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[[Category:Animals and Wildlife|*]] __NOTOC__<!{{Frontpage|isbn=1529395224|title=Letting the Cat Out of the Bag: The Secret Life of a Vet|author=Sion Rowlands|rating=3.5|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary=Siôn Rowlands fell into veterinary science accidentally. His father was a GP and Rowlands didn't want to follow in his footsteps, particularly when he considered the strain that being on-call put on his father's life. When he was seventeen he took the opportunity of doing work experience with a family friend who was a vet and was convinced this was the job for him. Before long, he was at Liverpool University. It hadn't - Remove as with so many students -been his dream since he was a child. If anything, he'd wanted to be a professional footballer.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1839948493|title=A World of Dogs|author=Carlie Sorosiak and Luisa Uribe|rating=5|genre=Children's Non->Fiction<!|summary=In the interests of full disclosure, I must tell you that I'm a sucker for dogs. In nearly eight decades, I've never met one I didn't trust and I've loved most of them. I wish I felt the same about human beings. So, any book about dogs, I'm going to sit down and devour. Then I'm going to go back and read it properly. And so it was with ''A World of Dogs'', with ninety-six pages devoted entirely to my four- Honeyborne legged friends. Author Carlie Sorosiak found herself the accidental owner of an American Dingo - she's learned quite a lot about dogs since then.}}{{Frontpage|author=Lev Parikian |title=Light Rains Sometimes Fall |rating=4.5|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary= If you’re a writer yourself, or an aspiring writer, or someone who pretends to write, then you know that there are unnumbered types of books. Some you read for fun, some for distraction, some for vicarious emotion, some to learn from in a random way, some for focussed research, and some because they are, broadly speaking, the kind of thing you think you might like to write. Or, indeed, are actually trying to write.|isbn=1783966386}}{{Frontpage|isbn=1398508632|title=The Wilderness Cure|author=Mo Wilde|rating=5|genre=Lifestyle|summary=It had been on the cards for a while but it was the week-long consumer binge which pushed Mo Wilde into beginning her year of eating only wild food. The end of November, particularly in Central Scotland was perhaps not the best time to start, in a world where the normal sores had been exacerbated by climate change, Brexit and a pandemic. Wilde had a few advantages: the area around her was a known habitat with a variety of terrains. She had electricity which allowed her to run a fridge, freezer and dehydrator. She had a car ->[[imageand fuel. Most importantly, she had shelter:Honeyborne BlueIIthis was not a plan to ''live'' wild just to live off its produce.jpg}}{{Frontpage|isbn=0711266204|lefttitle=The Secret Life of Birds|linkauthor=httpsMoira Butterfield and Vivian Mineker (illustrator)|rating=5|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary=I have recently discovered a great pleasure://wwwI sit and watch the vast numbers of birds which visit our garden on a daily basis. An hour can pass without my noticing.amazon I've established which species feed from the ground, which pop to the feeders for a quick snatch of some food and who settles in for a good munch but I wish I was more knowledgeable.co It would have been wonderful if, as a child, I'd had access to a book such as ''The Secret Life of Birds''.uk/gp/product/1849909679 So – what is it?ie}}{{Frontpage|isbn=UTF8&taggareth_steel|title=Never Work With Animals|author=Gareth Steel|rating=4|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary=I don't often begin my reviews with a warning but with ''Never Work With Animals'' it seems to be appropriate. Stories of a vet's life have proved popular since ''All Creatures Great and Small'' but ''Never Work With Animals'' is definitely not the companion volume you've been looking for. As a TV show the author would argue that ''All Creatures'' lacked realism, as do other similar programmes. Gareth Steel says that the book is not suitable for younger readers and - after reading - I agree with him. He says that he's written it to inform and provoke thought, particularly amongst aspiring vets. It deals with some uncomfortable and distressing issues but it doesn't lack sensitivity, although there are occasions when you would be best choosing between reading and eating.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=thebookbag1787332098|title=How to Love Animals in a Human-21&linkCodeShaped World|author=as2&campHenry Mance|rating=1634&creative5|genre=6738&creativeASINPolitics and Society|summary=1849909679]]''When we do think about animals, we break them down into species and groups: cows, dogs, foxes, elephants and so on. And we assign them places in society: cows go on plates, dogs on sofas, foxes in rubbish bins, elephants in zoos, and millions of wild animals stay out there, ''somewhere,'' hopefully on the next David Attenborough series.''
