Nature’s memory
£25.00A behind-the-scenes tour through the world’s greatest natural history museums, revealing how their hidden secrets can help us in the fight against climate change.
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The universal history of us
£30.00Do you ever find yourself wondering how we came to exist? Or how humans came to call planet Earth our home? In this simple and uncomplicated guide, Oxford Professor Tim Coulson uncovers the history of the entire universe from the Big Bang to human existence taking readers of all backgrounds on a journey that covers physics, chemistry, biology, the evolution of consciousness, through to the rise of humanity.
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The Shark Deck
£19.99Get ready to sink your teeth into this deck of 50 shark cards! Dive into the deep blue with The Shark Deck, featuring fascinating facts and figures on 50 shark species. From iconic sharks like the great white, tiger and hammerhead, to the lesser-known but equally captivating cookiecutter, wobbegong and goblin sharks, discover information on habitat, diet, conservation status, and maximum size of each fascinating fish. Written by marine biologist and full-time shark enthusiast, Dr Charlotte Birkmanis, this set is full of expert knowledge on these remarkable creatures of the deep. Whether you’re a seasoned shark enthusiast or a curious newcomer, these cards are sure to provide hours of entertainment and education on the sea’s most notorious inhabitants.” “Dr Charlotte Birkmanis is a marine biologist who researches sharks. She is intrigued by all predators and completed her doctorate in 2022 on where sharks are and why they are there
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Beastly
£10.99Animals have shaped our lives, our land, our civilisation, and they will shape our future. Yet as our impact on the world and the animals we share it with increases, there has never been a greater urgency to understand this foundational relationship. ‘Beastly’ is the 40,000-year story of animals and humans as it has never been captured before, seen eye-to-eye and claw-to-hand through those humans who have stepped into the myriad worlds of our animal relatives. Our relationship with animals has always been paradoxical, but the greatest paradox may yet be this: diversity of life can heal ecosystems. Animals – if given the chance – could save us.
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Entangled life
£30.00The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us avoid environmental disaster; they are metabolic masters, earth-makers and key players in most of nature’s processes. In ‘Entangled Life’, Merlin Sheldrake takes us on a mind-altering journey into their spectacular world, and reveals how these extraordinary organisms transform our understanding of our planet and life itself. This illustrated edition features over 100 full-colour images, showcasing this wondrous and wildly various lifeform as never before.
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Little, brown nut
£10.99Start Small, Think Big is a primary-science picture book series that takes young readers from the small and familiar to new areas of knowledge where they need to think big! Little Brown Nut is about the Brazil nut tree told clearly and carefully to build knowledge about its lifecycle, the Amazon, and the world’s rainforests, with a fold-out map.
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Small, speckled egg
£10.99Start Small, Think Big is a primary science picture book series that takes young readers from the small and familiar to new areas of knowledge where they have to think big! Small, Speckled Egg is about the Arctic tern, told carefully to build knowledge about birds, lifecycles, migration and polar regions – with a big fold-out world map.
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Endless forms
£9.99‘A funny and beautifully written welcome to the enigmatic, weird and wonderful world of wasps’ DAVE GOULSON, author of SILENT EARTH
There may be no insect with a worse reputation than the wasp, and none guarding so many undiscovered wonders.
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The insect crisis
£10.99When is the last time you were stung by a wasp? Or were followed by a cloud of midges? Or saw a butterfly? All these normal occurrences are becoming much rarer. A groundswell of research suggests insect numbers are in serious decline all over the world – in some places by over 90%. ‘The Insect Crisis’ explores this hidden emergency, arguing that its consequences could even rival climate change. We rely on insect pollination for the bulk of our agriculture, they are a prime food source for birds and fish, and they are a key strut holding up life on Earth, especially our own. In a compelling and entertaining investigation spanning the globe, Milman speaks to the scientists and entomologists studying this catastrophe and asks why these extraordinary creatures are disappearing.
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Can fish count?
£12.99Every pet owner thinks their own dog, cat, fish or hamster is a genius. Pioneering psychologist Brian Butterworth describes the extraordinary numerical feats of all manner of species ranging from primates and mammals to birds, reptiles, fish and insects. Whether it’s lions deciding to fight or flee, frogs competing for mates, bees navigating their way to food sources, fish assessing which shoal to join, or jackdaws counting friends when joining a mob – every species shares an ability to count.
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The Modern Bestiary
£16.99From the familiar to the improbable, the gross to the endearing, ‘The Modern Bestiary’ is a compendium of curious creatures. It includes both animals that have made headlines and those you’ve probably never heard of, such as skin-eating caecilians, harp sponges, or zombie worms – also known as bone-eating snot flowers.
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Living Planet
£10.99The Sunday Times Bestseller
A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough’s seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet.