Natural History Books
Running Press Mushrooms A Wooden Magnet Set
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£9.05
Running Press Plant Lovers Box Set
Book SynopsisThere''s nothing we love more than our plants, those steadfast companions that fill our lives with joy and light. Whether you''re a newbie or seasoned plant parent, these three miniature beginner-friendly guides contain essential information and tips for taking care of your houseplants.3 Mini Hardcover Books: Box is 2-7/8 x 3-1/4 inches and includes 3 mini books in the set: Indoor Plants (a practical guide to 100 indoor plants), Outdoor Plants (a practical guide to 100 outdoor plants), and Plant Care (a practical guide to plant-growing success)Unique Gift for Plant Lovers: An adorable miniature size with accessible content, this boxed set is perfect for gift-giving to plant enthusiastsSimple Instructions: The easy-to-read guides and instructions are perfect for beginners and seasoned plant parents alikePortable: Small size allows for plant care anytime, anywhere, from your kitchen to your outdoor garden
£10.79
Running Press Constellations A Wooden Magnet Set
Book SynopsisGaze at the stars no matter where you are with this breathtaking constellation magnet set!- Deluxe Wooden Magnets: This set includes 8 illustrated, glow-in-the-dark wooden magnets, each featuring popular constellations:* Ursa Major & Minor* Orion* Hercules* Pegasus* Leo* Taurus* Andromeda * Gemini- Fold-out, Double-sided Poster: Show off your love for the stars with this 6 3/8 x 7 1/4 inch illustrated, glow-in-the-dark fold-out poster that features both the night sky in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. - Book Included: Learn some fun facts and myths of some of the most popular constellations in the 48-page, fully-illustrated mini book.- A Unique Gift for Star and Astrology Lovers: Star and astrology lovers of all ages and abilities will love this unique gift set.
£9.05
Running Press,U.S. This Is a Book for People Who Love Cats
Book SynopsisFull of feline facts, lessons translating cat behavior, and illustrated breed profiles, This Is a Book for People Who Love Cats is a joyful celebration of all nine lives of cat friends!For cat lovers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated guide offers an informative look at the world and lives of cats. Cat enthusiast Eliza Berkowitz highlights why we love cats so much, how cats became domesticated, and just what they''re doing and saying with their odd behavior. Fascinating profiles of cat breeds, from Maine Coons and Calicos to Bengals and Egyptian Maus, are accompanied by charming illustrations that will make you fall in love with cats all over again... and again. Comprehensively researched and shared in an accessible, appealing format, This Is a Book for People Who Love Cats is a purr-fect addition to every cat lover''s library.
£11.04
Running Press For the Love of Cats A Wooden Magnet Set
Book SynopsisCelebrate the majesty and charms of cats in your home or office with this keepsake set of illustrated wooden magnets, fold-out poster, sticker sheets, and mini breeds guidebook.About this item:- Deluxe Wooded Magnets: This set includes 8 full-color, illustrated wooden magnets, each featuring a unique cat pose.- Fold-out Poster: Show off your love for your kitties with this 6 3/8 x 7 1/4 inch illustrated fold-out poster. - Book Included: Learn the ins and outs of the 8 featured cat breeds-Balinese, Bengal, Exotic Shorthair, Manx, Munchkin, Ragdoll, Siamese, and Sphynx-in the enclosed 48-page, fully-illustrated mini book. - Bonus Sticker Sheets: Two sheets of full-color stickers add feline flair to anything you place them on. - A Unique Gift for Cat Lovers: Cat lovers of all ages and abilities will love this unique gift set.
£9.05
Running Press,U.S. This Is a Book for People Who Love Dogs
Book SynopsisDog lovers rejoice! This Is a Book for People Who Love Dogs is a canine celebration featuring illustrated breed profiles, a history of how dogs evolved, and an exploration of the joys of sharing your life with a dog. For dog lovers new and old, this gorgeous guide takes readers on a walk through the wonders of our four-legged friends. Author Meg Freitag shares all about the lives of dogs, from deciphering dog behavior and tracing the long history of companionship between humans and dogs. Dog breeds—including collies, corgies, and golden retrievers—are profiled with spirited illustrations that'll leave you aching to bring another dog home. Thoroughly researched and presented in a warm, charming style, This Is a Book for People Who Love Dogs is a must-have for everyone who cherishes their furry friends.
£12.34
Running Press,U.S. I Love You More Than Trash
Book SynopsisCelebrate the bonds of friendship and love by saying you'll be there through the good days and the trash days with this unique and playful fill-in book filled with adorable trash animals. When your recipient feels like a trash panda or maybe a pizza rat, this is the perfect book to remind them that even when they might feel like trash, they are still your treasure. Once you fill in the 46 prompts, this illustrated book full of adorable trash animals like raccoons, pigeons, possums, skunks, mice, and more becomes a personalized gift full of funny, memorable, and endearing expressions of appreciation and support that your loved one will cherish for years to come.
