Trees, wildflowers & plants

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Book Cover: The Wollemi Pine: The Incredible Discovery of a Living Fossil From the  Age of the Dinosaurs
By James Woodford
Now in a new format, this is a brilliant debut by a wonderful popular science writer. James Woodford, the Sydney Morning Herald 's award-winning science writer, has written an enthralling detective story about evolution and natural history, the freak survival of a species that offers a window into an ecosystem 100 million years old.

The Wollemi Pine is the story of this discovery, and of the tree that...

Now in a new format, this is a brilliant debut by a wonderful popular science writer. James Woodford, the Sydney Morning Herald 's award-winning science writer, has written an enthralling detective story...
Published: 24/10/2005
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781920885489
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover:  Reed New Zealand Nature Series: Native Trees of New Zealand Volume 2
By J T Salmon

Native Trees of New Zealand 2

Reed New Zealand Nature Series

Alpine Plants of New Zealand
Butterflies and Moths
Common Birds 1
Common Birds 2
Common Ferns and Fern Allies
Common Seashells
Freshwater Fishes
Marine Fishes 1
Marine Fishes 2
Mushroom and Other Fungi
Native Trees 1
Native Trees 2
Rare Birds
















Native Trees of New Zealand 2

Reed New Zealand Nature Series

Alpine Plants of New Zealand
Butterflies and Moths
Common Birds 1
Common Birds 2
Common Ferns and Fern Allies
Common Seashells
Freshwater Fishes...









Published: 20/08/1998
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780790005591
RRP: $14.95
Book Cover:  Wildflowers: Nature Flip Guides
By Andrew Crowe

The flip guide features over 60 of New Zealand s common and striking wildflowers, along with a life-size colour photograph of each flower. The flowers are identified by both their English and Latin names and are grouped in terms of the colour of their petals (orange, yellow, white, blue, purple or red). Many of the featured plants include notes on distinguishing characteristics of the plant and whether...

The flip guide features over 60 of New Zealand s common and striking wildflowers, along with a life-size colour photograph of each flower. The flowers are identified by both their English and Latin names...

Published: 29/10/2004
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143019398
RRP: $12.95
Book Cover:  Which Native Tree? New Ecology Edition
By Andrew Crowe

NATURE IDENTIFICATION GUIDES FOR ALL THE FAMILY

IDENTIFICATION * ECOLOGY * USES

Use Andrew Crowe's unique leaf key to confidently identify common New Zealand native trees

* Colour photographs of leaves, flowers, fruit and associated creatures
* Graphics giving tree shape
* Tree distribution maps
* ID checklists listing distinguishing features










NATURE IDENTIFICATION GUIDES FOR ALL THE FAMILY

IDENTIFICATION * ECOLOGY * USES

Use Andrew Crowe's unique leaf key to confidently identify common New Zealand native trees

* Colour photographs of leaves...





Published: 02/03/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143008996
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  Which Native Fern? New Ecology Edition
By Andrew Crowe

 This new re-written edition of the best-selling NZ classic Which Native Fern? now includes comprehensive ecological information on the fern and its environment. As well as the known uses of each fern, from food and medicine, to perfume, making tools, mattresses and track-markers, it also explains how to grow each fern in your own garden. This new ecological edition also identifies the insect...

 This new re-written edition of the best-selling NZ classic Which Native Fern? now includes comprehensive ecological information on the fern and its environment. As well as the known uses of each...

Published: 03/08/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143009009
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover:  Which Native Forest Plant? New Ecology Edition
By Andrew Crowe

This new re-written edition of the best-selling NZ classic Which Native Tree? now includes comprehensive ecological information on the tree and its environment.

As well as the known uses of each plant, from snow sandals, hair ties, combs, whistles, baskets and dyes, to food, medicine and timber, it also explains how to grow each plant in your own garden.

This new re-written edition of the best-selling NZ classic Which Native Tree? now includes comprehensive ecological information on the tree and its environment.

As well as the known uses of each plant...

Published: 27/03/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143009016
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover: The Secret Life of Trees: How They Live and Why They Matter
By Colin Tudge
'Everyone interested in the natural world will enjoy The Secret Life of Trees . I found myself reading out whole chunks to friends' The Times, Books of the Year

What is a tree? As this celebration of the trees shows, they are our countryside; our ancestors descended from them; they gave us air to breathe. Yet while the stories of trees are as plentiful as leaves in a forest, they are rarely told.

'Everyone interested in the natural world will enjoy The Secret Life of Trees . I found myself reading out whole chunks to friends' The Times, Books of the Year

What is a tree? As this celebration of the...

Published: 02/08/2006
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141012933
RRP: $26.95

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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

Illustrated Book of the Year

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