Animals

'I remember well my first Bewick's swans, which I bumped into one November day not far from home. They looked at me, unsure whether or not to fly into the fog, as I tried to get as close as I dared. ... What is it, exactly, that can, many years later,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250832672Author Erica BerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Flatiron BooksPublisher Flatiron BooksWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 136mm *...

An informative and eye-catching reference book for beginner and intermediate backyard bird enthusiasts The Backyard Birdwatcher&;s Bible is that rare type of book, one that is as packed with information as it is pleasing to look at. The latest in a...

You don't need to travel to experience the joy of bird-watching: just take a look at the pigeons in your nearby park! With this fun, quirky, and scientifically correct field guide to the most common bird in most cities, you'll learn to see pigeons and...

Supported by the National Trust, who look after over 780 miles of Britain's coastline.Turns any beach into a treasure hunt. A simple, nostalgic pleasure and a connection with the wonders of nature.Beautifully illustrated and packed with surprising and...

The Telegraph 'Gow's book resists the generic conventions of modern nature writing; rambunctious and vivid, at times it feels as uncontrollably wild as its subject.' Helen Macdonald for The New Statesman 'Beautifully crafted, fascinating and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525619345Author Elizabeth LettsFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

A hilarious and reassuring gift for every mom: because we're all doing the best we can, and the natural world is filled with moms worse than you!A mom giraffe is pretty nice until the fetus drops.She'll birth a newborn baby calf, then kick him 'til he...

Knowledge of bat echolocation and social calls, and identification using ultrasonic 'bat detectors' and sound analysis software, has grown significantly in the last decade. In this practical guide Jon Russ and contributors (Kate Barlow, Philip Briggs &...

Biologists, breeders and trainers, and champion sled dog racers, Raymond and Lorna Coppinger have more than four decades of experience with literally thousands of dogs. Offering a scientifically informed perspective on canines and their relations with...

If you want to do your bit to support local biodiversity, start your own wildlife pond in your back garden.Whether you are looking to do something to help the environment, building a feature pond as a family landscaping project, or attracting local...

**Winner of the 2023 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize**Discover the world as you've never seen it before - through the eyes of animals.'Immersive and mind-blowing' Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of TreesThe Earth teems with sights and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620054390Author James KavanaghPage Count 12Imprint Waterford Press LtdPublisher Waterford Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620055410Author James KavanaghPage Count 12Imprint Waterford Press LtdPublisher Waterford Press Ltd

'I found myself turning the pages with an inward leap of joy' - Isabella Tree*WINNER of the Richard Jefferies Award for Nature Writing**Shortlisted for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize for Conservation*'Exquisite' GUARDIANIt was a tragic day for the...

‘A glorious anthem to the hedge! The sleeping giant that is waiting to be nurtured back to life-giving health. This wonderful book fires the imagination and will change the way you look at a hedge forever.’ Keggie Carew, author of Beastly In this joyous...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780731407224Author Graeme LoftsFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint For DummiesPublisher John Wiley & Sons Australia LtdWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781776323326Author James GiffordFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint HPH PublishingPublisher HPH Publishing

Let's go on a LIFESIZE prehistoric adventure!The second interactive non-fiction adventure from bestselling picture book star, Sophy Henn. Silver award for LIFESIZE in the Made for Mums Awards 2020 Step into...

With contributions from Dave Goulson and Gill Perkins, founder and CEO of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust respectively, this illustrated pocket guide is the ideal companion for anyone interested in the naturally occurring species of bumblebee that can...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620055403Author Waterford PressPage Count 12Imprint Waterford Press LtdPublisher Waterford Press Ltd

For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religion and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been inspired by them for our music,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780951287293Author Richard Alan FreemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint CFZ PressPublisher CFZ PressWeight(grams) 547g

RSPB ID Spotlight Wetland Birds is a reliable fold-out chart that presents illustrations of 51 of our most widespread and familiar wetland birds by renowned artist Stephen Message. Whether you are listening to a flock of geese communicate as they fly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062490438Author Steve BrusatteFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 224mm *...

This series of Western Dressage exercises are designed to improve suppleness, balance in movement, and responsiveness. Each exercise has a specific goal in mind, and they are organized by different areas of focus: softness, looseness, rider development,...

John Muir Laws's guide to drawing birds is itself winged, soaring between a devotion not only to art but also to the lives, forms, and postures of the birds themselves.Here, artistic technique and the exquisite details of natural history intertwine, and...

FINANCIAL TIMES 2023 HIGHLIGHT'Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way.'Professor Alice Roberts'In Helen Czerski's hands, the mechanical becomes magical. An instant classic.'Tristan Gooley,...

The Times Science Book of the Year.A Sunday Times Bestseller.66 million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth. Today, Dr. Steve Brusatte, one of the leading scientists of a new generation of dinosaur hunters, armed with cutting...

'BEAUTIFULLY, A BOOK ABOUT BIRDS' The Sunday Times | 'ENGAGING AND EYE-OPENING' The Countryman Uncover the life of owls through this beautiful guide to these secretive and charismatic birds from the bestselling author of The Robin, The Wren, and The Swan...

Hop into this uplifting little book, filled with positive affirmations on self-love and empowerment, as told by the internet's beloved mushroom frog "Don't forget about the subtle magic that is happening all around you every day" Meet the little frog!...

One of the world's top birding hotspots, South Africa's diverse habitats harbor more than 950 species. This beautifully illustrated guide covers over 140 familiar and unique species found in South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe,...

Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities' Sunday TelegraphTen-year-old Gerald doesn't know why his older brothers and sisters complain so much. With snakes in the bath and scorpions on the lunch table, the family...

Alysia Vasey's earliest memories are of walking alongside her grandfather as they explored the West Yorkshire moors that they called home. As an adult, this love for wild things stayed with her, even as she learnt that her family's knowledge of edible...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684856025Author Loren ColemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Prentice Hall & IBDPublisher Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company)

"An utter delight" - Jennifer Tetlow. In the Encounters in the Wild series, renowned nature writer Jim Crumley gets up close and personal with British wildlife - here, the kingfisher. With his inimitable passion and vision, Jim relives...

RSPB Spotlight: Swifts and Swallows is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos, and features succinct, detailed text written by a knowledgeable naturalist. People all over Britain and Europe have long welcomed the arrival of swifts and...

It takes a whole universe to make one small black birdThe bestselling author of Crow Country and writer of The Guardian's Country Diary tells the story of all life on Earth through a single day spent in the company of swifts.'A jewel of a book' Caroline...

This practical pocket field guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, provides essential information on identifying and attracting eighty-eight species of garden bird. Each species account contains accurate artworks that show details...

Bees are a fascinating and indispensable group of insects, but many species are in decline, and efforts to help determine distributions and changes in abundance have to date been compromised by a serious lack of identification resources. This book is...