Children's / Teenage general interest: Nature & animals

From rabbits eating their own poo to what feeds on humans and how caterpillars burst! Discover animal-eating plants, what rises from the dead, sea life that glows in the dark and lots of other weird and wonderful surprises from nature.

Woodlands cover all corners of the Earth, including the freezing arctic tundra and the humid tropics. But, did you know, the woodlands in your area can be an equally amazing environment. This book uncovers the science and wonders of life amongst the trees. 'The Great Outdoors' aims to get kids lo...

Billie and Mia meet a vet, a mounted police officer, an ornithologist, a bee keeper, a wildlife film-maker, a zoologist and many more. Together, they find out lots of interesting things about these jobs these people do and the animals they work with.

Child-friendly text introduces young readers to the world of animals, making this book a wonderful learning tool.

Pack your bags, it's time for a round-the-world adventure! Get ready for a whirlwind tour of the entire world through stunning photographs, colourful maps, and lots of fascinating facts. What's on the itinerary? Explore the Earth, continent by continent; learn about other countries and cultures; ...

Fantastic plants cover our world. But which ones are the smelliest, thorniest or largest? Through easy-to-read text, amazing photos and a fun activity, early readers will learn all about the most extreme plants growing on our planet.

Written by Philip Bunting, this book is filled with facts about some of the weirdest creatures in the natural world. The antagonist voice (speaking though cheeky annotations) points out the apparent ridiculousness of each creature's features, while the narrator's voice describe the evolutionary r...

Wild weather affects every part of our world. But which types of weather bring wicked winds, drenching downpours or super-heavy snowfalls? Through easy-to-read text, amazing photos and a fun activity, early readers will learn all about the most extreme weather on our planet.

Our planet Earth is amazing! It is the only planet in the known universe that has plants and animals - including us - living on it. Wow! We are able to live on Earth because of how it was formed. Our planet contains many wonders such as rivers, mountains and forests. But did you know that rivers ...

Weather is amazing! Weather can include giant hailstones, burger-shaped raindrops and round rainbows! Weather happens because of how our atmosphere - the layers of gas surrounding Earth - shifts and changes. But did you know that rainbows are actually round? Or that ice can grow like hair? Lightn...