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The Spotlight series introduces readers to the lives and behaviours of our favourite animals with eye-catching, colour photography and informative expert text. Hero or villain? Few animals divide opinion like the Red Fox. This most successful of the...

With a new afterword, Why You Are Here: A speech on the opening of the COP26 climate summitAs a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening...

The keeping of zoo animals is a central tool in the conservation of some of the world's most fascinating, yet threatened, species. But how do zoos operate on a day-to-day basis? What are the key challenges they face in trying to feed, manage, and keep...

From world-renowned biologist Frans de Waal, a groundbreaking work which challenges everything we think we know about animal intelligence. 'A remarkable book by a remarkable scientist' Edward O Wilson author of The Social Conquest of Earth What...

'A classic in the making for our times' MONIQUE ROFFEY'Haunting, beautiful...Anima will live with me for a long time' CAL FLYN'A beautiful book of passion and adventure... She is simply sublime' HORATIO CLAREThe spellbinding new book by the prizewinning...

As a little boy, climbing through the lochs and mountains of Argyll with his Irish Setter Don, all James Herriot wanted to be was a 'dog doctor' so he could care for man's best friend. In this classic collection of stories, we are introduced to some of...

Presents the 41 breeds of sheep you are most likely to encounter on farms, each with a full-page photo and a description of their appearance, history and uses. Only the size of a postcard, the book fits perfectly into a rucksack or pocket so is ideal...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SECRET LIFE OF COWS'Elegiac, funny, warm and wise, The Wisdom of Sheep will delight country folk and city dwellers alike.' KATHERINE MAY'A wonderful antidote to the hectic pace of modern life.' JAMES OSWALDWe talk about...

Discover some of the strangest species in the animal kingdom in this brilliant mini book packed with pictures and bulging with fun facts. Pocket Eyewitness Animals uses bite-sized chunks of information to make learning about animals even more fun. From...

The follow up to My Family and Other Animals and the second book in The Corfu Trilogy, the beloved books that inspired ITV's television series The Durrells.In this second collection of tales concerning the Durrell family on the island of Corfu, young...

Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne (1789) reveals a world of wonders in nature. Over a period of twenty years White describes in minute detail the behaviour of animals through the changing seasons in the rural Hampshire parish of Selborne. He...

THE MASSIVE NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERIt has been 30 years since Noel Fitzpatrick graduated as a veterinary surgeon, and that 22-year-old from Ballyfin, Ireland, is now one of the leading veterinary surgeons in the world. The journey to that point...

THE SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR'A compelling investigation of navigation in the animal kingdom.' Mail on Sunday'David Barrie, who himself has sailed the oceans using a sextant, is passionate about navigation and describes in delightful detail...

THE MASSIVE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. A powerful, heart-warming and inspiring memoir from the UK's most famous and beloved vet, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick - star of the Channel 4 series The Supervet.Growing up on the family farm in Ballyfin,...

From the stars of A Christmas Gift from Bob, now a major motion picture with Luke Treadaway, the incredible and heartwarming sequel to the bestselling A Street Cat Named Bob. 'Close proximity to animals does wonders for your mental health. Close...

The third book in The Corfu Trilogy (after My Family and Other Animals and Birds, Beasts and Relatives), the beloved books that inspired ITV's television series The Durrells.Just before the Second World War the Durrell family decamped to the glorious,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946764003Author Michael Kearney, M.D.Format PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Parallax PressPublisher Parallax Press

National Geographic Primary Readers pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with engaging text by skilled authors to help your child learn to read. Developed by education experts, this series of books for beginner readers is spread across four...

For more than 100 years, scientists have denied that animals experience emotions, yet this remarkable and groundbreaking book proves what animal-lovers have known to be true: wolves, tigers, giraffes, elephants and many other creatures exhibit all kinds...

Packed full of facts and detailed illustrations, this updated new edition is an expert family reference guide to the animals that inhabit our world. From the smallest mouse to the largest whale, this book offers a detailed and thorough introduction to an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780609807972Author Warner SheddFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Crown PublicationsPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 369gDimensions(mm) 234mm...

An entertaining and practical collection of tips and tricks to outsmart all kinds of garden pests, written by one of Britain's most influential gardeners.If you have ever waged war against squirrels to prevent them from ransacking your garden, you...

An Accordion Book doesn't open, it unfolds. One side is filled with beautiful watercolour images of an animal: sometimes in motion, sometimes at rest. The other is filled with text - poems, descriptions, invocations - inspired by the same animal.Together...

__________________ Our Earth is more beautiful and more diverse than we can possibly conceive of. The Book of Vanishing Species is a stunning homage to the planet's most mysterious, bizarre and wondrous creatures and plants. Their stories are...

An exploration of the invisible connections sustaining the entire natural world from the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees ...

Imagine a field guide to all the animals you'd encounter on an African safari, but instead of looking at a photograph of them in the book you're reading, you're actually seeing a small film clip on the page of the animal in motion. It's a "PhoticularTM...

Imagine being able to have your own personal dog trainer on hand 365 days of the year... well, now you can with Easy Peasy Doggy Diary! Bestselling author and dog trainer Steve Mann has crammed all 400 pages with a multitude of training tips, techniques,...

Can horses feel shame? Do deer grieve? Why do roosters deceive hens? We tend to assume that we are the only living things able to experience feelings but have you ever wondered what's going on in an animal's head? From the leafy forest floor to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307381132Author Bill SchuttFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm) 204mm *...

This book is a celebration of British raptors, with 200 stunning colour photographs. An authoritative text examines the biology and ecology of each species, following their fortunes as British breeding birds from historical times to the present day. This...

Species evolve over time to become perfectly adapted to their environments, right?Well, sometimes.Consider that an elephant will not grow a seventh set of teeth, even though wearing down the sixth will condemn it to starvation; that hosts of the European...

The fourth volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC and Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small. Finally home from London after his wartime service in the RAF, James Herriot is settling back into life as a country vet. While the...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"If there's one book you pick up this summer, make it this one." - Washington Post"A wise and intimate book about a solitary woman, a biologist by training, who befriends a fox." - Yann Martel, author of Life of...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"If there's one book you pick up this summer, make it this one." - Washington Post"A wise and intimate book about a solitary woman, a biologist by training, who befriends a fox." - Yann Martel, author of Life of...

What was the most important step in civilization? Alan Butler's answer is that it was when we began capturing wild sheep, domesticating and breeding them. Sheep were the mainstay of ancient cultures, by far the most important of the domesticated animals...

For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives - as well as those who have already brought a dog home. Based on Cesar's own detailed experiences raising individual puppies from some of the most popular breeds, How to...

Clamber through dense vegetation and weave between the towering trees with this tropical dot-to-dot colouring adventure. A Journey Through the Jungle is the perfect creative antidote to leave you feeling relaxed and inspired.From the majestic black bear...

From the American Guinea Hog who loves a good belly rub, to the hardy Yorkshire who is happiest foraging outdoors, this fascinating guide will turn both young and old into a pig enthusiast. Did you know that wild razorback hogs probably were imported...

Shortlisted for the 2018 Royal Society Investment Science Book Prize'Endlessly fascinating.' - Bill Bryson 'Eye-opening, informative and very funny!' - Chris Packham'Well-informed and downright funny' - Richard DawkinsHistory is full of strange animal...

The second collection of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC and Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small.Now settled into the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and married to Helen the farmer's daughter, James Herriot thinks he's...