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[[Category:Animals and Wildlife|*]] __NOTOC__<!-- Remove INSERT NEW REVIEWS BELOW HERE--><{{Frontpage|isbn=1782407480|title=Bird Love: The Family Life of Birds|author=Wenfei Tong and Mike Webster|rating=4.5|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary=I was a little perturbed when I looked at the blurb for ''Bird Love'' on a couple of on-line booksellers: ''exploring the sex life of birds'' it said. I very nearly passed over the book, but a closer examination suggested that the book is about the ''family life'' of birds, which is rather different. If the book was confined to the sex life of birds, you would be missing an opportunity to understand how birds live day-to-day, bring up their families and cope in the wild. Not only that, you have missed the treat of so many beautiful illustrations about a wide variety of birds which run through this book from the first page to the last.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1846045576|title=Walks In The Wild|author=Peter Wohlleben and Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp (Translator)|rating=4|genre=Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife|summary=''An instruction manual for the forest'' is how Wohlleben's publisher described the idea for this book, and that's basically what it is – although right at the end the author says that it is not intended to be a reference book, but an appetiser.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Buckingham_Dawn|title=The Little Book of the Dawn Chorus|author=Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington|rating=5|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary=What a treat! I really did mean to just ''glance'' at ''The Little Book of the Dawn Chorus'' but the pull of the sounds of a dozen different birds singing their hearts out was far too much to resist on a cold and rather wet February morning. I spent an indulgent hour or so reading all about the birds and listening to their song. Then -just because I could - I went back and did it all again and it was just as good the second time around. So, what do you get?}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Honeyborne BlueII|title=Blue Planet II|author=James Honeyborne and Mark Brownlow|rating=4.5|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary=You may well remember when the sticking of a number '2' after a film title was suggesting something of prestige - that the first film had been so good it was fully justified to have something more. That has hardly been proven correct, but it has until recently almost been confined to the cinema - you barely got a TV series worthy of a numbered sequel, and never in the world of non-fiction. If someone has made a nature series about, say, Alaska (and boy aren't there are a lot of those these days) and wants to make another, why she just makes another ->nothing would justify the numeral. But some nature programmes do have the prestige, the energy and the heft to demand follow-ups. And after five years in the making, the BBC's Blue Planet series has delivered a second helping.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Taylor_Owls|title=Owls: A Guide to Every Species|author=Marianne Taylor|rating=5|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary=I feel like I am being watched. A huge pair of piercing orange eyes are staring right at me, locking me into their gaze. In contrast with the hardness of the deep-amber eyes, soft grey feathers fan out into the surrounding area, intricate, detailed and beautiful. An enigma; harsh and gentle at the same time, the owl is beckoning the reader to turn the pages and take a closer look inside...}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Montgomery Tamed*[[image|title=Tamed and Untamed:Honeyborne BlueIIClose Encounters of the Animal Kind|author=Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas|rating=3.jpg5|leftgenre=Animals and Wildlife|linksummary=httpSy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall-Thomas are best friends who also happen to be ''New York Times'' best-selling authors. They first bonded over their shared love of animals://wwwshortly after meeting, Sy's pet ferret had given Liz a nasty bite, but Liz didn't seem to mind at all. ''She REALLY didn't mind being bitten by a weasel.amazonI knew we were soul mates,'' recalls Sy.co''Tamed and Untamed'' is the resulting collaboration between the two friends as they share personal anecdotes and amazing stories about the animal world.uk/dp/178240404X/ref}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Barr_Elephant|title=10 Reasons to Love an Elephant|author=Catherine Barr and Hanako Clulow|rating=nosim4|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary=Ten reasons to love an elephant, eh?tag Well, personally, I've never needed ten reasons as they've always been my favourite large animal, the gentle giants of Africa and India, but it was good to find out more about them. Perhaps the most surprising fact which I discovered was that they live in herds headed by their ''grandmothers''. Female elephants and their calves stay together and the oldest female elephant is the one in charge as she knows where to find food and water - and she knows her herd. She remembers about people too.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=thebookbagGrindrod Outskirts|title=Outskirts|author=John Grindrod|rating=4|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary='' Outskirts'' is an interesting take on a phenomenon of the modern age: the introduction of the green belt of the countryside surrounding inner-21]]city housing estates. John Grindrod grew up on the edge of one such estate in the 1960s and '70s, as he puts it, ''I grew up on the last road in London.'' Grindrod explores the introduction of the green belt, and the various fights and developments it has gone through over the subsequent decades, as environmental and political arguments have affected planning decisions. Within this topic, he has somehow managed to wind around his personal memories of childhood, producing a memoir with a lot of heart.}}

