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Design: Building on Country

Design: Building on CountryAlison Page and Professor Paul Memmott, edited by Margo Neale Aborigin...

Design: Building on CountryAlison Page and Professor Paul Memmott, edited by Margo Neale Aboriginal design is of a distinctly cultural nature, based in the Dreaming and in ancient practices grounded in Country. It is visible in the aerodynamic boomerang, the ingenious design of fish traps and the precise layouts of community settlements that strengthen social cohesion.  Alison Page and Paul Memmott show how these design principles of sophisticated function, sustainability and storytelling, re...

$24.95

Food of the Southern Forests

Food of the Southern ForestsSophie Zalokar You may not have heard much about the Southern Forests...

Food of the Southern ForestsSophie Zalokar You may not have heard much about the Southern Forests, but you've probably been eating fresh food grown in this region your whole life. Well-known Western Australian chef Sophie Zalokar (from the popular Foragers Field Kitchen and Cooking School in Pemberton) brings together forty producers and gatherers from the land, freshwater and sea, and creates recipes that show her love of authentic and exciting regional food, alongside the stories of the dow...

$59.95

My First 100 Nature Words

My First 100 Nature WordsChris Ferrie From the number one bestselling science author for kids com...

My First 100 Nature WordsChris Ferrie From the number one bestselling science author for kids comes a simple and colourful introduction to the first 100 nature words every baby should know. Each spread in this nature primer focuses on eight to 12 words related to nature all over the planet from glacier to algae to vertebrate, and so much more! For ages zero to three years old About the Author:Chris Ferrie is an award-winning physicist and Senior Lecturer for Quantum Software and Information a...

$12.95

Name That Flower

Name that Flower: The Identification of Flowering Plants: 3rd EditionIan Clarke and Helen Lee Nam...

Name that Flower: The Identification of Flowering Plants: 3rd EditionIan Clarke and Helen Lee Name That Flower is a valued source of clear and concise information on identifying flowering plants from around the world, both cultivated and in the wild. This edition is updated to align with current systems of plant classification that incorporate advances in molecular DNA analysis. It includes more than 130 detailed line drawings, 64 colour pages and information on 46 plant families. The illustr...

$39.95

Hakeas: A Field and Garden Guide

Hakeas: A Field and Garden GuideIvan Holliday 'Hakeas: A Field and Garden Guide' is the first ful...

Hakeas: A Field and Garden GuideIvan Holliday 'Hakeas: A Field and Garden Guide' is the first fully comrehensive book on this plant group. Most Hakeas are shrubs. Many bear beautiful flower spikes, followed by large, unusual fruits which are popular in dried flower arrangements. It features all 148 species and 15 sub-species known. It is an important contribution to our knowledge of native plants. For botanists who have, to date, had no reference for this group, the book will prove invaluable...

$34.95

A Field Guide to West Australian Isopogons and ...

Rob Sainsbury Rob Sainsbury has had a keen interest in Western Australian flora since the early 1...

Rob Sainsbury Rob Sainsbury has had a keen interest in Western Australian flora since the early 1980's. This book is the fourth in a series of field guides on Western Australian flora written over a number of years. This book focuses on a selection of Western Australian plants from the plant family Myrtaceae or myrtles. It is designed to function as a field guide to assist in the field identification of all named Western Australian species of Beaufortias, Eremaeas, Kunzeas and Regelias. Their...

$30.00

Lets Count Wildflowers

Tracey Gibbs A stunning board book featuring a dazzling array of Australian wildflowers. 'Five ka...

Tracey Gibbs A stunning board book featuring a dazzling array of Australian wildflowers. 'Five kangaroo paws wave sooty, velvet hands/ Six Sturt's desert peas blaze across the sand'. Beautiful, bold wildflowers are the heroes of this colourful counting board book for the very young. This board book is a gorgeous addition to any Australiana collection and a wonderful way to introduce bubs and their parents to the unique, biodiverse world around us. For ages zero to six years old About the Auth...

$14.95

Wild Food Plants of Australia

Australian Nature Fieldguide: Wild Food Plants of AustraliaTim Low 'Australian Nature Fieldguide:...

Australian Nature Fieldguide: Wild Food Plants of AustraliaTim Low 'Australian Nature Fieldguide: Wild Food Plants of Australia' is the field guide edition of 'Wild Food Plants of Australia'. It is presented in a concise, convenient form to facilitate quick and ready reference in the field. Tim Low has provided a truly reliable guide to our edible flora, making identification easy, thus it is a perfect companion for bushwalkers, naturalists, scientists and, with emphasis on wild food cuisine,...

$34.95