitats, bats are among the most interesting, and least understood, mammals that frequent our homes and gardens. From their ability to make sounds that are above the range of human hearing, to their reliance on echolocation to navigate objects and find prey,...
Mother Nature Is Trying to Kill You
A Lively Tour Through the Dark Side of the Natural World
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
This “fact-filled and amusing trek through nature’s dark side” (Kirkus Reviews) reveals the fascinating, weird, and often perverted ways that Mother Nature fends only for herself.
It may be a wonderful world, but as Dan Riskin (host of the Animal Planet’s TV show Monsters Inside Me)...
Look Up!
Birds and Other Natural Wonders Just Outside Your Window
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Look Up! Birds and Other Natural Wonders Just Outside Your Window is a collection of uplifting yet scientifically-informed nature essays about experiencing nature in an affordable, accessible way. It highlights simple, practical ways to tune in to birds, nature, light, peace and weather – often...
Alligators and Crocodiles Fun Facts For Kids
Animal Encyclopedia for Kids - Wildlife
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2015
Learn the differences between Mr. Alligator and Mrs. Crocodile in this easy-to-understand book. The pictures are spot-on and are complete with vibrant colors so similarities and differences are easy to distinguish. The use of this educational book is recommended for children below 10 years old, and across all types of learners. Secure a copy today!
Bird Photography
A Guide to the Equipment, Techniques, and Locations for Capturing Beautiful Images
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2013
(Please note that this material was also published as Bird Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots, Peachpit Press [978-0-13-308592-1].) In Bird Photography, author and wildlife photographer Laurie Excell teaches you key techniques for capturing images of birds, whether you spot them in your own backyard...
by J. Chris Hansen
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Photographing birds in your backyard is a convenient, rewarding, and addictive adventure. Secrets of Backyard Bird Photography is a guide to that pursuit. In this book, author and wildlife photographer J. Chris Hansen teaches techniques for creating professional-quality images of the subjects right...
Panther Tract
Wild Boar Hunting in the Mississippi Delta
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Hunting wild boar is a keenly held tradition in the Mississippi Delta. Fraught with danger, it challenges the hunter, observer, wildlife enthusiast, and landowner alike. Panther Tract is an insider's observance of extraordinary hunting, southern hospitality, camaraderie, and the love of dogs, horses,...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
A collection of unforgettable images by one of Australia’s foremost nature photographers. Each year, photographers from around the world are invited to enter the prestigious Australian Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year competition. (ANZANG refers to the AustraliaNew ZealandAntarcticaNew...
Serengeti Spy
Views from a Hidden Camera on the Plains of East Africa
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012
In these terrific action photos of wildlife on the African savannah in the Serengeti and the Massai Mara, Anup Shah reveals these creatures as never seen before, using remote hidden cameras that have been planted across the plains. This is life on the plains in all its dynamism, cruelty and vitality,...
Why the Raven Calls the Canyon
Off the Grid in Big Bend Country
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Fresno Ranch, an abandoned horse and mule operation located in a remote stretch of the Rio Grande River bordering Mexico, gives evidence of a human presence spanning centuries. The ranch saw a period of entrepreneurial mule breeding and ranching, and ownership by Texas artist and publishing heiress...
by Mike Dilger
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
There are few things more endearing than baby animals, but their charm belies their struggle for survival. From frolicking foxes to boisterous bears, lounging lions to zealous zebras, Nature's Babies explores the lives of some of Nature's most engaging offspring and reveals the ingenious ways they...