The Library of Ice : Readings from a Cold Climate by Nancy Campbell
$45.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Reading Level: 3 Biography
A vivid and perceptive book combining memoir, scientific and cultural history with a bewitching account of landscape and place, which will appeal to readers of Robert Macfarlane, Roger Deakin and Olivia Laing. Long captivated by the solid yet impermanent nature of ice, by its stark, rugged beauty, accl ...Show more
A Guide to the Elements by Albert Stwertka
$32.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Newly updated throughout, and now covering 118 elements, this crystal-clear guide to the periodic table illuminates the basic concepts of chemistry as it traces the history and development of our knowledge of the material world. In this fascinating volume, Albert Stwertka makes complex ideas and terms e ...Show more
2020 Guide to the Night Sky - Southern Hemisphere - A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies above Australia, New Zealand and South Africa by Storm Dunlop; Wil Tirion (As told to)
$17.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
EXPANDED AND REVISED A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January-December 2020. Diagrams drawn for the latitude of southern Australia, but including events visible from New Zealand and South Africa. Writt ...Show more
The World at Night: Spectacular Photographs of the Night Sky by Babak Tafreshi
$59.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
See the full beauty of our night sky revealed as never before in over 200 photographs from around the world. Bringing together the images of over 40 photographers across 25 countries, be astounded by the lights of the night sky in some of the darkest places on earth; discover the beauty of galaxies, pla ...Show more
Our Final Warning - Six Degrees of Climate Emergency by Mark Lynas
$32.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
This book must not be ignored. It really is our final warning. Mark Lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist. And it's only looking worse. We are living in a climate emergency. But how much worse could it get? Will civili ...Show more
The Human Body Colouring Book by Dorling Kindersley
$47.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
A unique and interactive way of learning human anatomy "The Human Body Colouring Book" is a practical, interactive and visual study guide for learning and understanding human anatomy. By colouring in and labelling the black and white line artworks it becomes easier to learn and recall the structures and ...Show more
Who's Minding the Farm? In This Climate Emergency by Patrice Newell
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Reading Level: 2 Crime
A vital account of how sustainable farming can address urgent issues such as climate change and water scarcity, health and nutrition, land stewardship, renewables vs. the coal industry, as well as meaningful and fulfilling rural employment. And a call to arms. You know who is minding the farm - our cons ...Show more
From Gondwana to the Ice Age by John Malcolm & Bradshaw Laird
$89.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Until about 100 million years ago, New Zealand lay on the Pacific-facing edge of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana; the formation of our sedimentary rocks provides a fascinating view of the tectonic activity and changes since that time. This volume is the culmination of a comprehensive survey of Ne ...Show more
A History of the Universe in 21 Stars - (and Three Imposters) by Giles Sparrow
$32.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Expert science writer Giles Sparrow guides you through 21 stars you can see in the night sky and what they can teach us about our universe. On a clear evening, if you look up you can see thousands of stars shining in the dark sky, each with a story of their own. Taking 21 stars (and three imposters, th ...Show more
Google It by Anna Crowley Redding
$27.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
In Google It, award-winning investigative reporter Anna Crowley Redding shares an inspiring story of innovation, personal and intellectual bravery, and most importantly, of shooting for the moon in order to change the world. Think. Invent. Organize. Share. Don't be evil. And change the world. Larry Page ...Show more
The Last Winter: A Search for Snow and the End of Winter by Porter Fox
$37.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
As the planet warms due to greenhouse gas emissions, winter as we know it is disappearing. In the last fifty years, the Northern Hemisphere lost a million square miles of spring snowpack and in the US alone, snow cover has been reduced by 15-30%. On average, winter has shrunk by a month in most northern ...Show more
Ken Ring’s New Zealand weather almanac 2014 by Ken Ring
$50.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
A whole year's weather forecasts in one place! The bestselling weather guide New Zealanders can't afford to be without. Farmers, fishermen, gardeners, skiers, event planners, and anyone who works outdoors or just wants to know what the weather is going to do, cannot be without Ken Ring's weather almanac ...Show more