£8.54
Running Press Book Publishers Plant Magic at Home
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£20.62
Rp Minis The Screaming Halloween Goat
Book SynopsisThe Halloween version of the hugely popular screaming goat is a terrifyingly perfect companion for spooky season to scare friends and trick-or-treaters alike. Specifications: Includes a 3½-inch green Halloween-themed screaming goat dressed as a witch and donning a dress and hat With sound: The Halloween goat’s incredibly lifelike and signature scream plays when the pumpkin base is pressed; in a fun new twist, the goat screams over bone-tingling tunes Book included: Comes with a 48-page mini book featuring Halloween stories told with goats, goat costume ideas, and full-color illustrations Perfect gag gift: Bring a little spooky humor to your home, office, dorm room, and Halloween parties with this hysterical yelling goat Includes button cell batteries.
£10.06
Running Press,U.S. Feeling Prickly Journal
Book Synopsis With charming illustrations, clever animal facts, and a tongue-in-cheek title, Feeling Prickly? is a quirky journal sure to appeal to animal lovers, stationery enthusiasts, and fans of a good pun. Spiky friends, from hedgehogs and porcupines to blowfish and sea urchins, frolic through the pages of this adorable flexi journal. With fun facts and spot illustrations of 10 unique animals alongside lined pages for journaling, recording to-do lists, and jotting down notes, this journal is the perfect way to show off your delightfully prickly personality. This journal features: Full-color illustrated flexi binding with rounded corners throughout. Lined and blank interior pages, printed on woodfree paper. Full-color illustrations throughout. 40 animal facts.
£12.62
Running Press Tiny Planetarium See the stars Rp Minis
Book Synopsis View your favorite constellations anytime, anywhere with the Tiny Planetarium! Bring the mystery and wonder of the night sky to your office or home with this charming miniature constellation projector! This kit includes: a 3 star projector with a disk including 12 Hellenistic constellations a 48-page illustrated mini book about the mythology and lore behind each constellation
£10.06
Running Press Book Publishers Pusheen I Like You More than Pizza
Book SynopsisFollowing our adorable Pusheen Postcard Book and exciting line of licensed customisable fill-in books, I Like You More than Pizza pairs trademark Pusheen humour with a fresh format, offering Pusheen's millions of fans a new way to enjoy the brand.
£9.49
Running Press,U.S. Pusheen Poster Book
Book SynopsisUpgrade your office or home with posters of the adorable, lovable, naughty Pusheen the cat! This deluxe book features 12 unique 8'' x 10'' removable designs including: Popular single-panel cartoons, such as ''I kinda like you'' and ''VERY HUNGRY'' Multi-panel comics, like ''6 reasons to be thankful for your cat'' and ''Places I sat yesterday'' Fully illustrated scenes showing Pusheen and co. baking or sunbathing Perfect for framing or Washi-taping to your walls, these posters offer Pusheen fans yet another way to display their love for the chubby tabby cat.
£11.39
Running Press Jurassic Terrarium
Book Synopsis Welcome to the Jurassic Terrarium! Build and display your own adorable miniature dinosaur habitat and add a little more green to your life with the help of this miniature craft kit. Inside you''ll find: A 3 plastic, tear-drop shaped container with eye-hook 1 Brontosaurus figurine Plastic plant Grass mound Pebbles 32-page illustrated mini book with history, fun facts, and how-to instructions to build your terrarium
£9.05
Rowman & Littlefield Birds of California A Falcon Field Guide Falcon
Book SynopsisThis informative guide makes it easy to identify birds in your backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas.
£7.99
Globe Pequot Trusting Calvin How a Dog Helped Heal a Holocaust
Book SynopsisThe touching story of Holocaust survivor Max Edelman, who witnessed a German Shepherd killing a fellow prisoner and developed a decades-long fear of dogs, but whose blindness would later require the assistance of a guide dog. Enter Calvin, a chocolate Labrador retriever who guided Max to greater openness, trust, and engagement with the world.Trade Review"A well-written, grim portrayal of Edelman's struggle to survive."—Publishers Weekly"Sharon Peters masterfully shares the journey of Calvin, Boychick, and Tobi, the guide dogs who penetrated a Holocaust survivor's pain, distrust, and blindness. Max Edelman's life-affirming and exquisitely written story raises love for dogs to a whole new level of respect and gratitude. This book's messages of hope and healing are impossible to forget and essential to remember."—Allen and Linda Anderson, cofounders of Angel Animals Network and authors of A Dog Named Leaf: The Hero from Heaven Who Saved My Life
£9.49
Sourcebooks, Inc Training Your Labrador Retriever
Book SynopsisThe typical Labrador Retriever is good-natured by temperament and willing to please his master-qualities that make him relatively easy to train. This title takes Lab owners step-by-step through her time-proven training method, which emphasises positive reinforcement.