{{Frontpage|isbn===[[Blue Planet II by James Honeyborne and Mark Brownlow]]===Moss Wild [[image:4.5star.jpg|linktitle=CategoryWild Kingdom:{{{Bringing Back Britain's Wildlife|author=Stephen Moss|rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:=4|genre=Animals and Wildlife|Animals and summary=Wildlife]], [[:Category:Popular Science|Popular Science]] You may well remember when has been declining in Britain over the sticking last few decades; it is an unfortunate by-product of a number '2' after a film title was suggesting something of prestige - that human population growth, which in the first film had been so good it was fully justified to have something moremodern world has increased significantly. That has hardly been proven correct, but it has until recently almost been confined Through this book Moss suggests a few ways in which we can start to cinema - you barely got a TV series worthy bring back some of a numbered sequel, and never in Britain's wildlife without compromising the world human way of nonlife: we can co-fictionexist with nature. If someone has made a nature series about, say, Alaska (and boy aren't there are a lot of those these days) and wants to make another, why she just makes another - nothing would justify the numeral. But some nature programmes do have the prestige, the energy }}{{Frontpage|isbn=Sewell Spot|title=The Big Bird Spot|author=Matt Sewell|rating=4|genre=Animals and the heft Wildlife|summary=Recently I stood on a viewing platform at the RSPB reserve at Bempton Cliffs whilst a very helpful volunteer guided my sightline to demand follow ups. And after five years in one of the making, puffins who'd arrived on the BBC's Blue Planet series has delivered a second helpingcliffs in the last few days. [[Blue Planet II by James Honeyborne and Mark Brownlow|Full Review]]<br><! Finally, I found one, after visually sorting through all the other birds on the precipitous cliff face. It was great fun and very rewarding. The third double-page spread in wild- Taylor -->*[[image:Taylor_Owls.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/178240404X/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[Owls: A Guide life author and artist Matt Sewell's first book for children, ''The Big Bird Spot'', shows some cliffs very like those at Bempton, but this time you're going to Every Species by Marianne Taylor]]=== [[image:5starbe looking for twenty-three Little Auks, in amongst the guillemots, puffins, herring gulls and razorbills.jpg|link=Category Oh, and you're looking for a pair of binoculars too:our bird watcher is very careless because you're going to have to find them in every picture.}}{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:ReferenceFrontpage|Reference]]isbn=Burkey_Ethics|title=Ethics for a Full World or, [[:Category:Animals and WildlifeCan Animal-Lovers Save the World?|Animals and Wildlife]]author=Tormod V Burkey|rating=4I feel like I am being watched. A huge pair |genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary=Burkey argues that man's current practices are outside the realms of piercing orange eyes are staring right at me, locking me into their gazenature. In contrast with the hardness He is no longer part of the deep-amber eyes, soft grey feathers fan out into the surrounding area, intricate, detailed and beautifulecosystem but instead exists above it through his dominating ways. An enigma; harsh He is himself distanced even further by advancement in technologies, industry, money and gentle at all the same timepollution that comes with them. The natural world, Burkey argues, the owl is beckoning the reader to turn the pages and take a closer look inside... [[Owls: A Guide to Every Species no longer exists for man because he has altered it by Marianne Taylor|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Montgomery -->*[[image:Montgomery Tamedsuch things.jpg|left|link=http://wwwIndeed, global warming has caused climate change, which, if it continues, will make the world unrecognisable.amazon.co.uk/dp/1603587551/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]For the world to become fuller, for it to be a world that seeks to provide for the needs of every living thing, then it needs to change.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Ljung_Butterfly|title==[[Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind by Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas]]=== [[image:3Build a ..5star.jpgButterfly|linkauthor=Category:{{{Kiki Ljung|rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife=4.5|Animals and Wildlife]]genre=Children's Non-Fiction Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall-Thomas are best friends who also happen to be |summary=I love butterflies: they''New York Times'' best-selling authors. They first bonded over their shared love re one of the delights of animals: shortly after meeting, Symy garden and it's pet ferret had given Liz always a nasty bite, but Liz didn't seem to mind at all. ''She REALLY didn't mind being bitten by pleasure when there are children there and they see a weasel. I knew we were soul matesbutterfly close up,'' recalls Sy. ''Tamed and Untamed'' is possibly for the resulting collaboration between first time, as it rests on a flower. Kiki Ljung has given us the two friends as they share personal anecdotes opportunity to learn about butterflies and amazing stories about the animal worldalso to build a 3D model of our own.