Nature Books

[CazzDownUnder]

Hello everyone,

I am looking for recommendations for books about Australian flora and fauna. Encyclopedias about birds etc and also any decent gardening or veg growing books you can suggest. Thanks in advance.

[Toots]

Are you here in Australia?  If so, there are any amount of books on those subjects in bookshops and online.  Same if you are in the UK.  Google the books you are interested in and buy online if not available locally.  

[Marisawright]

I like the gardening books by Jackie French.   They're written in an engaging style and are very practical and down to earth.  They don't expect you to be an amazing gardener or blind you with science. 

http://www.jackiefrench.com/copy-of-sustainability-and-ecology-1

This website is good for learning about Australian birds http://www.birdlife.org.au/all-about-birds/australias-birds/find-a-bird

I don't know if this is the best bird book around but it's the one I've used for years:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-slater-field-guide-to-australian-birds-second-edition-peter-slater/book/9781877069635.html

[CazzDownUnder]

 

On 07/09/2019 at 02:41, Toots said:

Are you here in Australia?  If so, there are any amount of books on those subjects in bookshops and online.  Same if you are in the UK.  Google the books you are interested in and buy online if not available locally.  

I was looking for suggestions. There have been many books written but they might not be any good.

 

On 07/09/2019 at 02:53, Marisawright said:

I like the gardening books by Jackie French.   They're written in an engaging style and are very practical and down to earth.  They don't expect you to be an amazing gardener or blind you with science. 

http://www.jackiefrench.com/copy-of-sustainability-and-ecology-1

This website is good for learning about Australian birds http://www.birdlife.org.au/all-about-birds/australias-birds/find-a-bird

I don't know if this is the best bird book around but it's the one I've used for years:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-slater-field-guide-to-australian-birds-second-edition-peter-slater/book/9781877069635.html

Thanks, i'll check them out

[Toots]

OK Cazz.  I have loads of books on the subjects you are asking about but my two favourites and the ones I look at most often for info are these two.  Where I go walking there are different sizes of wallabies and other little marsupials around so the mammal book is really handy when I want to identify exactly which is which.  The Yates garden book has been around for yonks but is updated all the time.  I refer to it often.    The bird book Marisa recommended is excellent too.

 

Edited September 11, 2019 by Toots