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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|title=Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind|author=Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas|rating=3.5|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary=Sy 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: shortly 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. I knew we were soul mates,'' recalls Sy. ''Tamed and Untamed'' is the resulting collaboration between the two friends as they share personal anecdotes and amazing stories about the animal world.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Barr_Elephant|title=10 Reasons to Love an Elephant|author=Catherine Barr and Hanako Clulow|rating=4|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary=Ten reasons to love an elephant, eh? 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=Grindrod 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-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=Moss Wild<!--Buckingham -->|title=Wild Kingdom: Bringing Back Britain's Wildlife:[[image:Buckingham_Dawn.jpg|leftauthor=Stephen Moss|linkrating=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1908489332/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]4|genre===[[The Little Book of the Dawn Chorus by Caz Buckingham Animals and Andrea Pinnington]]Wildlife|summary=== [[image:5starWildlife has been declining in Britain over the last few decades; it is an unfortunate by-product of human population growth, which in the modern world has increased significantly.jpg|link=CategoryThrough this book Moss suggests a few ways in which we can start to bring back some of Britain's wildlife without compromising the human way of life:{{{rating}}we can co-exist with nature.} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife}{{Frontpage|Animals and Wildlife]]isbn=Sewell Spot What a treat! I really did mean to just ''glance'' at ''|title=The Little Book of the Dawn Chorus'' but the pull of Big Bird Spot|author=Matt Sewell|rating=4|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary=Recently I stood on a viewing platform at the sounds of RSPB reserve at Bempton Cliffs whilst a dozen different birds singing their hearts out was far too much very helpful volunteer guided my sightline to resist on a cold and rather wet February morning. I spent an indulgent hour or so reading all about one of the puffins who'd arrived on the cliffs in the birds and listening to their songlast few days. Then - just because Finally, I could - I went back and did it found one, after visually sorting through all again the other birds on the precipitous cliff face. It was great fun and it was just as good the second time aroundvery rewarding. So, what do you get? [[The Little Book of the Dawn Chorus by Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington|Full Review]]<br><!third double-page spread in wild- Honeyborne -->*[[image:Honeyborne BlueII.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/178240404X/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[Blue Planet II by James Honeyborne and Mark Brownlow]]=== [[image:4life 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 be looking for twenty-three Little Auks, in amongst the guillemots, puffins, herring gulls and razorbills.5star.jpg|link=Category Oh, and you're looking for a pair of binoculars too:{{{ratingour bird watcher is very careless because you're going to have to find them in every picture.}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife{{Frontpage|isbn=Burkey_Ethics|title=Ethics for a Full World or, Can Animal-Lovers Save the World?|author=Tormod V Burkey|rating=4|genre=Animals and Wildlife]], [[:Category:Popular Science|Popular Science]] You may well remember when summary=Burkey argues that man's current practices are outside the sticking realms of a number '2' after a film title was suggesting something nature. He is no longer part of prestige - that the first film had been so good ecosystem but instead exists above it was fully justified to have something morethrough his dominating ways. That has hardly been proven correctHe is himself distanced even further by advancement in technologies, but it has until recently almost been confined to cinema - you barely got a TV series worthy of a numbered sequelindustry, money and never in all the pollution that comes with them. The natural world of non-fiction. If someone , Burkey argues, no longer exists for man because he has made a nature series aboutaltered it by such things. Indeed, sayglobal warming has caused climate change, Alaska (and boy aren't there are a lot of those these days) and wants to make anotherwhich, why she just makes another - nothing would justify if it continues, will make the numeralworld unrecognisable. But some nature programmes do have For the prestigeworld to become fuller, the energy and the heft for it to be a world that seeks to demand follow ups. And after five years in provide for the makingneeds of every living thing, the BBC's Blue Planet series has delivered a second helpingthen it needs to change. [[Blue Planet II by James Honeyborne and Mark Brownlow|Full Review]]<br>}}<!