<br> <!The book is primarily aimed at the five to eight-year- Barr -->*[[image:Barr_Elephant.jpg|left|link=http://wwwold age group, but I have to confess that I had a great deal of fun building my own painted lady.amazon.co.uk/dp/184780943X/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]I learned quite a bit too!}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Jones_Foxes|title==[[10 Reasons to Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love an Elephant by Catherine Barr and Hanako Clulow]]Loathing in Modern Britain|author=Lucy Jones|rating==4|genre=Animals and Wildlife[[image:4star.jpg|linksummary=CategoryAs one of the largest predators left in Britain, the fox is captivating:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Nona comfortably familiar figure in our country landscapes; an intriguing flash of bright-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]]eyed wildness in our towns. Yet no other animal attracts such controversy, [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] Ten reasons to love an elephanthas provoked more column inches or been so ambiguously woven into our culture over centuries, eh? Wellperceived variously as a beautiful animal, personallya cunning rogue, I've never needed ten reasons a vicious pest and a worthy foe. As well as they've always been my favourite large animal, being the gentle giants most ubiquitous of Africa and Indiawild animals, but it was good to find out more about themis also the least understood. Perhaps Here Lucy Jones investigates the most surprising truth about foxes – delving into fact which I discovered was that they live in herds headed by their ''grandmothers'', fiction, folklore and her own history with the creatures. Female elephants and their calves stay together Discussing the debate on foxes, Jones asks what our attitudes towards foxes says about us, and our relationship with the oldest female elephant is the one in charge as she knows where to find food and water - and she knows her herdnatural world. She remembers about people too. [[10 Reasons to Love an Elephant by Catherine Barr and Hanako Clulow|Full Review]]<br>}}{{Frontpage<!-- Grindrod -->|isbn=Metisola_1st*[[image:Grindrod Outskirts.jpg|lefttitle=My First Animals|linkauthor=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1473625025/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbagAino-21]]Maija Metsola|rating===[[Outskirts by John Grindrod]]===4 [[image:4star.jpg|linkgenre=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]]summary=Get used to two simple words if you have a child, [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]] ''OutskirtsWhat's That?'' is an interesting take on a phenomenon You will hear it over and over and over again. If you are lucky they are pointing at something that you actually know – chair, hat, my sense of the modern age: the introduction of the green belt of countryside surrounding inner city housing estatesregret. John Grindrod grew up on Sometimes they will point at something that is not too familiar. Here the edge parental practice of one such estate in the 1960making something up comes into play – it's and '70's, as he puts it, ''I grew up on the last road in Londona bird type thing.'' Grindrod explores the introduction Books that show images of the green beltitems, and the various fights and developments it has gone through over the subsequent decadescolours or animals may seem a little dull to an adult, as environmental and political arguments have affected planning decisions. Within this topic, he has somehow managed but to wind around his personal memories of childhooda toddler learning about the world, producing they are a memoir with a lot who's who of heartwhat's that. [[Outskirts by John Grindrod|Full Review]]<br>}}{{Frontpage<!-- Moss -->|isbn=Packham_Babies*[[image:Moss Wild.jpg|lefttitle=Amazing Animal Babies|linkauthor=http://wwwChris Packham and Jason Cockcroft|rating=3.amazon.co.uk/dp/0099581639/ref5|genre=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]Animals and Wildlife|summary===[[Wild Kingdom: Bringing Back Britain's Wildlife by Stephen Moss]]=== [[image:4starMany children love animals, but they love baby animals even more.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] Wildlife has been declining in Britain over Would you rather watch a dog or watch a puppy? A cat or a kitten? A meerkat or a smaller meerkat? The answer is a no brainer to most children who enjoy the last few decades; it is an unfortunate bywide-product eyed stumbling of human population growthyouth that is not dissimilar to their own. However, which in someone needs to give them the modern world has increased significantly. Through this book Moss suggests a few ways in which we can start to bring back some of Britain's facts about baby animals and who better than wildlife without compromising the human way of life: we can copresenter Chris Packham?}}{{Frontpage|isbn=PrasadamHall_Pairs|title=Pairs in the Garden|author=Smriti Prasadam-exist with nature. [[Wild Kingdom: Bringing Back Britain's Wildlife by Stephen MossHalls and Lorna Scobie|Full Review]]<br> <br>rating=4<!