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|genre=Children's Non-FictionAnimals and Wildlife|summary=The encyclopedia may be an informative type I was a little perturbed when I looked at the blurb for ''Bird Love'' on a couple of book, but iton-line booksellers: ''s not always exploring the most interestingsex life of birds'' it said. A series of dry facts plastered all I very nearly passed over the page with nary an image in sightbook, but a closer examination suggested that the book is about the ''family life'' of birds, which is rather different. This dry type of learning is never going If the book was confined to work with some the sex life of our modern youthbirds, more used you would be missing an opportunity to understand how birds live day-to spending time looking for imaginary animals on -day, bring up their phones, than researching real ones families and cope in a bookthe wild. If you want to capture their attentionNot only that, you must first draw their eyes. DK have attempted missed the treat of so many beautiful illustrations about a wide variety of birds which run through this in one of book from the most colourful and vibrant encyclopedias you are likely first page to seethe last.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0241228417</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Derek Niemann1846045576|title= A Tale of Trees: Walks In The Battle to save Britain's Ancient WoodlandWild|author=Peter Wohlleben and Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp (Translator)|rating= 4|genre= Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife|summary=Ancient British woodland ''An instruction manual for the forest'' is something very special indeed. It captures our imaginationhow Wohlleben's publisher described the idea for this book, 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. Itthat's hard to imagine life without our native woods, and yet in basically what it is – although right at the 40 years following end 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 author says that it is not intended to halt the decline or there will be nothing left outside nature reserves by 2020a reference book, but an appetiser.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780722753</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Stephen MossBuckingham_Dawn|title=Planet Earth IIThe 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''Planet Earth IIat '' is The Little Book of the official companion to Dawn Chorus'' but the upcoming BBC wildlife documentary series pull of the same namesounds 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. Our understanding of Then - just because I could - I went back and did it all again and it was just as good the world second time around us has reached . 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 new level, courtesy film title was suggesting something of groundprestige -breaking technology that gives us unparalleled access 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 diverse range TV series worthy of environments a numbered sequel, and never in the world of non-fiction. If someone has made a ''sneak peek'' into previously hidden worlds. The book looks at six vastly different environments: Junglesnature series about, Mountainssay, DesertsAlaska (and boy aren't there are a lot of those these days) and wants to make another, Grasslandswhy she just makes another - nothing would justify the numeral. But some nature programmes do have the prestige, Islands the energy and Cities and showcases some of the amazing creatures that live heft to demand follow-ups. And after five years in each onethe making, the BBC's Blue Planet series has delivered a second helping.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849909652</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor GreiveTaylor_Owls|title=Penguin BloomOwls: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a FamilyA Guide to Every Species|author=Marianne Taylor
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|genre=Biography Animals and Wildlife|summary=Cameron 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 his wifebeautiful. An enigma; harsh and gentle at the same time, Samthe 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 been leading given Liz a nasty bite, but Liz didn't seem to mind at all. ''She REALLY didn't mind being bitten by a very activeweasel. I knew we were soul mates, adventurous life'' recalls Sy. Even after ''Tamed and Untamed'' is the resulting collaboration between the birth of their three sons two friends as they wanted share personal anecdotes and amazing stories about the animal world.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Barr_Elephant|title=10 Reasons to continue their adventuresLove an Elephant|author=Catherine Barr and Hanako Clulow|rating=4|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary=Ten reasons to love an elephant, eh? Well, personally, so I've never needed ten reasons as they decided to travel 've always been my favourite large animal, the gentle giants of Africa and India, but it was good to Thailand for a family holidayfind out more about them. They were having a brilliant time until, suddenly, Sam Perhaps the most surprising fact which I discovered was involved that they live in a dreadful, almost fatal, accidentherds headed by their ''grandmothers''. The accident left her paralysed Female elephants and their calves stay together and, because of the sudden oldest female elephant is the one in charge as she knows where to find food and water - and extremely severe impact 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 her life she slid quickly into a very deep and dark depressionphenomenon of the modern age: the introduction of the green belt of the countryside surrounding inner-city housing estates. Cameron feared for his familyJohn Grindrod grew up on the edge of one such estate in the 1960s and 's future70s, as he puts it, and his wife's life'I grew up on the last road in London.'' Grindrod explores the introduction of the green belt, until one day a small abandoned magpie chick came alongand 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 change everythingwind around his personal memories of childhood, producing a memoir with a lot of heart.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782119795</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Piotr SochaMoss Wild|title= The Book of BeesWild Kingdom: Bringing Back Britain's Wildlife|author=Stephen Moss|rating= 4