-- Taylor -->{{Frontpage*[[image:Taylor_Owls.jpg|leftisbn=Ljung_Butterfly|linktitle=http://wwwBuild a .amazon.co.uk/dp/178240404X/refButterfly|author=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]Kiki Ljung|rating=4.5|genre==[[Owls: A Guide to Every Species by Marianne Taylor]]===Children's Non-Fiction [[image:5star.jpg|linksummary=CategoryI love butterflies:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Reference|Reference]], [[:Category:Animals they're one of the delights of my garden and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] I feel like I am being watched. A huge pair of piercing orange eyes it's always a pleasure when there are staring right at mechildren there and they see a butterfly close up, locking me into their gaze. In contrast with possibly for the hardness of the deep-amber eyes, soft grey feathers fan out into the surrounding area, intricate, detailed and beautifulfirst time, as it rests on a flower. An enigma; harsh and gentle at Kiki Ljung has given us the same time, the owl is beckoning the reader opportunity to turn the pages learn about butterflies and take a closer look insidealso to build a 3D model of our own... [[Owls: A Guide The book is primarily aimed at the five to Every Species by Marianne Taylor|Full Review]]<br> <!eight-year- Montgomery -->old age group, but I have to confess that I had a great deal of fun building my own painted lady. I learned quite a bit too!*[[image:Montgomery Tamed.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1603587551/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Jones_Foxes|title==[[Tamed and UntamedFoxes Unearthed: Close Encounters A Story of the Animal Kind by Sy Montgomery Love and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas]]Loathing in Modern Britain|author=Lucy Jones|rating=4|genre=Animals and Wildlife [[image:3.5star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[As one of the largest predators left in Britain, the fox is captivating:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshalla comfortably familiar figure in our country landscapes; an intriguing flash of bright-Thomas are best friends who also happen to be ''New York Times'' best-selling authorseyed wildness in our towns. They first bonded over their shared love of animals: shortly after meetingYet 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, Sy's pet ferret had given Liz a nasty bitecunning rogue, but Liz didn't seem to mind at alla vicious pest and a worthy foe. ''She REALLY didn't mind As well as being bitten by a weasel. I knew we were soul matesthe most ubiquitous of wild animals,'' recalls Sy. ''Tamed and Untamed'' it is also the resulting collaboration between the two friends as they share personal anecdotes least understood. Here Lucy Jones investigates the truth about foxes – delving into fact, fiction, folklore and amazing stories about her own history with the animal worldcreatures.<br> <!-- Barr -->Discussing the debate on foxes, Jones asks what our attitudes towards foxes says about us, and our relationship with the natural world.}}{{Frontpage*[[image:Barr_Elephant.jpg|leftisbn=Metisola_1st|linktitle=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/184780943X/refMy First Animals|author=nosim?tag=thebookbagAino-21]]Maija Metsola|rating=4|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary==[[10 Reasons Get used to Love an Elephant by Catherine Barr two simple words if you have a child, ''What's That?'' You will hear it over and over and Hanako Clulow]]=== [[image:4starover again.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:ChildrenIf 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 practice of making something up comes into play – it's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]]a bird type thing. Books that show images of items, [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] Ten reasons colours or animals may seem a little dull to love an elephantadult, eh? Wellbut to a toddler learning about the world, personally, I've never needed ten reasons as theyare a who'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 s who of what's 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. [[10 Reasons to Love an Elephant by Catherine Barr and Hanako Clulow|Full Review]]<br>}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Packham_Babies<!-- Grindrod -->|title=Amazing Animal Babies*[[image:Grindrod Outskirts.jpg|leftauthor=Chris Packham and Jason Cockcroft|linkrating=http://www3.amazon.co.uk/dp/1473625025/ref5|genre=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]Animals and Wildlife ===[[Outskirts by John Grindrod]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]]Many children love animals, [[:Category:Autobiography|Autobiography]] ''Outskirts'' 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 an interesting take on a phenomenon of no brainer to most children who enjoy the modern age: the introduction wide-eyed stumbling of the green belt of countryside surrounding inner city housing estatesyouth that is not dissimilar to their own. John Grindrod grew up on However, someone needs to give them the edge of one such estate facts about baby animals and who better than wildlife presenter Chris Packham?}}{{Frontpage|isbn=PrasadamHall_Pairs|title=Pairs in the 1960's and '70Garden|author=Smriti Prasadam-Halls and Lorna Scobie|rating=4|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary='s, as he puts it, ''I grew up on Pairs in the last road in London.Garden'' Grindrod explores is a fun book/game hybrid for little fingers into creepy crawlies. It's a lift-the introduction of the green belt-flap book with a difference, 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 because not only do you get to wind around his personal memories of childhoodsee what's underneath, producing you then must see if you can find a memoir with a lot of heartmatching pair on the same page. [[Outskirts by John Grindrod|Full Review]]<br> <But beware!-- Moss -->*[[image:Moss WildYou cannot just use the 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.jpg}}{{Frontpage|left|linkisbn=httpDK_Animals|title=Knowledge Encyclopedia://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0099581639/refAnimal!|author=nosim?tagDK|rating=thebookbag-21]]4.5|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary===[[Wild Kingdom: Bringing Back BritainThe encyclopedia may be an informative type of book, but it's Wildlife by Stephen Moss]]=== [[not always the most interesting. A series of dry facts plastered all over the page with nary an image:4starin sight.