Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood: A Field Guide by Darryl Jones
$34.99 AUD
Category: New Science
Interested in birds but don’t know where to start? Overwhelmed by the bird guides? Want to know more about the birds you see around you? Then this is the book for you!Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood is the first complete beginners’ field guide to the birds you are most likely to see in t ...Show more
Why Do Birds Do That?: Over fifty answers to the most often asked questions by Grainne Cleary
$32.99 AUD
Category: New Science | Reading Level: very good
An entrancing, informative book filled with answers to many of the common questions we ask about birds and their lives. For thousands of years birds have fascinated us. We've observed what they do - their behaviours, their characteristics, their survival skills, the food they eat and their habitats - an ...Show more
Stories Beneath Our Feet - Exploring the Geology and Landscapes of Victoria and Surrounds by Leon Costermans (Illustrator, Maps by, Editor); Fons VandenBerg
$82.00 AUD
Category: New Science
A 672-page book explaining the geological origins of southeastern Australia, attractively illustrated with over 1870 high quality photos, digital images, maps and diagrams. It doesn't assume any prior geological knowledge, but is written to appeal to land managers, teachers and senior students of enviro ...Show more
Spacewarp: Colliding Comets and Other Cosmic Catastrophes by Fred Watson
$27.99 AUD
Category: New Science
Age range 10+Why do stars twinkle? How’s the best way to start spotting constellations and comets? Is there life beyond Earth? What’s the chance of a catastrophic collision with a killer asteroid?He’s covered the big space questions for adults, now Australia’s very own Astronomer-at-Large Fred Watson em ...Show more
Taking to the Field: A History of Australian Women in Science by Jane Carey
$34.99 AUD
Category: New Science
If asked to name an Australian woman scientist from the past, very few could. Let’s change that.Histories of Australian science largely overlook women. Their absence gives the impression that, until recently, there were no Australian women scientists. But this is far from true: women formed a much large ...Show more
The Night Sky of the Southern Hemisphere by James Kavanagh
$16.99 AUD
Category: New Science | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
This innovative - Glow-in-the-Dark - pocket reference highlights prominent constellations and stars that are visible with the naked eye south of the equator. Simply shine a light on the guide to illuminate the constellations and their names on the summer or winter star charts. Also includes descriptions ...Show more
The Concise Encyclopedia of Poultry Breeds: An Illustrated Directory of Over 100 Chickens, Ducks, Geese and Turkeys, with 275 Photographs by HAMS FRED
$39.95 AUD
Category: New Science
This is an illustrated directory of over 100 chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys, with 275 photographs. It is a comprehensive visual guide to the world's pure domestic fowl breeds. It features a wide variety of breeds, from New Hampshire Red to java, plus rarer breeds such as the Brecon Buff goose. Fasci ...Show more
The First Astronomers: How Indigenous Elders read the stars by Duane Hamacher
$34.99 AUD
Category: New Science
The First Astronomers is the first book to reveal the rich knowledge of the stars and the planets held by First Peoples around the world. Our eyes have been drawn away from the skies to our screens. We no longer look to the stars to forecast the weather, predict the seasons or plant our gardens. Most of ...Show more
Toxic Legacy by Stephanie Seneff
$38.00 AUD
Category: New Science
Named a "Best Book of the Year" by Kirkus Reviews "Urgent and eye-opening, the book serves as a loud-and-clear alarm."―The Boston Globe Named an "Outstanding Academic Title" by Choice From an MIT scientist, mounting evidence that the active ingredient in the world's most commonly used weedkiller is con ...Show more
Australian Geographic Science: Exerting Forces by Australian Geographic
$24.95 AUD
Category: New Science
Forces are acting on the world we live in and the things we do at all times. In this book, students will learn to identify contact and non-contact forces and discover how they impact the behaviour of objects. They will investigate the effect of the size of a force on speed, friction and attraction and r ...Show more
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilisation by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
$29.99 AUD
Category: New Science
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time–war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, race, and tribalism–in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of ...Show more
Burn Out: The Endgame for Fossil Fuels by Dieter Helm
$32.99 AUD
Category: New Science
An energy revolution is under way with far-reaching consequences for nations, companies, and the way we address climate change Low oil prices are sending shockwaves through the global economy, and longtime industry observer Dieter Helm explains how this and other shifts are the harbingers of a coming en ...Show more