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100 Bizarre Animals by Mike Unwin
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Bradt Travel Guides (100 Animals)
Some animals just look weird. Take the mandrill, whose outrageous face is coloured to mimic its genitals, or the star-nosed mole whose nose sprouts 22 fleshy tentacles. Others behave strangely � a mallee fowl builds huge mounds of rotting vegetation in which to incubate its eggs. Some are plain ing ...Show more
A Parliament of Owls by Mike Unwin; David Tipling (Photographer)
Category: Nature
A unique collection of stunning photographs and detailed portraits of over fifty of the most striking owl species around the world. The less we know about something, the more we create a mythology around it. This is especially true for owls. Mainly nocturnal, generally silent, and reliant on the elemen ...Show more
Around the World in 50 Birds - 1000 Piece Puzzle by Mike Unwin
Category: Games & Puzzles
Spot birds from across the globe with this 1000-piece puzzle, from the Japanese Crane to the Atlantic Puffin to the Yellow-billed Oxpecker of Tanzania. Discover these birds' remarkable stories and how they are entwined with our own history, culture and folklore on the comprehensive fold-out poster guide ...Show more
Around the World in 80 Birds by Mike Unwin
Category: Nature | Series: Around the World In 80 Ser.
This beautiful and inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the world: from the Sociable Weaver Bird in Namibia which constructs huge, multi-nest 'apartment blocks' in the desert, to the Bar-headed Goose of China, one of the highest-flying migrants which crosses the Himalayas twice a year. M ...Show more
Birds (RSPB First Animal Encyclopedia) by Mike Unwin
Category: Education
This beautiful RSPB Encyclopedia will take you on an incredible journey through the world of birds, helping you find out about the amazing feathered creatures that share our planet. From tropical parrots and toucans to sea birds and eagles, find out all about birds with this informative first guide and ...Show more
Butterfly Wings: A Matching Game by Mike Unwin; Christine Berrie (Illustrator)
Category: Gift
Match the upper sides and undersides of the wings of 25 species of butterfly from around the world in this beautifully illustrated matching game. With all kinds of stunning species - from the painted lady to the purple emperor - this fun and educational game is an ideal gift that will appeal to nature l ...Show more
Flights of Passage - An Illustrated Natural History of Bird Migration by Mike Unwin; David Tipling
Category: Nature
A visually stunning, photographically driven celebration of bird migration--one of the great marvels of the natural world The vast transcontinental journeys made every year by millions of feathered migrants were not known to naturalists before the late nineteenth century. Even today, while cutting-edge ...Show more
Migration: Incredible Animal Journeys by Mike Unwin
Category: Education
Animals of all shapes and sizes make epic journeys across our planet, through harsh weather, avoiding hungry predators, in their efforts to survive. Travel around the globe with some of the world's most incredible animals and discover their unique migration stories. Follow the emperor penguin through sn ...Show more
My First Book of Dinosaurs by Mike Unwin
Category: Education
Explore the super-sized world of dinosaurs with this amazing book. Some dinosaurs had sharp teeth, some had horns and some had feathers! But can you guess who's who? This fantastic introduction to dinosaurs will delight every child with its engaging question-and-answer format. Features a large variety ...Show more
My First Book of Zoo Animals by Mike Unwin
Category: Children's Books
From amazing apes to fearsome lions, see what you can find as you turn the page and take a journey round the zoo. This fantastic introduction to zoo animals will delight every child with its engaging question-and-answer format. Features a large variety of fun facts and detailed illustrations.
Southern African Wildlife by Mike Unwin
Category: Travel | Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Wildlife Guides) Ser.
This new, thoroughly revised edition of Bradt's Southern Africa Wildlife guide provides an overview of all southern African wildlife - not only 'big game' and other large mammals, but also birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Excellent for independent travelers, it is reliable as a standalone ...Show more