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] Wildlife has been declining in Britain over the last few decades; it is an unfortunate by-product of human population growthThis 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, which than researching real ones in the modern world has increased significantlya book. If you want to capture their attention, you must first draw their eyes. Through DK have attempted this book Moss suggests a few ways in which we can start to bring back some one of Britainthe most colourful and vibrant encyclopedias you are likely to see.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Niemann Trees|title=A Tale of Trees: The Battle to save Britain's wildlife without compromising the human way of life: we can co-exist with nature. [[Wild Kingdom: Bringing Back Britain's Wildlife by Stephen MossAncient Woodland|Full Review]]author=Derek Niemann<br> <br>|rating=4|genre=Animals and Wildlife<!-- Sewell -->*[[image:Sewell Spot.jpg|left|linksummary=http://www.amazonAncient British woodland is something very special indeed.coIt captures our imagination, connects us to nature and fuels our creativity.uk/dp/1843653265/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===[[The Big Bird Spot by Matt Sewell]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:ChildrenBritish 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 Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]]hard to imagine life without our native woods, [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] Recently I stood on a viewing platform at yet in the RSPB reserve at Bempton Cliffs as a very helpful volunteer guided my sight line to one of 40 years following the puffins who'd arrived on the cliffs war, we lost more ancient woodland than in the last few daysprevious 400. Finally, I found one, after visually sorting through all the other birds on the precipitous cliff face. It The destruction was great fun large-scale and merciless and very rewarding. The third double-page spread in wild-life author and artist Matt Sewell's first book for childrenby 1985, we''The Big Bird Spot'', shows some cliffs very like those at Bempton, but this time you're going to be looking d already lost a third of our ancient woodland. Predictions for twenty three Little Auks, in amongst the guillemots, puffins, herring gulls and razorbills. Oh, and you're looking for future were bleak: find a pair of binoculars too: our bird watcher is very careless, because you're going way to have to find them in every picture. [[The Big Bird Spot halt the decline or there will be nothing left outside nature reserves by Matt Sewell|Full Review]]2020<br>}}{{Frontpage<!-- Burkey -->|isbn=Moss_PEII*[[image:Burkey_Ethics.jpg|lefttitle=Planet Earth II|linkauthor=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1905570856/refStephen Moss|rating=nosim?tag5|genre=thebookbag-21]]Animals and Wildlife|summary===[[Ethics for a Full World or, Can Animal-Lovers Save ''Planet Earth II'' is the World? by Tormod V Burkey]]=== [[image:4starofficial companion to the upcoming BBC wildlife documentary series of the same name.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals 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 Wildlife]] Burkey argues that man's current practices are outside the realms of naturea sneak peek into previously hidden worlds. He is no longer part of the ecosystemThe book looks at six vastly different environments: Jungles, but instead exists above it through his dominating ways. He is himself distanced even further by advancement in technologiesMountains, industryDeserts, money Grasslands, Islands and Cities and all showcases some of the pollution amazing creatures that comes with themlive in each one. }}{{Frontpage|isbn=Bloom_Penguin|title=Penguin Bloom: The natural worldOdd Little Bird Who Saved a Family|author=Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive|rating=5|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary=Cameron and his wife, Burkey arguesSam, had been leading a very active, no longer exists for man because he has altered it by such thingsadventurous life. IndeedEven after the birth of their three sons, global warming has caused climate changethey wanted to continue their adventures, which, if it continues, will make the world unrecognisable. For the world so they decided to travel to become fuller, Thailand for it to be a world that seeks to provide for the needs of every living thing, then it needs to changefamily holiday. [[Ethics for They were having a Full World orbrilliant time until, suddenly, Can Animal-Lovers Save Sam was involved in a dreadful, almost fatal, accident. The accident left her paralysed and, because of the World? by Tormod V Burkey|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Ljung -->*[[image:Ljung_Butterflysudden and extremely severe impact on her life she slid quickly into a very deep and dark depression.jpg|left|link=http://wwwCameron 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.amazon.co.uk/dp/1847809154/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] ===}}Move on to [[Build a ... Butterfly by Kiki Ljung]]=== [[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]], [[:Category:Crafts|Crafts]] I love butterflies: they're one of the delights of my garden and it's always a pleasure when there are children there and they see a butterfly close up, possibly for the first time, as it rests on a flower. Kiki Ljung has given us the opportunity to learn about butterflies and also to build a 3D model of our own. The book is primarily aimed at the five to eight year old age group, but I have to confess that I had a great deal of fun building my own painted lady. I learned quite a bit too! [[Build a ... Butterfly by Kiki Ljung|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Jones -->*[[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 ReviewNewest Anthologies Reviews]]<br>