Australiana

The extraordinary story of Australian marsupials deserves an extraordinary book and at last it is here; wide and generous in its view and up-to-date in its science and accessible in its style. This book combines a comprehensive coverage of all Australian marsupials by a highly respected academic, researcher and writer in the field, and fine illustrations of those species by a watercolourist of impeccable repute. The text distinguishes the diverse marsupial group from other mammals and places it in its geographical context. It cover... read more

The world over people love butterflies but few understand much more about them than their physical beauty. The Butterflies of Australia offers a unique guide to help identify the nearly 400 species to which Australia plays host but with its focus on living butterflies, it is much more than an identification guide. Within its pages is a concise but broad, non-technical introduction to butterfly biology, history, ecology, evolution and conservation. Hundreds of meticulous illustrations show adult butterflies in life, flying or perch... read more

Many members of Australia's wildlife live nowhere else on Earth. They are unique, the result of evolution on a continent that has been geographically isolated from the rest of the world for 38 million years. This is an account of how these animals have developed in response to changing climates and habitats.

This guide to the identification and classification of all the birds so far recorded in Australia is designed for use in the field, to slip easily into a hip-pocket, backpack, or glovebox. The illustrations have been planned to enable easy comparison between similar species. The text emphasises the best way to differentiate each species, with a key sentance setting out the most helpful characteristics to watch for. In the "Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds", more than 750 species are described and illustrated in 157 superbly p... read more

First published in 1980, Graham Pizzey's Field Guide to Australian Birds combines a depth and breadth of knowledge with beautiful, fullâ colour illustrations and a clear writing style. The result is a definitive and internationally acclaimed guide to Australian birdlife. Now fully updated and revised by editor Peter Menkhorst, Pizzey's guide contains essential information on 778 species of birds, with 250 fullâ colour plates, including more than 2500 individual portraits specially painted for this book, ... read more

Whether you are an amateur insect enthusiast, a student or an Entomologist, this updated and revised third edition identifies all the major insect groups. More than 300 colour photos show the insects in their native habitat with all their many differences. Updated edition.

There are few places today that are truly wild. Macquarie Island - a small, wind-blasted rocky outcrop between Tasmania and Antarctica - is still one such place. In exquisite pictures and words, 'A Hostile Beauty' tells the story of this extraordinary Australian outpost teeming with life. Alistair Dermer's stunning photography takes us up close and personal with the inhabitants: gentle gentoo penguins, engorged elephant-seal bulls and scavenging skuas, and deep into a landscape that is as beautiful and life-giving as it is hostile ... read more

On 19 March 1932, after nine years planning and building, more than a million Australians crossed the newly opened Sydney Harbour Bridge, the largest arch bridge in the world. This revised edition of Peter Spearitts biography of the Bridge celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in March 2012. It tells the extraordinary story of the Bridges design and construction, the drama of its official opening, and the way it has taken a central place in Sydneys celebrations and become a much-loved symbol of the city. The... read more

Weather is the oldest story in the worldone we want to keep on telling each other when we meet, as though it were part of who we are, a story that wants to keep on telling itself, and affecting us, whether we like it or not. We breathe it in; we see embodied in it our fears and desires; it falls on our heads. And wed better take care of it: our lives are in its hands. Marrying photographs from the collection of the National Library of Australia with an evocative and contemplative essay by poet Mark Tredinnick, Australias Wild Weath... read more

From cosmopolitan, bustling streets and laid back cafes to the sparkling harbour famed for its twin icons, the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, this book captures the heart and soul of one of the world's greatest and most picturesque cities. Hardcover 1864365978 $35.95.

Sitting in a tree outside Jonathan's house is a black and white magpie. 'Waddle Giggle Gargle!' the magpie shouts. A delightful story about a boisterous, swooping, waddling, giggling, gargling bird!

Nature photographer Don Haddon has captured over 100 Australian birds in their native habitat - some for the first time. From sea and shore birds to night birds, honeyeaters and finches, striking photographs showcase the birds in intimate and breathtaking environments.

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In 1972 Lake Pedder in Tasmania's untamed south-west was flooded to build a dam. Wildlife photographer Olegas Truchanas, who had spent years campaigning passionately to save the magnificent fresh water lake, had finally lost. The campaign, the first of its kind in Australia, paved the way for later conservation successes, and turned Truchanas into a Tasmanian legend. Pedder Dreaming quietly evokes the man, the time and the place. Truchanas, a Lithuanian emigre, is a stalwart adventurer, loving family man, activist, thinker, survivo... read more

A beautiful journey in colour to some of the most spectacular and historic houses in Tasmania, filled with surprising stories of the people who inhabit them.

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These pages are alive with entertaining and informative text accompanied by action photography. The cast of Dangerous Creatures includes snakes, spiders, sharks, and a few surprises.

Australia is blessed with a wonderful assortment of birds, mammals, reptiles, insects and other animals. They are all around you, in cities and urban areas, regional and national parks and of course in the vast outback. Some of these photographs have been taken in an instant, a fleeting glimpse, others have taken years. Aust author.

This guide is designed for use in the field, to slip easily into the pocket, backpack or glovebox. It describes and illustrates all of the approximate 775 species recorded to date in Australia and the 167 painted plates enable easy comparison between similar species.

A photographic history of Sydney from 1788 throught to the 1950s, from the pioneer days of slab huts, through to the building of the Bridge.