Our backyards form an important habitat for wildlife, providing food, shelter and a place to live and breed for countless species of birds, mammals, insects, reptiles and amphibians. This useful guide has many identification spreads on key species and families of wildlife likely to be encountered. It also looks at ways of improving and enhancing your garden so that it can offer the most opportunities for wildlife and therefore the greatest amount of enjoyment to its owners. All in all it is an essential read for anyone hoping to create a haven for nature on their doorstep.
From field mice to foxes, and butterflies to beech trees, this title is of interest to young nature lovers, providing facts about the different animals and plants to be found in gardens, whatever their size, shape or aspect.
This is a soft and cuddly first cloth book for babies aged three to 18 months. It features many of the characters shown in the other books in the range....
Guess which animals are hiding in these games of hide-and-seek. The funny rhyming text gives the clues then the page slides open to reveal the cheeky creature hidden beneath!
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The core of the book describes animals that have been imported deliberately or accidentally and have established populations in the wild, among them the Red-necked Wallaby, Monk Parakeet and African Clawed Toad.
This comprehensive book explains the best ways to attract wildlife to gardens and encourage it to stay there.
This pocket-sized field guide is packed with information on 200 mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates such as spiders found in gardens in Britain and elsewhere in northern Europe.
"Describes 12 backyard animals and features a large photograph of each animal presented. Includes information on each animal's habitat or place of origin, size, and diet"--
Captivating illustrations and lively text make this follow-up to the bestselling My First Book of Garden Birds the perfect first introduction to garden animals.
The books in this series make science fun and accessible to children of primary school age. This is a garden fun and fact book, discussing such questions as: why is the grass green?; why don't trees fall over?; and what do worms do all day?