|genre=Animals and Wildlife
|summary=''The Book of Bees'' may look like a typical picture book, but it Wildlife has a lot buzzing underneath been declining in Britain over the surface. It last few decades; it is adapted from the original Polish book ''Pszczoly.'' Packed to the brim with bee facts and figures and accompanied an unfortunate by the wonderful comic-style artwork product of Piotr Sochahuman population growth, which in the modern world has increased significantly. Through this book is an odd amalgamMoss suggests a few ways in which we can start to bring back some of Britain's wildlife without compromising the human way of life: part coffee table book/ we can co-exist with 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!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0500650950</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Martin BrownSewell Spot|title= Lesser Spotted AnimalsThe Big Bird Spot|author=Matt Sewell|rating= 54|genre= Confident ReadersAnimals and Wildlife|summary=There may be as many as 5,500 different species Recently I stood on a viewing platform at the RSPB reserve at Bempton Cliffs whilst a very helpful volunteer guided my sightline to one of mammal the puffins who'd arrived on our planetthe cliffs in the last few days. Finally, I found one, but how many of those do we actually get to see 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-life author and read about? artist Matt Sewell's first book for children, ''The Big Bird Spot'Animal Books' are packed with cute pictures of tigers, elephants, monkeys and zebrasshows some cliffs very like those at Bempton, but what about their lesserthis time you're going to be looking for twenty-known neglected cousins? Don't they deserve a minute three Little Auks, in amongst the spotlight? Numbatguillemots, Solenodonpuffins, Zorillaherring gulls and razorbills. Oh, Onager and Linsangyou're looking for a pair of binoculars too: Now our bird watcher is your time very careless because you're going to have to shine!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1910200530</amazonuk>find them in every picture.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Peter MarrenBurkey_Ethics|title=Rainbow Dust: Three Centuries of Delight in British ButterfliesEthics for a Full World or, Can Animal-Lovers Save the World?|author=Tormod V Burkey
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|genre=Animals and Wildlife
|summary=Peter Marren Burkey argues that man's current practices are outside the realms of nature. He is a wildlife writer based no longer part of the ecosystem but instead exists above it through his dominating ways. He is himself distanced even further by advancement in Wiltshiretechnologies, industry, money and all the pollution that comes with them. His fascination with butterflies began when he was a child: The natural world, Burkey argues, no longer exists for man because he still remembers catching a Painted Lady in his hands at the age of five and has altered it transferring some of its colours onto his palmby such things. Rainbow dustIndeed, he dubbed global warming has caused climate change, which, if itcontinues, will make the world unrecognisable. 'It was a Nabokov moment because only he could put into words what most of us can only feel: For the frankly sensual moment in world to become fuller, for it to be a child's life when world that seeks to provide for the full force needs of nature is felt for the first timeevery living thing, then it needs to change.'|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1784703184</amazonuk>
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{{Frontpage
|isbn=Ljung_Butterfly
|title=Build a ... Butterfly
|author=Kiki Ljung
|rating=4.5
|genre=Children's Non-Fiction
|summary=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!
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{{Frontpage
|isbn=Jones_Foxes
|title=Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love and Loathing in Modern Britain
|author=Lucy Jones
|rating=4
|genre=Animals and Wildlife
|summary=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.
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{{Frontpage
|isbn=Metisola_1st
|title=My First Animals
|author=Aino-Maija Metsola
|rating=4
|genre=Animals and Wildlife
|summary=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 practice 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.
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{{Frontpage
|isbn=Packham_Babies
|title=Amazing Animal Babies
|author=Chris Packham and Jason Cockcroft
|rating=3.5
|genre=Animals and Wildlife
|summary=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?
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{{Frontpage
|isbn=PrasadamHall_Pairs
|title=Pairs in the Garden
|author=Smriti Prasadam-Halls and Lorna Scobie
|rating=4
|genre=Animals and Wildlife
|summary=''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 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.
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