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D Armstrong , K Narayan

Analytical methods of assessing the response of groundwater levels to a range of factors, including elastic (barometric and tidal) influences in confined aquifers and recharge to unconfined aquifers due to infiltration of rain and other …

Bernadette Hince

This ‘ice-breaking’ book collects the English words of the Antarctic and the Arctic for the first time. These words relate to weather, ice and snow, auroras, clothes, food, housing, social structures, wildlife, plants, politics, as well …

Thomas Newsome , Alan Newsome

The red kangaroo is at the heart of Australia's ecological identity. It is Australia's largest terrestrial land mammal, the largest extant marsupial, and the only kangaroo truly restricted to Australia's arid interior. Almost nothing was …

Darryl Jones , Ann Goth

Mound-builders are unique in being the only birds that do not incubate their eggs using body heat; rather, a variety of naturally occurring sources of heat is exploited such as solar energy and the heat generated by decomposing organic matter. …

Francis G Thomas , Gunter Henze

Voltammetric methods are among the most sensitive and versatile available to the analytical chemist. They can identify and quantify substances from simple metal ions, through to complex organic molecules. The concentration range spans …

Michael Pearson , Jane Lennon

Pastoral Australia tells the story of the expansion of Australia's pastoral industry, how it drove European settlement and involved Aboriginal people in the new settler society. The rural life that once saw Australia 'ride …

Tor Hundloe , Bridgette McDougall , Craig Page

The Gold Coast is one of Australia's premier tourism destinations, a modern city cut out of coastal vegetation, including paperbark swamps, mangroves and rainforests of both Indigenous and worldwide significance. The Gold Coast Transformed …

Graeme Hopkins , Christine Goodwin

Extensively illustrated with photographs and drawings, Living Architecture highlights the most exciting green roof and living wall projects in Australia and New Zealand within an international context. Cities around the world …

Katrina Germein , Suzanne Houghton

What do you know about wasps? There are wasps that shimmer in shades of bright blue and green. There are some without wings – and some almost too tiny to see. Some capture spiders, while others nest in fruit or mud. With …

Jevita Nilson , Jess Racklyeft

Our world is full of amazing natural wonders. From sparkling seas and towering trees, to valleys, lakes and waterfalls, there are extraordinary places that seem too magical to be true but can be found right here on planet Earth. There …

SP Kim

The Lauxaniidae are one of the largest families of acalyptrate Diptera (series Schizophora) and are distributed in all the major zoogeographical regions of the world. Early taxonomic work on the family began in Europe and some notable studies …

Christopher Cheng , Danny Snell

A child’s day in the garden with their Gran and Pa leads to a wonderful exploration of pollination. Join them in discovering how pollination happens in our gardens and backyards, and the importance it has for our environment. Meet …

Caitlin Henderson , Annie Henderson

I’m not afraid of spiders! Come along on an exploration of the wonderful world of spiders. Discover how there's nothing to fear about these beautiful but often misunderstood animals. Meet spiders that jump, spiders that sparkle and …

Deborah S. Bower , Ricky-John Spencer , Michael B. Thompson , James U. Van Dyke , Elizabeth Hale , James O'Hanlon

Where have all the baby turtles gone? Brooke loves watching the turtles in the creek on her farm. But in spring, she notices broken eggshells down near the water. What is happening to the turtle eggs? Brooke decides to use …

Katrina Germein , Suzanne Houghton

Australian frogs are fabulous frogs! Did you know that there are frogs who change colour? Or that there are frogs who would rather walk than jump, or can use their eyes to swallow food? And that some tadpoles can control when they turn into …

Nicole Godwin , Susannah Crispe

Magpie has one job, one desire, one purpose: KEEP THE EGGS SAFE. Always on alert for danger, will Magpie's determination be enough when rock-carrying intruders arrive? Why do magpies swoop and why do we have such a fascination …

Suzanne Houghton

Have you ever heard of a meat-eating plant? Or a plant that traps spiders and flies? Welcome to The Wonderful World of Carnivorous Plants, where sticky leaves and slippery stems are just some of the fascinating ways some plants …

Dom Conlon , Anastasia Izlesou

Swim around the world with Shark as he explores ocean forests and coastal reefs, meeting hammerheads and great whites, stingrays and dolphins in a search for the place he calls home. With rich language and enchanting art, Swim, …

Romane Cristescu , Nic Gill , Sylvia Morris

Bear is full of energy, which can lead to trouble – until he finds his perfect role as a detection dog! When deadly bushfires sweep through the forest, Bear and his team must act fast. Will Bear be able to find and help save the …

Sophie Gillies , Karen Erasmus

All Australian creatures from galahs and potoroos, to stingrays and goannas, do their own distinctive poos. Discover which animal has sparkly poo, who poos hundreds of times a day and, of course, whose poos are square! With whimsical …