-- Sewell -->*[[image:Sewell Spot.jpg|left|linkgenre=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1843653265/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]Animals and Wildlife|summary===[[The Big Bird Spot by Matt Sewell]]=== [[image:4star''Pairs in the Garden'' is a fun book/game hybrid for little fingers into creepy crawlies.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's NonIt's a lift-the-Fiction|Childrenflap book with a difference, because not only do you get to see what's Non-Fiction]], [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] Recently I stood underneath, you then must see if you can find a matching pair on a viewing platform at the RSPB reserve at Bempton Cliffs as a very helpful volunteer guided my sight line to one same page. But beware! You cannot just use the process of the puffins who'd arrived on the cliffs in the last few dayselimination because there are 7 flaps on each page, but only 3 pairs to find. Finally, I found one, after visually sorting through One poor creature is all the other birds on the precipitous cliff facealone with no partner. It was great fun and very rewarding. The third double-page spread in wild-life }}{{Frontpage|isbn=DK_Animals|title=Knowledge Encyclopedia: Animal!|author =DK|rating=4.5|genre=Animals and artist Matt Sewell's first Wildlife|summary=The encyclopedia may be an informative type of book for children, ''The Big Bird Spot'', shows some cliffs very like those at Bempton, but this time youit're going to be looking for twenty three Little Auks, in amongst s not always the guillemots, puffins, herring gulls and razorbillsmost interesting. Oh, and you're looking for a pair A series of binoculars too: our bird watcher dry facts plastered all over the page with nary an image in sight. This dry type of learning is very careless, because you're never going to have to find them work with some of our modern youth, more used to spending time looking for imaginary animals on their phones, than researching real ones in every picturea book. [[The Big Bird Spot by Matt Sewell|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Burkey -->*[[image:Burkey_EthicsIf you want to capture their attention, you must first draw their eyes.jpg|left|link=http://wwwDK have attempted this in one of the most colourful and vibrant encyclopedias you are likely to see.amazon.co.uk/dp/1905570856/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]}}{{Frontpage|isbn===[[Ethics for a Full World or, Can Animal-Lovers Save the World? by Tormod V Burkey]]===Niemann Trees [[image:4star.jpg|linktitle=CategoryA Tale of Trees:{{{The Battle to save Britain's Ancient Woodland|author=Derek Niemann|rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife=4|genre=Animals and Wildlife]] Burkey argues that man's current practices are outside the realms of nature|summary=Ancient British woodland is something very special indeed. He is no longer part of the ecosystemIt captures our imagination, but instead exists above it through his dominating waysconnects us to nature and fuels our creativity. He is himself distanced even further by advancement in technologies, industry, money The British have an almost symbiotic relationship with woodland and most of us have a small local patch where we can get away from the hustle and all bustle of the pollution that comes with themmodern world. The natural worldIt's hard to imagine life without our native woods, Burkey arguesand yet in the 40 years following the war, no longer exists for man because he has altered it we lost more ancient woodland than in the previous 400. The destruction was large-scale and merciless and by such things. Indeed1985, global warming has caused climate change, which, if it continues, will make the world unrecognisablewe'd already lost a third of our ancient woodland. For Predictions for the world to become fuller, for it to be future were bleak: find a world that seeks way to provide for the needs of every living thing, then it needs to change. [[Ethics for a Full World halt the decline or, Can Animal-Lovers Save the World? there will be nothing left outside nature reserves by Tormod V Burkey|Full Review]]2020<br>}}{{Frontpage<!-- Ljung -->|isbn=Moss_PEII*[[image:Ljung_Butterfly.jpg|left|linktitle=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1847809154/refPlanet Earth II|author=nosim?tagStephen Moss|rating=thebookbag-21]]5|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary===[[Build ''Planet Earth II'' is the official companion to the upcoming BBC wildlife documentary series of the same name. Our understanding of the world around us has reached a ... Butterfly by Kiki Ljung]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[new level, courtesy of ground-breaking technology that gives us unparalleled access to a diverse range of environments and a sneak peek into previously hidden worlds. The book looks at six vastly different environments:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]]Jungles, Mountains, Deserts, Grasslands, [[:Category:Animals Islands and Wildlife|Animals Cities and Wildlife]], [[:Category:Craftsshowcases some of the amazing creatures that live in each one.