Wildlife and habitats

A factastic tour of Australian animals, by award-winning author-illustrator Frané Lessac!   Australia is full of the most amazing animals on the planet! What animal has six thumbs? What animal produces square poo? What animal is made up of 95 per cent...

Dive into the world of oceans with this lavish read-aloud non-fiction collection. Each read-aloud, 5-minute story celebrates life in our oceans, from the deepest sea to the brightest coral reef. 10 read-aloud stories include: - The Clownfish, the...

Ideal for wild children - beautifully illustrated, with great information, maps and data ... it's top bedtime reading' Chris Packham What do the ingenious sea otter, the incredible shrinking reindeer, the tree-dwelling baby dragon or the Dodo's long-lost...

An illustrated non-fiction book that explores the natural world above us, the efforts humans have made to venture high above the Earth, and the mythology about the stars. Linking seemingly diverse subject matter, it invites the reader to explore the...

From the dense rainforests of the Amazon to the chill of the snowy Arctic, come on an intrepid adventure to the world's most extreme places, and find out just what it takes to survive there. Discover how to navigate the vast Australian outback, keep...

The next instalment in the successful Welcome to the Museum series, Oceanarium explores the planet's largest and most important habitat, beautifully illustrated by Teagan White. Welcome to the museum that is always open to explore...2 Step inside the...

Dive into this stunning guide that explores the underwater world, its wildlife, the challenges it's facing and how you can help to protect it. Join your sea turtle guide as you navigate every inch of our oceans, from the sunlit surface to the deepest,...

A beautiful guide to life on Earth for children aged 8+. Packed full of illustrations, exciting experiments - and even comic strips - That's Life! encourages young scientists to start looking for the living things around them. Life is everywhere on...

Pick a subject card, add a technique card and reinvent the world with your imagination. These 80 cards are all you need for hours of creative drawing fun. Just grab a pencil and paper, and a dinosaur, and an alien, and a tiger...

Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest

Not sure whether to high-five bees or run away from them? Well, maybe you shouldn’t high-five them, but you definitely don’t have to run away from them. Give Bees a Chance is for anyone who doesn’t quite appreciate how extra special and important bees...

**Winner, Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year 2023, Early Childhood** Age range 3 to 6 High in the mountains through the sleepy clouds. Deep in the forest past the chiming birds. Will we see the lyrebird? I don’t know...

Animals Lost and Found: Stories of Extinction, Conservation and Survival

Explore the lifecycle of water and discover how this powerful agent affects our landscape and underpins our existence on Earth  This beautifully illustrated children's book takes a close look at the lifecycle of water, including how it supports all life...

A gorgeously illustrated book all about oceans for young animal and conservation enthusiasts Enter the world of oceans and the animals that live in them. Swim with jellyfish, wonder at the busy life of a seagrass meadow, and fence with narwhals.  Fish,...

Dive into our planet's largest and least explored world in this stunning encyclopedia of everything ocean - including whales, waves, wrecks, wind farms, and more! Using 3D computer illustrations to show cross-section views and a level of detail you...

Discover the animal kingdom as you've never seen it before!   From the wings of the almighty albatross to the deadly facts of the great white shark, Knowledge Encyclopedia Animal! transports you into the jaw-dropping, heart-thumping, pulse-racing world...

A gorgeous hide-and-seek extravaganza that showcases twelve of the most elusive animals on earth that use camouflage to disguise themselves. A timely and beautiful non-fiction book for nature lovers of every stripe. Now you see them, now you don't!...

Explore the best wild places that Victoria has to offer, including deserts, rocky coasts, extinct volcanoes, watery wonderlands, dense forests, and everything in between. Get outside into nature where adventure awaits. Are you ready? This book is ideal...

The Australian desert: for thousands of years the only changes here were made by the wind, the willy-willies and sometimes the rain. Then a hundred years ago people from Europe settled in the desert and planted seeds from the other side of the world.

The oceans and marin creatures are brought to life with Pop Up Planet Oceans! Meet dancing dolphins, watch speedy penguins and spot who's hiding from a hungry polar bear. Five pop up scenes showcases the world's oceans and the accompanying spotters'...

A beautifully illustrated hardback anthology of 26 of Australia's most fascinating animals from CBCA Honour Book author/illustrator Jennifer Cossins. From the award-winning creator of A-Z OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS comes a stunning non-fiction picture book...

We're on an adventure with 1,001 fish! Travel along with them from the warm waters of the Caribbean to the deepest darkest part of the ocean. Visit pelicans on the shore, salmon in the ocean and the river, listen to the whales sing, and discover fish...

Following the wild success of The Big Book of Bugs and The Big Book of Beasts, The Big Book of the Blue is the third installment in Yuval Zommer's beloved series.  Alongside everything the young oceanographer needs to know, Zommer's charming...

From moths and beetles to worms and spiders, the world is crawling with fascinating bugs. The Big Book of Bugs is the first fact-filled book for children to explore the vast array of creepy-crawlies that share our Earth. In the first pages, children...

A comprehensive, updated, reference book on animals for families See the animal kingdom up close and personal in this stunning visual encyclopedia In the same series as the New Children's Encyclopedia and DK children's encyclopedias of Science, Art,...

An interactive pop up book that inspires hands-on learning with the help of some incredible ocean habitats! Tactile elements and delightful imagery will encourage the development of motor skills and early learning. Bold, brightly coloured pictures,...

A visual compendium showing the lives of young animals and the myriad ways they survive in the wild Imagine learning to leap, roar, swim, or fly for the first time. Born To Be Wild explores the vast complexities of growing up in the animal kingdom,...

Covering all aspects of the world's seas and oceans in an engaging question and answer format, this is an exhilarating encyclopedia for children Explore the intriguing answers to more than 200 questions about oceans and seas in this absorbing...

A bumper book for little learners that's bursting with fascinating facts about life on and under the waves This exciting introduction to oceans is brimming with curious creatures, beautiful homes, and incredible adventures. From the spectacular...