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  • Discovery of Australia's Fishes

    A History of Australian Ichthyology to 1930

    by Brian Saunders ...
    This book traces the discovery of Australia’s fishes from the earliest days of taxonomy to the first part of the 20th century. It provides a unique insight into the diverse pathways by which Australia’s fish were discovered and outlines the history of early maritime explorations in Australia that collected natural history specimens. The book covers the life and work of each of the most important ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

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    Learn about Oceans and Awesome Sea Creatures

    by Speedy Publishing ...
    Series series Oceanography for Kids
    A child would enjoy an In The Deep Blue Sea Picture Book. Children are natural explorers and an In The Deep Blue Sea Picture Book will open them up to becoming familiar with the underwater world. The pictures would allow the child to submerge themselves into the idea of the deep blue sea without confusing the child with too many words. Learning about ocean animals and the oceanic atmosphere is ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Sailfish

    by Zane Grey ...
    Zane Grey was a pioneering angler, a one-time holder of more than a dozen saltwater world records, and was among the first to start taking sailfish in the fertile blue Gulf Stream. This is an account of one early attempt to “outwit those illusive and strange sailfish of the Gulf Stream.” ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories

    by Amanda Reid ...
    Australian waters contain the highest diversity of cephalopods (squid, cuttlefish and octopus) found anywhere in the world. They are highly significant ecologically, both as top-level predators and as prey for numerous vertebrates, including fishes, seals, cetaceans and seabirds. Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories is a comprehensive guide covering 226 species, which represent ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Environmental History and Ecology of Moreton Bay

    by Daryl McPhee ...
    The south-east Queensland region is currently experiencing the most rapid urbanisation in Australia. This growth in human population, industry and infrastructure puts pressure on the unique and diverse natural environment of Moreton Bay. Much loved by locals and holiday-goers, Moreton Bay is also an important biogeographic region because its coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves and saltmarshes ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • The Island of the Dead

    by Zane Grey ...
    Pearl Zane Grey was best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that were a basis for the Western genre in literature and the arts, but he also wrote two hunting books, six children’s books, three baseball books, and eight fishing books. It is estimated that he wrote over nine million words in his career, which made him one of the first millionaire authors, as well as President Dwight ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Snakes Of The World

    From Pythons to Black Mamba

    by Speedy Publishing ...
    Series series Awesome Kids Educational Books
    Most children are fascinated with exploration. This can take the form of looking at a world atlas, or simply looking underneath a bush to see what kinds of bugs they can find. You can combine the best of both with a snakes of the world picture book. The child can take a magical adventure around the world while seeing all the different snakes that are on display. This picture book can also be a ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Rays of the World

    Edited by Peter Last, Gavin Naylor, Bernard Séret, William White, Matthias Stehmann, Marcelo de Carvalho ...
    Rays are among the largest fishes and evolved from shark-like ancestors nearly 200 million years ago. They share with sharks many life history traits: all species are carnivores or scavengers; all reproduce by internal fertilisation; and all have similar morphological and anatomical characteristics, such as skeletons built of cartilage. Rays of the World is the first complete pictorial atlas of ... Read more

    $105.99 USD

  • Fur Seals and Sea Lions

    by Roger Kirkwood, Simon Goldsworthy ...
    Series series Australian Natural History Series
    Fur seals and sea lions are charismatic, large carnivores that engage us with both their skill and playful antics. Although all species in Australian waters were harvested to near extinction 200 years ago, fur seals are recovering and are now common in near-shore waters across southern Australia. Sea lions, however, are endangered. Their populations appear not to have recovered like fur seals and ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Hear Where We Are

    Sound, Ecology, and Sense of Place

    by Michael Stocker ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Throughout history, hearing and sound perception have been typically framed in the context of how sound conveys information and how that information influences the listener. "Hear Where We Are" inverts this premise and examines how humans and other hearing animals use sound to establish acoustical relationships with their surroundings.This simple inversion reveals a panoply of possibilities by ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Fish Physiology: Homeostasis and Toxicology of Essential Metals

    by Chris M. Wood, Colin Brauner, Anthony P. Farrell ...
    Series Book 31 - Fish Physiology
    Homeostasis and Toxicology of Essential Metals synthesizes the explosion of new information on the molecular, cellular, and organismal handling of metals in fish in the past 15 years. These elements are no longer viewed by fish physiologists as "heavy metals" that kill fish by suffocation, but rather as interesting moieties that enter and leave fish by specific pathways, which are subject to ... Read more

    $104.39 USD

  • Shark-Opedia Name That Shark

    by Speedy Publishing ...
    Nature books about sharks can spark a child's imagination in a plethora of great ways. First, the pictures of the sharks found in the book can generate questions in the child's mind regarding the animal's natural habitat and how the world of the sea contrasts with the world of land. Second, the pictures of the shark can cause the child to start conversations with his or her parent regarding the ... Read more

    $4.99 USD