}}{{Frontpage|Crafts]]isbn=Bloom_Penguin I love butterflies|title=Penguin Bloom: they're one of the delights of my garden The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family|author=Cameron Bloom and it's always a pleasure when there are children there Bradley Trevor Greive|rating=5|genre=Animals and they see a butterfly close upWildlife|summary=Cameron and his wife, possibly for the first timeSam, as it rests on had been leading a flowervery active, adventurous life. Kiki Ljung has given us the opportunity Even after the birth of their three sons, they wanted to continue their adventures, so they decided to learn about butterflies and also travel to build Thailand for a 3D model of our ownfamily holiday. They were having a brilliant time until, suddenly, Sam was involved in a dreadful, almost fatal, accident. The book is primarily aimed at accident left her paralysed and, because of the five to eight year old age group, but I have to confess that I had sudden and extremely severe impact on her life she slid quickly into a great deal of fun building my own painted lady. I learned quite a bit too! [[Build very deep and dark depression. Cameron feared for his family's future, and his wife's life, until one day a small abandoned magpie chick came along and managed to change everything... Butterfly by Kiki Ljung|Full Review]]<br>}} <!-- Jones -->*Move on to [[image:Jones_Foxes.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1783963042/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love and Loathing in Modern Britain by Lucy Jones]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category: Animals and Wildlife| Animals and Wildlife]], [[:Category:Popular Science|Popular Science]] As one of the largest predators left in Britain, the fox is captivating: a comfortably familiar figure in our country landscapes; an intriguing flash of bright-eyed wildness in our towns. Yet no other animal attracts such controversy, has provoked more column inches or been so ambiguously woven into our culture over centuries, perceived variously as a beautiful animal, a cunning rogue, a vicious pest and a worthy foe. As well as being the most ubiquitous of wild animals, it is also the least understood. Here Lucy Jones investigates the truth about foxes – delving into fact, fiction, folklore and her own history with the creatures. Discussing the debate on foxes, Jones asks what our attitudes towards foxes says about us, and our relationship with the natural world.[[Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love and Loathing in Modern Britain by Lucy Jones|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Metsola -->*[[image:Metisola_1st.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1847809677/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[My First Animals by Aino-Maija Metsola]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]], [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] Get used to two simple words if you have a child, ''What's That?'' You will hear it over and over and over again. If you are lucky they are pointing at something that you actually know – chair, hat, my sense of regret. Sometimes they will point at something that is not too familiar. Here the parental practise of making something up comes into play – it's a bird type thing. Books that show images of items, colours or animals may seem a little dull to an adult, but to a toddler learning about the world they are a who's who of what's that. [[My First Animals by Aino-Maija Metsola|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Packham -->*[[image:Packham_Babies.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1405277467/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[Amazing Animal Babies by Chris Packham and Jason Cockcroft]]=== [[image:3.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Emerging Readers|Emerging Readers]], [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]], [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]] Many children love animals, but they love baby animals even more. Would you rather watch a dog or watch a puppy? A cat or a kitten? A meerkat or a smaller meerkat? The answer is a no brainer to most children who enjoy the wide-eyed stumbling of youth that is not dissimilar to their own. However, someone needs to give them the facts about baby animals and who better than wildlife presenter Chris Packham? [[Amazing Animal Babies by Chris Packham and Jason Cockcroft|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Prasadam-Hall -->*[[image:PrasadamHall_Pairs.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1847808832/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[Pairs in the Garden by Smriti Prasadam-Halls and Lorna Scobie]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]], [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] ''Pairs in the Garden'' is a fun book/game hybrid for little fingers into creepy crawlies. It's a lift-the-flap book with a difference, because not only do you get to see what's underneath, you then must see if you can find a matching pair on the same page. But beware! You cannot just use process of elimination because there are 7 flaps on each page, but only 3 pairs to find. One poor creature is all alone with no partner. [[Pairs in the Garden by Smriti Prasadam-Halls and Lorna Scobie|Full Review]]<br> <!-- DK-->*[[image:DK_Animals.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241228417/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[Knowledge Encyclopedia: Animal! by DK]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]], [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] The encyclopedia may be an informative type of book, but it's not always the most interesting. A series of dry facts plastered all over the page with nary an image in sight. This dry type of learning is never going to work with some of our modern youth, more used to spending time looking for imaginary animals on their phones, than researching real ones in a book. If you want to capture their attention, you must first draw their eyes. DK have attempted this in one of the most colourful and vibrant encyclopedias you are likely to see. [[Knowledge Encyclopedia: Animal! by DK|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Niemann -->*[[image:Niemann Trees.