WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A BIRD: FROM FLYING TO NESTING, EATING TO SINGING--WHAT BIRDS ARE DOING, AND WHY
The bird book for birders and nonbirders alike that will excite and inspire by providing a new and deeper understanding of what common, mostly...
LITTLE BOOK, BIG PLANTS: BRING THE OUTSIDE IN WITH 45 FRIENDLY GIANTS
Learn how to care for your houseplant giants, from the glorious Fiddle Leaf Fig and impressive Banana Plant to the ever-popular Monstera - this book...
Nature, Botanicals, Animals
KEW POCKETBOOKS: CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
Written by Thorogood, Chris
A lavishly illustrated introduction to meat-eating plants Fresh as a daisy, pretty as a rose: most plants are commonly characterized by their gentle beauty or delicate sensory qualities. Carnivorous plants, on the other hand, are quite literally out for blood.
ICONOTYPES: A COMPENDIUM OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, JONES' ICONES COMPLETE
The first publication of Jones's Icones, a strikingly beautiful and significant achievement in natural history. William Jones's Icones is one of the most scientifically important and visually stunning works on butterflies and moths ever created.
FROM HERE TO THERE: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF FINDING AND LOSING OUR WAY
Written by Bond, Michael
A Wired Most Fascinating Book of the Year "An important book that reminds us that navigation remains one of our most underappreciated arts."
HOW I BECAME A TREE
Written by Roy, Sumana
An exquisite, lovingly crafted meditation on plants, trees, and our place in the natural world, in the tradition of Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass and Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek "Sumana Roy has written--grown--a radiant and wondrous book."--Robert Macfarlane, author of The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot "Beautiful. . . .
POWER OF SCENERY: FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED AND THE ORIGIN OF NATIONAL PARKS
Written by Drabelle, Dennis
Wallace Stegner called national parks "the best idea we ever had." As Americans celebrate the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone, the world's first national park, a question naturally arises: where did the idea for a national park originate? The answer starts with a look at pre-Yellowstone America.
INTO THE WILD: THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
Written by Padley, Gemma
An epic visual story of wildlife photography's pioneers and world firsts. From the first-ever shots of nocturnal and underwater animals, right up to the spectacular images from the wildest corners of the earth that modern-day technology allows, Into the Wild is an extraordinary collection of over 250 images and 150 years of our efforts to document the natural world.
BIRD: THE GREAT AGE OF AVIAN ILLUSTRATION
Written by Kennedy, Philip
The Bird explores the fascinating world of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ornithological illustration. This was a period of scientific, artistic and geographic discovery, when people began to fully appreciate the immense variety of form and colour within the natural world. This book celebrates this beauty through the lavish illustrations produced at that time.
BRUSH WITH BIRDS: PAINTINGS AND STORIES FROM THE WILD
Written by Weatherly, Richard
A Brush with Birds celebrates the exquisite artworks and incredible life of one of the world's finest bird painters, Richard Weatherly OAM. A skilled falconer and artist, Richard has spent more than fifty years observing birds and their natural habitats around the world, from Antarctica to Zimbabwe to New Guinea, Australia and America.
REMEMBERING AFRICAN WILD DOGS
Written by Wildlife Photographers United
- Remembering African Wild Dogs is the stunning sixth book in the Remembering Wildlife charity series- The aim of the creators is to make the most beautiful photographic book ever seen on a species and to use that to raise awareness of the plight facing that animal and also funds to protect it- Remembering African Wild Dogs is full of images generously donated by many of the world's top wildlife p
NATURAL HISTORY OF SHELLS
Written by Vermeij, Geerat J
From "one of the master naturalists of our time" (American Scientist), a fascinating exploration of what seashells reveal about biology, evolution, and the history of life Geerat Vermeij wrote this celebration of shells to share his enthusiasm for these supremely elegant creations and what they can teach us about nature.
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