Carnivorous Plants by Dan Torre
Category: Animals & Nature | Series: Botanical Ser.
Carnivorous plants are a unique botanical group, possessing modified leaves to trap, kill, and consume small creatures. As a result they are often depicted as killers in films and literature--from Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors to the world-dominating plants of The Day of the Triffids--yet many people ...Show more
Cherry Hill's Horse Care for Kids by CHERRY HILL
Category: Animals & Nature
Kids and horses - an irresistible combination. To strengthen the bond between young girls (the most passionate horse lovers of all) and their equine companions, Cherry Hill presents the essentials of horse care. Beginning with how to match the right animal with the right rider, and progressing through f ...Show more
Taming the Wild by Kelly Wilson
Category: Animals & Nature
Wild Kaimanawas set her on a journey of self-discovery, teaching her not only the language of horses, but the powerful impact they can have on our lives. In Taming the Wild, Kelly Wilson shares her training philosophies for creating happy horses that love their lives among humans. From learning how to r ...Show more
The Sounds of Life - How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants by Karen Bakker
Category: Animals & Nature
An amazing journey into the hidden realm of nature's sounds The natural world teems with remarkable conversations, many beyond human hearing range. Scientists are using groundbreaking digital technologies to uncover these astonishing sounds, revealing vibrant communication among our fellow creatures acr ...Show more
Journeys in the Wild - The Secret Life of a Cameraman by Gavin Thurston; Sir David Attenborough (Foreword by)
Category: Animals & Nature
'Gavin's book is extraordinary: his easy prose and gasp-making encounters make for a gripping and very funny read. It's a rollercoaster ride with a complete professional. I loved it.' JOANNA LUMLEY' Gavin is] a great cameraman with infinite patience, but also a writer with great powers of observation an ...Show more
New on Earth - Baby Animals in the Wild by Suzi Eszterhas
Category: Animals & Nature
Glimpse into the lives of the very youngest members of these majestic, endangered wild species. For the last twenty years, Suzie Eszterhas has dedicated her life and her work as a wildlife photographer to capturing the family life of wild animals throughout the world, mainly those that are endangere ...Show more
The January Man: A Year of Walking Britain by Christopher Somerville
Category: Animals & Nature
'Evocatively written and charming' - CountryfileThe January Man is the story of a year of walks that was inspired by a song, Dave Goulder's 'The January Man'. Month by month, season by season and region by region, Christopher Somerville walks the British Isles, following routes that continually bring hi ...Show more
Reef Life: An underwater memoir by Callum Roberts
Category: Animals & Nature
How did one of the world's preeminent marine conservation scientists fall in love with coral reefs? We first meet Callum as a young student who had never been abroad, spending a summer helping to map the unknown reefs of Saudi Arabia. From that moment, when Callum first cleared his goggles, he never loo ...Show more