Natural History
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The Horse
£14.99The Horse
From New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito, the incredible story of how the horse shaped human history. The Horse is an epic history that begins more than 5500 years ago on the windswept grasslands of the Eurasian Steppe when the first horse was tamed and an unbreakable bond with humans was forged – a bond that transformed the future of humanity. Since that pivotal moment, the horse has carried the fate of civilisations on its powerful back. For millennia it was the primary mode of transport, an essential farming machine, a steadfast companion and a formidable weapon of war. With its unique combination of size, speed, strength, and stamina, the horse has influenced every facet of human life and widened the scope of human ambition and achievement. Horses revolutionised the way we hunted, traded, travelled, farmed, fought, worshipped and interacted. They fundamentally modified the human genome and the world’s linguistic map. T
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Mission penguin
£25.00Mission penguin
Here is a photographic celebration of the world’s 18 species of penguin. Featuring breathtaking photographs of the world’s 18 species of penguin, ‘Mission Penguin’ takes you to many of the remotest places on earth, from the Falkland and Galápagos Islands, to the Antipodes Islands and Tristan da Cunha. Following the loss of her husband, Ursula Clare Franklin embarked on a personal mission to see and photograph every species of penguin in their natural habitats. The result is a remarkable showcase of penguins – hundreds of striking photographs accompanied by engaging text that details the penguins’ features and characteristics. Each chapter explores a new penguin species and details Ursula’s spectacular journey to see and photograph these much-loved birds. This book explores the difficulties all penguins face and how humanity’s actions have threatened their very existence.
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RSPB bird tales
£22.00RSPB bird tales
‘RSPB Bird Tales’ celebrates 25 of our most familiar and best-loved British birds. Organised by month and highlighting important moments for birds throughout the year – including courtship, nest-building and migration – in-depth portraits of each species give vivid insights into their fascinating, hidden lives. Each beautifully illustrated bird biography includes a roll call of folk names, a traditional tale, fascinating folklore covering traditions, superstitions and beliefs, key identification features, tips to help birdlife thrive and awe-inspiring facts that reveal the true wonder of birds’ lives. From learning to recognise distinctive bird songs and calls to making a mini pond and bird box to benefit garden birds, this enriching and practical book encourages readers to reconnect with nature through bird-related activities for the whole family.
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Letters to the human race…from the cat
£12.99Letters to the human race…from the cat
Dear Human Race, it is with much regret, and a huge sigh of frustration, that I am writing this letter. For generations you have been taking our goodwill for granted but it behoves me, as a representative for my species, to say ‘enough is enough’. You are unpredictable and inconsistent, often behaving in a way that is illogical to us and frankly unhygienic (all that touching!). I believe the modern phrase is ‘You just don’t get me!’ Well, no more. My fellow felines and I have put pen to paper and paw to keyboard to write a series of letters that I believe will put you on the path to understanding where you’ve gone wrong. We feel we have covered most of your most common errors – from the food you give us (both the lack of quality and quantity) and your insistence on having other cats (and even dogs) in the house, to your bizarre toilet habits and our obsession with your socks.
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Wild maps
£14.99Wild maps
Which nations have launched which animals into space? Which countries have no sea views? Where were our planet’s now-extinct species last sighted? Who is behind the great avocado boom? Where can you hug the world’s oldest trees? With infographic maps covering the entire globe, ‘Wild Maps’ will delight cartography fans and nature lovers, as well as anyone with an interest in all that is fascinating and awe-inspiring on Planet Earth – and beyond. Beautifully designed and illustrated, ‘Wild Maps’ is an eye-opening celebration of our world, and the plants and animals with whom we share it.
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Homecoming
£20.00Homecoming
A guided nature journal from award-winning novelist and nature writer Melissa Harrison – the perfect gift that invites you to jot down daily observations about the natural world
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More birds
£16.99More birds
A beautiful collection of bird paintings from Sunday Times-bestselling author Jim Moir, the artist formerly known as Vic Reeves. Jim loves birds. His popularity as a painter has soared in recent years and the simplicity and sincerity of his bird paintings have given them cult status among his fans. Small enough to fit inside the pocket of a cagoule, ‘More Birds’ is bursting with new paintings each accompanied by a fact.
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188 words for rain
£16.99188 words for rain
We Brits love talking about the weather. So much so that our islands have hundreds of words and phrases for rain, some self-explanatory and others that really leave us scratching our heads. From a light smirr in Aberdeen to a ‘it’s raining knives and forks!’ in the Brecon Beacons, each type of rain tells a story about the people and places it falls on. In this delightfully damp tour of the British Isles, writer and puddle-splasher Alan Connor digs deep into the meaning and quirky histories of over one hundred words for precipitation. He gets caught in a plash in Northumberland, crashes a fox’s wedding in Devon and ponders the phenomenon of Brits-who-picnic-in-the-car, in this charming and witty celebration of our very British obsession.
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