£12.68
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 29 Cowboy Patterns for Carvers Schiffer Book for
Book SynopsisEven in this modern age cowboys and the 'Old West' still capture our hearts and imaginations. This book is written in response to many phone calls and letters after Al's earlier book, 25 Gunfighter Patterns, requesting more cowboy patterns. Whether you have been carving cowboys for a long time or want to for the first time, this book is for you. Here are 29 patterns for great cowboys, plus added ideas for settings. With Al Streetman's helpful advice, this book can be used by greenhorns and saddle-worn carvers alike.
£11.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Staffordshire Spaniels
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£31.44
Schiffer Publishing Ltd BEAR MADE ME BUY IT Product Advertising Bears
Book SynopsisBears used for advertising and publicity campaigns.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Dog Antiques and Collectibles
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Hartland Horsemen
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 501 Collectible Horses
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd HORSE ANTIQUES COLLECTIBLES Schiffer Book for
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd HAGENRENAKER THROUGH THE YEARS Schiffer Book for
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Foliage Textures
Book SynopsisFabulous foliage - artists have drawn inspiration from the form and intricate textures of foliage since the beginning of time. This beautiful book and its accompanying Mac and PC compatible CD contain over 150 photographs of summer, autumn, and evergreen foliage, as well as grasses, groundcovers, and tropical and succulent foliages. Images of individual leaves as well as clusters of foliage are also included. These photographs will enhance all your projects, from high-tech computer web design to fine arts applications. Use these images and be inspired to add decorative finishes to walls, wallpapers, trompe l''oil murals, ceramics, paper crafts, and more. Designers, artists, printmakers, and craftspeople will find unique inspiration and hours of enjoyment exploring the CD and the pages of this beautiful book.
£31.44
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Wading Shore Birds of the Atlantic Coast
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£12.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Birds of Cape Cod the Islands in Postcards
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£12.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Worlds Oldest Fossils
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Memories of Chesapeake Beach North Beach
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£19.54
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Collectors Guide to the Epidote Group
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Gems Minerals
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd A History of the Alligator
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£19.54
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Mesozoic Fossils Triassic and Jurassic
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Collectors Guide to Fluorite
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£16.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Collectors Guide to the Vesuvianite Group
Book SynopsisAmong rock-forming minerals, the vesuvianite group is best known through the many colorful crystals collected at the Jeffrey quarry, in Asbestos, Canada. Spectacular finds in China and Pakistan have added interest in this mineral group. The detailed text begins with an explanation of the chemistry and taxonomy of the group and a discussion of ongoing research into problems such as color, structure, and optically anomalous crystals. A section on their formation and geochemistry explains the kinds of environments where vesuvianites are formed. Each mineral has a detailed entry for information on important localities. Over 90 full-color photos show what good specimens look like and which minerals to expect to find associated with vesuvianites. Anyone with a passion for minerals will find this book fascinating.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Collectors Guide to the Axinite Group
Book SynopsisThe axinite group of rock-formed minerals is well known to collectors through the spectacularly sharp crystals collected in quantity at Dal'negorsk and Puiva in Russia and at Tomas and other localities in Pakistan. Axinites are occasionally cut as gems. This concise monograph provides an up-to-date review of the group, incorporating recent changes to the names of three axinite species. The book is illustrated with over 90 full-color photographs of representative specimens. After a brief introduction, the text provides an explanation of the chemistry and taxonomy of the group and an illustration of the crystal structure and morphologies of real crystals. Detailed entries for each mineral provide information on notable localities and full-color photos wherever possible, so that readers can see what good specimens look like and which minerals one might expect to find in association with axinites. This book is a must for mineral collectors everywhere.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Mesozoic Fossils II
Book SynopsisOver 500 photos and engaging text reveal the fossils of the Cretaceous Period, the last period of the Mesozoic Era, the Age of Reptiles, dating from 120 to 67 million years ago. Included are typical Mesozoic fossils, such as the ammonites, belemnites, and other collectible fossil mollusks characteristic of the Cretaceous, a variety of plants, well-preserved arthropods such as crabs and insects, turtles, crocodiles, and dinosaurs. Fossils recovered range from the Early Cretaceous to the Upper Cretaceous III, ending at the KT boundary representing the events that swept dinosaurs off the face of the planet. Each fossil displayed is carefully identified, along with the region from which it was recovered. The book aids fossil collectors and all who are intrigued about the fascinating artifacts of this early age.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Collectors Guide to the Pyroxene Group Schiffer
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Cenozoic Fossils 1
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Closer to the Great Whales
Book SynopsisFascinating color photos let you see whales in their natural habitat. Learn about their behavior, external anatomy, and physical features. Discussed in the text are the humpback, minke, finback, and the rarely seen right whales, baleen whales that eat by taking in thousands of gallons of water and schools of fish or plankton and filtering the water through the baleen. Discover their behaviors, including breaching, lob tailing, and flipper slapping. This book is a fascinating look at the largest mammals to roam the Earth today.
