Building Frog Friendly Gardens

Ken Aplin, Anthea Paino & Lyndal Sleep

Everyone can help conserve frogs, as this clear, well-written, illustrated practical guide show. Not only does this book show how frogs can be encouraged to live in our gardens, at home and at school, but it is also and excellent general introduction to these wonderful amphibians.

ISBN: 9 780730 757 82 5

RRP: $10.95

Format: 68 pages, PB, 240 x 165 mm, 200g

Field Guide to Frogs of Western Australia - Fourth Edition (2009)

M J Tyler & P Doughty

Western Australia is home to more than 80 of the known frog species in Australia and new frogs are still being discovered. This comprehensive guide will appeal to general and specialist readers and to students; to anyone with an interest in Australia’s frogs, which are an important barometer of environmental health. It presents up-to-date information on all species, including their distribution and habitat preferences, and features extensive colour photographs and location maps to assist with identification.

ISBN: 978 1 920843 40 3

RRP: $35.00

Format: 160 pages, PB, 240 x 165 mm, 480g

Coral Reefs: Nature's Wonders

Walter and Jean Deas

A beautiful, heavily illustrated and informative introduction to the enormous colour and diversity of our coral reefs. The book takes readers into the tranquil underwater world of living coral, brilliantly coloured fishes, sponges, algae, cowries and giant clams.

ISBN: 9 781920 843182

RRP: $39.95

Format: 300 pages, PB, 240 x 168 mm, 820g

Field Guide to Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-East Asia - Fourth Edition (2009)
Gerald R Allen

This phenomenally successful guide to the wealth and variety of fish in Australia's tropical waters has been updated and expanded. It is an invaluable reference for divers and anglers and to everyone with an interest in our remarkable tropical fish. Full colour illustrations make identification easy and the author has included an edibility guide.

ISBN: 978 1 920843 39 7
RRP: $35.00

Format: 288 pages, PB, 240 x 165 mm, 800g

Freshwater Fishes of Australia (2002) OUT OF PRINT

G R Allen, S H Midgley & M Allen

From tiny gobies to the giant barramundi, this compact volume provides in-depth coverage of nearly 300 species. Every species is illustrated in colour with additional hints for rapid identification.

ISBN: 0730754863

RRP: $45.00

Format: 400 pages, PB, 700 colour plates, 980g

John Mawe's Shell Collector's Pilot

Jeffrey D Stilwell

Two centuries ago there was one lover of shells in England who stood head and shoulders above the crowd. John Mawe (1766-1829) travelled the world in search ofthe most prized shells, and produced the world's first guide to their collection. This book is a beautiful facsimile of that exquisite first volume, richly annotated and introduced by Jeffrey D Stilwell.

ISBN: 9 781920 843045

RRP: $9.95

Format: 84 pages, PB, 225 x 240 mm, 291g

The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-Western Australia
Barry Hutchins and Martin Thompson

A clear and concise guide to the great diversity of fish to be found along the coast of Australia's south-west, to assist both amateur and professional with identification. Includes plates of 342 fish in full colour. The only book of its kind available, it is now in its eighth edition.

ISBN: 9 780724 497584
RRP: $16.95

Format: 84 pages, PB, 225 x 240 mm, 291g

Seashells of Western Australia (1988) OUT OF PRINT
Fred E Wells and Clayton W Bryce

One of the exciting aspects of collecting shells is a chance a new one will be discovered! This field guide, with over 600 colour photos of shells found in WA, will help you identify your collection. Chapters tell when and where to collect, how to clean the shells and how to look after your collection.

ISBN: 0 7309 0077 0
RRP: $29.95

Format: 207pp, PB, 436g

Sea Slugs of Western Australia

A Guide to Species from the Indian to Pacific Oceans
Fred E Wells and Clay Bryce

Discover the great variety of extraordinary shapes, sizes and brilliant colours of an amazing range of sea animals to be found in the Indian and Western Pacific oceans. This book is the ideal identification guide for both amateur and professional divers, and for students and researchers.

ISBN: 9 780730 955238
RRP: $32.95

Format: 184 pages, PB, 215 x 148 mm, 410g

Western Australian Humpback and Right Whales - an increasing success story
John Bannister

Humpback and Right Whales became rare sights off Australia's coast until whaling was banned. But now numbers are increasing to the extent that whale watching has become popular. Based on many years of research, this is an ideal illustrated introduction to these remarkable creatures.

ISBN: 9 780 730 961 550
RRP: $10.95

Format: 52 pages, PB, 210 x 230 mm, 220g

A Guide to Wetland Invertebrates of Southwestern Australia
Jenny Davis and Faye Christidis

Wetlands contain a wonderful and amazing array of invertebrates, but they are largely unseen and therefore unknown. This guide represents a step towards the better knowledge, and therefore appreciation of, the aquatic fauna of our valuable wetlands.

ISBN: 9 780646 303918
RRP: $33.00

Format: 178pp, PB, 260 x 190 mm, 625g