Archeology is amazing. Ruins of castles, temples, ancient settlements, pyramids, broths, crannogs, lost civilisations and mysterious megaliths. Discover our planet’s most fascinating history!
The Diversity and Conservation of the Earth's Oceans
The ecology of our world's oceans is amazing. Coral reefs, sea grass meadows, kelp forests, open ocean, hydrothermal vents, cold polar waters and the deep sea. Discover the diversity of our planet's oceans.
How Animals and Plants Use Disguises and Deception
Seeing may be believing, but in nature not everything you see is always what it seems. From cryptic concealments to masquerades and flashy warnings, countless organisms utilise disguises to gain an advantage in their never-ending bid for survival. These remarkable adaptations, crafted by the uncompromising paintbrush of natural selection, have ......
A Journey Through Our Planet's Spectacular Ecology
This book is to open young readers’ minds to some of the main ecosystems which are found across our world. As we journey through our world’s different ecosystems and habitats, many of the occupant animals, plants and fungi will be briefly documented, each accompanied by a generalised conservation indicator.
What a collection plants! From a carnivorous plant that catches rats, a skull-shaped flower, an electric blue begonia or a Darth Vader begonia, Even weirder - bat flowers, parasitic Rhizanthes, snake fruit, iridescent-leaved plants that shimmer blue, ancient dragon’s blood trees, ghost pipes.
The Australian mainland is surrounded by over 8,000 islands, islets and rock stacks. These offers unique habitats for animals and plants, which has driven the evolution of thousands of species that occur nowhere else on Earth. Exploring the islands, via outstandingcontributions from key conservationists and 360 beautiful images.
The geography of Planet Earth is incredible. From lava lakes, rainbow mountains, auroras, lost world mountains, glowing bioluminescent waters, blood falls, mud volcanoes and blue holes in the ocean. An exploration of 36 extraordinary geographic. These geographic subjects remain little-known and little-documented in other works. Incredible Earth ......
Local Safari offers over seventy easy, safe and ethical ways to discover the nature of your local area. Created in partnership with Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots youth groups, this 160-page book encourages young naturalists to have their own local safari adventures! With a foreword by Jane, the book explores and ‘what lives in my local area’ ......
