Penguin Books Australia

Peter Schouten and Tim Flannery have collaborated again to create another gorgeous treasury of remarkable...

In 1960, when he was a fifteen-year-old schoolboy at Timbertop, Peter Nicholson began to investigate the secret world of wombats by crawling down their burrows and making friends with them. In this enthralling book James Woodford, bestselling author...

DID YOU KNOW that takahe have been thought to be extinct two times?   Or that there's a place in New Zealand called Takahe Valley?   Learn about where takahe live, how they look after their babies, what they eat and what we can do to help takahe survive.

In this book we are introduced to nineteen spiders commonly found in New Zealand and also meet some of their close relatives from other countries.   Through stunning photographs and imaginative text, we learn details about spiders' lives – where they live and how they survive.   This book also includes an introductory section on spider classification, senses, spider silk and venom...

Have the world in your hands with these compact, affordable, illustrated natural history guides

From the black swan to the ruby-throated hummingbird, leaf through Nature Guide Birds of the World, a beautiful guide profiling the world's most amazing bird species.

Start a lifetime of learning with the First Facts series

First Facts Bugs introduces children to the world of reading, with lively ilustrations and simple text to help build confidence and development. Bursting with fun bug facts and figures, children will love flicking through and learning as they go. Questions such as 'how many legs does a millipede have?' and 'what do beatles eat?' are answered...

The beauty and drama of the bird world brought to breathtaking life in a new edition

From hummingbirds weighing less than a coin to monkey-eating eagles this is a unique celebration of birds, photographed and studied in their natural environments around the world.

The definitive visual guide to the world's wildlife

Go on an amazing visual journey through the animal kingdom with Animal and find out all about over 2,000 species from tiny elephant shrews to great baleen whales. Written by a team of over 70 zoologists and naturalists from around the globe the book has sold over one million copies worldwide and the new edition has been fully revised and updated to...

A new edition of the clearest, most authoritative guide to reptiles and amphibians you will find.

From the Tomato Frog to the Cornsnake, discover over 400 species of reptiles and amphibians from around the world.

600 incredible photos, annotations and detailed descriptions highlighting chief characteristics and distinguishing marks will help you to identify different species quickly and easily. Covers...

This is Linda Tucker 's firsthand account of her journey into the mysteries of the most sacred animal on the African continent: the legendary White Lion. This book reveals the knowledge and ceremonies of Old Africa and the overwhelming love that has driven her every action to save these magnificent beasts, against formidable odds. . .

As prize-winning journalist Steve Braunias stands on an apartment balcony on a sultry summer evening, a black-backed gull flies so close he is instantaneously bowled over with happiness: 'I thought: Birds, everywhere. I wanted to know more about them.'

This book is the result - a wondrous personal journey into the amazing world of birds, and the people ensnared, captivated and entranced by them: the...

Sea and Shore Birds of New Zealand

Reed New Zealand Nature Series

Alpine Plants
Bird Migration
Butterflies and Moths
Common Birds 1
Common Birds 2
Common Seashells
Ferns
Marine Fishes 1
Marine Fishes 2
Mushroom and Other Fungi
Native Trees 1
Native Trees 2
Rare Birds

Organised in an easy-to-look-up A to Z format, from albatrosses to ants, from kiwi to kea, from lakes to lizards, from weta to whales, this comprehensive encyclopaedia covers every aspect of New Zealand's magnificent natural history. An introductory section explains how New Zealand's unique natural world evolved through history and describes our major wildlife habitats. Feature pages provide additional...

This highly illustrated book tells the story of the godwits and their migrations - why and how they do it.  It follows the birds on their intrepid journeys, examining the places they visit, be it an estuary in northern New Zealand, a mudflat on the Chinese-North Korean border, or a tundra nesting site in Alaska.  Keith Woodley, godwit expert and manager of the Miranda Shorebird Centre in...