The Matter of Everything: Twelve Experiments that Changed Our World by Suzie Sheehy
$24.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
The astonishing story of twentieth-century physics, told through the twelve experiments that changed our world*SELECTED AS ONE OF WATERSTONES' BEST POPULAR SCIENCE BOOKS OF 2022*'A splendid idea, vividly carried out- I enjoyed this book enormously' PHILIP PULLMAN'A rich history of beautiful discoveries' ...Show more
The Secret Life of Number 8 by Neil Broom
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Taking its cue from an uninspiring fragment of rusted iron, 'The Secret Life of Number 8' takes the reader into the heart of a universe in miniature, one that reveals the striking order, complexity, and elegance of the many materials that are part and parcel of everyday life. It is a structural journey ...Show more
Which New Zealand Seashell? by Andrew Crowe
$26.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
An illustrated guide that helps you find out simply and accurately Which seashell is it?
The New Zealand Seashore Guide by Sally Carson and Rod Morris
$49.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
This is the ultimate guide to the New Zealand seashore. New Zealand has over 14,000 kilometres of coastline, the tenth longest length of coast in the world, which ranges from sheltered sandy beaches to rocky and rugged wilderness. This geographic diversity supports a wide range of seashore life, all of ...Show more
Native Plants of Aotearoa by Carlos Lehnebach, Heidi Meudt
$27.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Series: Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series | Reading Level: near fine
Part of the new Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to the commonly encountered native plant species of Aotearoa New Zealand has wide appeal. Native Plants of Aotearoa describes and beautifully illustrates fifty of our most interesting and commonly encountered s ...Show more
Pests and Pestilence - The Management of Invasive Species, Pests and Disease in New Zealand by Phil Lester
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Reading Level: near fine
‘Pestilence’ is a word that conjures up destruction at a large scale. It can be a plague of ravenous rabbits, millions of wilding pines that swallow up landscapes, a virus that brings the world to its knees within weeks of emergence.In Phil Lester’s new book we dive deep into the world of pestilence. We ...Show more
Natural Care: Taking care of yourself the natural way by Wendyl Nissen
$45.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Care, kindness, generosity of spirit. In Natural Care Wendyl Nissen writes about how to care for others, the land, the water, animals and yourself in ways that are good for our communities and our planet. In this time of great uncertainty, Wendyl focuses on turning to your garden, animals, books, loved ...Show more
Badger's Band by Julia Donaldson
$17.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Series: Tales from Acorn Wood
Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Badger's Band, a new story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.Badger wants to start a band and his friends are keen to join in the fun. Tortoise plays the trumpet and Bear can p ...Show more
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us by Steve Brusatte
$39.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
The passing of the age of the dinosaurs allowed mammals to become ascendant. But mammals have a much deeper history. They - or, more precisely, we - originated around the same time as the dinosaurs, over 200 million years ago; mammal roots lie even further back, some 325 million years.Over these immense ...Show more
Salmon : A Fish, the Earth, and the History of a Common Fate by Mark Kurlansky
$26.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
WINNER OF THE JOHN AVERY AWARD AT THE ANDRÉ SIMON AWARDSIf we can save the salmon, we can save the worldOver the centuries, salmon have been a vital resource, a dietary staple and an irresistible catch. But there is so much more to this extraordinary fish.As international bestseller Mark Kurlansky revea ...Show more
Adrift: The Curious Tale of the Lego Lost at Sea by Tracey Williams
$59.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
In 1997 sixty-two containers fell off the cargo ship Tokio Express after it was hit by a rogue wave off the coast of Cornwall, including one container filled with nearly five million pieces of Lego, much of it sea themed. In the months that followed, beachcombers started to find Lego washed up on beache ...Show more
Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse by Dave Goulson
$39.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
An urgent and riveting new book from the bestselling author- his first major work of popular science and environmental activism - part love letter to the insect world, part elegy, part rousing manifesto for change. Insects are essential for life as we know it. As they become more scarce, our world will ...Show more