Younger Readers

If you’re worried that too few of today’s children care about nature and the environment now is the time to act. Our wide selection of titles aimed at children aged 3+ is just the solution to finding tomorrow’s botanists and ornithologists. From bedtime stories with a nature twist and books describing the fastest, tallest, strongest and strangest creatures in the world to practical get-out-there and experience nature guides and identification charts, we have it all.

	Collins Gem SPIDERS
	Will help you identify 220 of the worlds spiders, from the deadliest to the biggest on earth. Colour photographs, 254pp. 2004 More Info...
M19202 Paperback  £4.99

	Collins Gem TREES
	Colour illustrations to aid identification of trees and shrubs by their leaves, bark, fruit and flowers. 239pp. 2004 More Info...
M19209 Paperback  £4.99

	Collins Gem WEATHER
	Different weather conditions are all illustrated to help you identify what is happening in the shy come rain or shine. Colour illustrations. 2004 More Info...
M19208 Paperback  £4.99

	Collins Gem WILD FLOWERS
	by Walters, Martin Will help you identify the most common wildflowers of Britain and Ireland. Covers 288 species. Colour photographs, 256pp. 2004 More Info...
M19198 Paperback  £4.99

	COLOURING BIRDS
	by Sally MacLarty Fun and educational, this colouring book includes drawings of 48 European birds to colour. Each bird is featured as an outline at full page size with an interesting fact about it. Will inspire kids to explore their surroundings and find out what winged creatures they can discover in their own garden or local park. 48pp. 2009 More Info...
M20417 Paperback  £2.99

	COLOURING BUGS
	by Sally MacLarty Drawing on children's fascination with creepy crawlies, this fun and educational book encourages children to look closely at the colours and shapes of bugs they can observe in their own garden. 48pp. 2009 More Info...
M20418 Paperback  £2.99

	DECIDUOUS WOODLAND WILDLIFE DISCOVERY PACK
	by Fiona MacGillivray Contains identification guides for trees, winter twigs, seeds and fruits, spring flowers, birds, animals, fungi and lichens and tracks and signs. Also an instruction guide, colouring poster and dry wipe pen. More Info...
V80085 Mixed  £9.95

	DK GUIDE TO WEATHER: A Photographic Journey Through the Skies
	The awesome power of nature is captured in this exciting photographic guide to the Earth's climate, seasons and weather. Rare photographs of weather phenomena such as icebows, waterspouts and iridescent clouds, new images from satellites and the Space Shuttle revealing global systems as never seen before. Colour photographs, 8+. 64pp. 2000. WINNER OF THE 2001 JUNIOR AVENTIS PRIZE FOR SCIENTIFIC BOOKS More Info...
M17799 Hardback  £12.99

	ELEPHANTS
	Known for their large size, strength and great intelligence, elephants have many special adaptations to help them survive in their environment. Find out why they plaster themselves with mud and how they try to help a sick or injured family unit member This title from the 'Wildworld' series gives us an insight into the lives of these familiar creatures. 64pp. 2000 edition More Info...
M17939 Paperback  £5.99

	EYEWITNESS GUIDES: WHALE Discover the amazing world of marine mammals
	by Papastavrou Aimed mainly at children this book is nevertheless a useful introduction for adults who wish to learn basic facts about the natural history of whales dolphins seals & dugongs or manatees. Colour illustrations. 64pp. 1993 More Info...
M14369 Hardback  £8.99

	First Discovery BIRDS
	by Claude Delafosse illustrated by Rene Mettler All the miracles and marvels of the world of birds, their flight and their feathers, their nests and their eggs, from childrens publishers Gallimard Jeunesse. Watch the transparent overlays transform the pictures, revealing the unexpected side of things. For ages 5 - 8 years. 22pp. 2007 edition More Info...
M20613 Hardback  £6.99

	First Discovery FLOWERS
	by Claude Delafosse illustrated by Rene Mettler See bees and butterflies settle on spring flowers with this fascinating title from children's publishers Gallimard Jeunesse. Buds blossom, flower and then fruit. Watch the transparent overlays transform the pictures, revealing the unexpected side of things. For ages 5 - 8 years. 22pp. 2007 edition More Info...
M20614 Hardback  £6.99