Kangaroo Dundee by Chris Barns
$19.99 AUD
Category: General
Brolga (aka Chris Barns) is the 6ft 7in strong but sensitive Aussie star of the extraordinary BBC series Kangaroo Dundee. Brolga lives in a simple tin shed in the outback where he raises orphaned baby kangaroos. It is a sad fact of life that kangaroo mothers are at the mercy of speeding cars in this par ...Show more
Dognitive Therapy by Laura Vissaritis
$29.99 AUD
Category: Animals
Training your dog starts with you. In this friendly and comprehensive guide, expert dog behaviourist Laura Vissaritis teaches you how to better understand your dog's behaviour and, more importantly, how to change it. Your bond with your dog is incredibly powerful and rewarding, but it is also an instruc ...Show more
Handful of Happiness by VACCHETTA, MASSIMO
$26.99 AUD
Category: Animals
The heart-warming story of how a tiny hedgehog helped one man find hope. 'Could you look after it for a couple of days? . . .' So begins the extraordinary friendship between veterinarian Massimo, who is at a low spot in his life, and a tiny, orphaned hedgehog. Only a few days old, covered with soft, wh ...Show more
No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Incredible Story of Courage and Survival in World War II by Robert Weintraub
$22.99 AUD
Category: Animals
An extraordinary tale of the remarkable bond between one man and his dog during the Second World War. The two friends huddled close together, each of them the other's saving grace in a world gone to hell ...There was nothing terribly unusual about POWs suffering horribly at the hands of their Japanese ...Show more
Classic Cat Stories by Becky Brown (ed.)
$22.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: The Collector's Library
Cats, be they much loved pets or inscrutable creatures, lend themselves to stories and literary invention. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning pocket size classics. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited by Becky Brown.C ...Show more
The Last Lions of Africa by Anthony Ham
$32.99 AUD
Category: Animals
An incredible and moving account of one man's journey into the world of lions, why they are fast disappearing and what can be done to save them from extinction and thus save Africa, whose delicate ecosystem depends on these apex predators to keep everything in balance.
Fox & I: an uncommon friendship by Catherine Raven
$32.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Reading Level: very good
A solitary woman's inspiring, moving, surprising, and often funny memoir about the transformative power of her unusual friendship with a wild fox. Catherine Raven left home at 15, fleeing an abusive father and an indifferent mother. Drawn to the natural world, she worked as a ranger in national parks, a ...Show more
Be More Sausage: Lifelong Lessons from a Small but Mighty Dog by Matt Whyman
$24.99 AUD
Category: Animals
A love letter to the small but mighty dachshund or, as it's more affectionally known, the Sausage Dog. This book - almost as adorable as its namesake - proves that sausage dogs are not just sweet, soft and a little bit silly to look at. They can be an example to us all. Despite having the odds stacked ...Show more
Cry of the Kalahari by Delia Owens, Mark Owens
$32.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Language Acts and Worldm Ser.
'A remarkable story beautifully told... Among such classics as Goodall's In the Shadow of Man and Fossey's Gorillas in the Mist' Chicago Tribune Carrying little more than a change of clothes and a pair of binoculars, two young Americans, Mark and Delia Owens, caught a plane to Africa, bought a thirdhan ...Show more
Of Marsupials and Men by Alistair Paton
$32.99 AUD
Category: Animals
A brilliantly entertaining history of Australia's weird and wonderful natural scientists 'A fascinating history of Australia's wildlife and the wilder men and women who shot, studied and saved it ... Compelling and entertaining.' -David Hunt Of Marsupials and Men recounts the fascinating and often hilar ...Show more
The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom From a Remarkable Herd of Elephants by Graham Spence, Lawrence Anthony
$19.99 AUD
Category: Animals
When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival - dangerous and unpredictable, they would be killed if Anthony wouldn't take ...Show more
The Art of Racing in the Rain - Meet The Dog who will show the world how to be human by Garth Stein
$19.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Film Tie-In | Reading Level: very good
The New York Times bestselling novel from Garth Stein-a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of a dog's efforts to hold together his family in the face of a divisive custody battle. Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obse ...Show more