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1780722753/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[A Tale of Trees: The Battle to save Britain's Ancient Woodland by Derek Niemann]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] Ancient British woodland is something very special indeed. It captures our imagination, connects us to nature and fuels our creativity. The British have an almost symbiotic relationship with woodland and most of us have a small local patch where we can get away from the hustle and bustle of the modern world. It's hard to imagine life without our native woods, and yet in the 40 years following the war we lost more ancient woodland than in the previous 400. The destruction was large-scale and merciless and by 1985, we'd already lost a third of our ancient woodland. Predictions for the future were bleak: find a way to halt the decline or there will be nothing left outside nature reserves by 2020. [[A Tale of Trees: The Battle to save Britain's Ancient Woodland by Derek Niemann|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Moss -->*[[image:Moss_PEII.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1849909652/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[Planet Earth II by Stephen Moss]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]], [[:Category:Entertainment|Entertainment]] ''Planet Earth II'' is the official companion to the upcoming BBC wildlife documentary series of the same name. Our understanding of the world around us has reached a new level, courtesy of ground-breaking technology that gives us unparalleled access to a diverse range of environments and a sneak peek into previously hidden worlds. The book looks at six vastly different environments: Jungles, Mountains, Deserts, Grasslands, Islands and Cities and showcases some of the amazing creatures that live in each one. [[Planet Earth II by Stephen Moss|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Bloom -->*[[image:Bloom_Penguin.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1782119795/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family by Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Biography|Biography]], [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] Cameron and his wife, Sam, had been leading a very active, adventurous life. Even after the birth of their three sons they wanted to continue their adventures, so they decided to travel to Thailand for a family holiday. They were having a brilliant time until, suddenly, Sam was involved in a dreadful, almost fatal, accident. The accident left her paralysed and, because of the sudden and extremely severe impact on her life she slid quickly into a very deep and dark depression. Cameron feared for his family's future, and his wife's life, until one day a small abandoned magpie chick came along, and managed to change everything. [[Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family by Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Socha -->*[[image:Socha Bees.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0500650950/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[The Book of Bees by Piotr Socha]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] ''The Book of Bees'' may look like a typical picture book, but it has a lot buzzing underneath the surface. It is adapted from the original Polish book Pszczoly. Packed to the brim with bee facts and figures and accompanied by the wonderful comic-style artwork of Piotr Socha, the book is an odd amalgam: part coffee table book/ nature encyclopaedia/factfile/picture book. Don't be fooled by its simple cover; The Bee Book is a treasure trove of information just waiting to 'bee' harvested! [[The Book of Bees by Piotr Socha|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Brown -->*[[image:Brown_Lesser.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1910989568/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[Lesser Spotted Animals by Martin Brown]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]], [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]], [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] There may be as many as 5,500 different species of mammal on our planet, but how many of those do we actually get to see and read about? 'Animal Books' are packed with cute pictures of tigers, elephants, monkeys and zebras, but what about their lesser-known neglected cousins? Don't they deserve a minute in the spotlight? Numbat, Solenodon, Zorilla, Onager and Linsang: Now is your time to shine! [[Lesser Spotted Animals by Martin Brown|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Marren -->*[[image:Marren_Dust.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1784703184/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[Rainbow Dust: Three Centuries of Delight in British Butterflies by Peter Marren]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] Peter Marren is a wildlife writer based in Wiltshire. His fascination with butterflies began when he was a child: he still remembers catching a Painted Lady in his hands at the age of five and it transferring some of its colours onto his palm. Rainbow dust, he dubbed it. 'It was a Nabokov moment because only he could put into words what most of us can only feel: the frankly sensual moment in a child's life when the full force of nature is felt for the first time [[Rainbow Dust: Three Centuries of Delight in British Butterflies by Peter Marren|Full ReviewNewest Anthologies Reviews]]<br>