£10.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Birds of Cape May New Jersey
Book SynopsisNew Jersey''s southern Cape is host to huge annual bird migrations, making Cape May one of the best bird-watching locations in the world. Over 400 species have been spotted here. See exquisite photographs that present shore, prey, and song birds commonly seen at Cape May in lively action and flight themes. Birds are shown in foliage appropriate to different seasons, with anecdotes and natural history in concise photo captions. This is a treasure for all who love birds and wildlife photography.
£36.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Cenozoic Fossils II
Book Synopsis560 color photos and engaging text take readers on a journey back to a world first of tropical climates and then plunging into an Ice Age. It covers the Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene Epochs, and includes a dazzling array of fossils, including plants, mollusks, sharks, insects, mammoths, and mastodons. This is the age when familiar plants and animals arise and where humans first appear on the Earth. Human intelligence grows and early tools are also included in this sweeping review of recent geological history. The tools include hand axes, Paleolithic scrapers, and an easily recognizable Clovis spear point. Explore the dawning of the world we know. Current value ranges for the fossils displayed here are included. This is the perfect gift for anyone who has wondered where we all came from and evidence of how things used to be.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Collecting Fluorescent Minerals
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£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd James River Reflections
Book SynopsisOver 250 photos and eloquent text reveal the majesty of Virginia''s James River. Explore the river from its humble beginnings on private property to the point where it meets one of the nation''s busiest seaports. See Class V rapids in the heart of Richmond as nowhere else in America. The text includes a final interview of country music legend Jimmy Dean, which took place a short time before his death, and whose estate and final resting place are on the James River. Read remarks from U.S. Senator Mark Warner and other government officials about the river''s importance to Virginia. Learn the historical significance of this beautiful natural resource through anecdotal notes and period photographs.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Petscaping
Book SynopsisDogs are human's best friends, and pets have, increasingly, become more like family members. Your castle is their castle and, with that in mind, this book combines tips and expertise for creating the perfect outdoor environment for your pet and gives answers to common behavioral problems such as barking and unwanted excavating of your yard. Through 170 images, you'll be treated to residential landscape designs that feature pet friendly zones, including shade and sun areas, pet shelters, edible gardens, and containment. The designs will inspire your own layout ideas. For landscapers, architects, and anyone who owns a pet, this book is a great resource and offers plenty of ideas for co-habitation.
£19.54
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Bridle Rosettes
Book SynopsisBridle rosettesfunctional objects that stabilized the bridle headstall, beautifully decorated and often imbued with family, political, or social symbolsare roadmaps of America, spanning the last 200 years and reminding us of the major contribution of the horse to the development of the country. Over 10,000 different varieties were produced between c. 1850 and 1930. In over 800 vivid color photos many of these varieties are shown. Chapters explore glass and metal rosettes and related hardware, composition rosettes, and rosettes representing various organizations, businesses (advertising), and the military. Two later chapters present information and photographs of rosette pins, and contemporary (post-1960) and recycled rosettes. Historians, horse enthusiasts, collectors, and dealers alike will all treasure this book.
£43.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd An Illustrated Guide to the Common Birds of Cape
Book SynopsisOver 140 beautifully rendered color illustrations of common Cape Cod birds with species accounts that include locations where they may be found by birders. The informative text provides helpful advice on the best bird watching techniques and six field trips focusing on different environments and the species that populate them. These field trip locations include Woodland in Spring and Summer, Waterfowl of Freshwater Lakes and Ponds, Common Birds of the Salt Marsh, Shorebirds of the Tidal Flats in Late Summer, Fall and Winter Migrants on Salt Water, and Oceanic Birds. While addressing the needs of beginning bird watchers, adults and children alike, there is useful information on locations and logistics that any bird lover may use. This simple-to-use field guide is an invaluable resource for birding on Cape Cod.
£17.09
