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Nicola Davies
A magnificent look at the science of plants from the internationally bestselling and multi award-winning team behind Tiny, Lots and Grow.
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Victor Steffensen
Take a walk with Uncle Kuu in The Trees, a picture book about caring for Country and respect for Indigenous knowledge.
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Dr Vikram Baliga, Brian Lambert (illus.)
Discover all of the amazing ways plants, trees, and fungi are helping to solve some of the world's biggest problems in this book by plant scientist Dr Vikram Baliga.
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DK
DK's best-selling, richly illustrated encyclopedia series explores the wonderful world of plants and fungi
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Joey Farrell, Jocelyn Gibson (illus.)
Within these pages, you'll find out about a few of Australia's beautiful, interesting and useful native plants. They've grown and adapted over thousands of years to live harmoniously with Australia's…
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Ryan G. Van Cleave, Dom Dom (illus.)
For generations, trees have silently witnessed history’s most pivotal moments. Here are their stories.
Matthew Biggs
Journey across 40 incredible habitats around the world to discover the biggest, boldest, and stinkiest plants
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Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
This next instalment in the bestselling Welcome to the Museum collection in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, is about the incredible life of trees.
Yuval Zommer
Featuring twenty-two easy craft projects using natural and recycled materials, The Big Book of Nature Art is a fun and eco-friendly way for young children to connect creatively with nature.
Hélène Druvert, Juliette Einhorn
A beautiful picture book with layers of intricate lasercuts and enchanting illustrations.
Lulu Delacre
A portrait of some of the world’s most incredible trees, seen through the eyes of a landscaper who loves them-and his granddaughter who is beginning to understand why.
Why am…
Charlotte Guillian
Have you ever wondered what goes on in the ground under the streets? What about in the countryside? Explore different environments in this vibrant concertina book.
Aliyah Whiteley
From fields, feasts and fairy rings to death caps, puffballs and ambrosia beetles, this is an intoxicating journey into the life of extraordinary organism, one that we have barely begun…
Tony Johnston
Explore a fantastical forest in this exquisite and lyrical picture book that celebrates all trees -written by award-winning author Tony Johnston.
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The newest title in the hugely successful 'Big Book' series: a fact-filled book on the world's most fascinating flowering plants.
Kathy Willis
From perennials to bulbs to tropical exotica, Botanicum is a feast of botanical knowledge. Written by specialist Kathy Willis, and with sumptuous illustrations by Katie Scott, you can discover the…
Katie Daynes
A positive, creative, colourful and REALLY USEFUL introduction to protecting our trees - and the animals living in them.The trees are in trouble, and they’re not the only ones…
Ben Hoare
Extraordinary stories from nature by best-selling author Ben Hoare, told through a captivating array of more than 100 natural objects
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Lonely Planet Kids
Did you know that around 550 people have been to space, but only around 20 people have been to the bottom of the ocean? Lonely Planet Kids’ Factopia - Planet…
Clive Gifford
Powered by Plants explores the world of plants and how their properties are increasingly helping to shape the cutting edge of human technology and design.
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Polly Owen
The story of Darwin and the Worms not only centres around the perennially brilliant subject of poo, it teaches children about a key historic figure, the food cycle and deductive…
This book takes an innovative look at the circle of life including animals, dinosaurs, stars, volcanoes, and even YOU.
Shoot back in time 4.5 billion years to see how planet…
Packed with drawing activities, games and over 250 stickers, this fact-filled sticker book provides hours of entertainment and learning.
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew,Ester Gaya
Welcome to the Fungarium! Step into the world of fungi and learn all about these strange and fascinating life forms.
A beautiful, vibrant and engaging celebration of trees in all their variety by non-fiction specialist Nicola Davies and rising star Lorna Scobie.
Ailsa Wild,Aviva Reed,Briony Barr,Gregory Crocetti
The story of a little fungus and a baby cacao tree who work together to survive drought.
Tereza Nemcova
Learn how to classify various plants from big-sized illustrations!
This planet of ours is teeming with vast numbers of plants, from small flowers to giant trees. And there are fungi…
Inga Simpson
Trees tell stories about places, and Australia has some of the tallest, oldest, fattest and most unusual trees in the world. From the red ironbark to the grey gum, the…
Jonathan Litton
Explore the history, geography and origin of our planet in this enormous book about the Earth. Welcome to a world of wonders!
Lonely Planet Kids,Mark Brake
Planet Earth. Four elements. One incredible story. We take kids on a rollercoaster ride through history, geography and science to show how four elements - earth, fire, air and water…
Todd Parr
An eco-friendly picture book from the New York Times bestselling author that celebrates our Earth and introduces the youngest of readers to the concept of ‘going green
A timeless treasury of more than 100 stories from the incredible kingdom of plants, told by author and nature expert Ben Hoare
Plants are found almost everywhere on Earth, but…
Stacy McAnulty
Meet Earth. Planet Awesome! And your awesome home! Actually, Earth is home to all the plants and all the animals in the solar system, including nearly eight billion people. Humans…
Lucy Brownridge
What Are You Doing Today, Mother Nature? is an illustrated children’s collection of fascinating stories from nature which show the changing of the seasons all around the world.
Julia Rothman
Suitable for anyone who appreciates and wants to explore the curiosities and beauty of the natural world, this title offers a look at all kinds of subjects, including mineral formation…
Philip Bunting
What could we clever humans ever learn from trees? Take an unashamedly anthropomorphic wander through the woods to learn a few life lessons from our foliaged friends.
Natasha Farrant
Magical interlinked stories about what one girl learns from talking to trees throughout Time and from around the world.
A stunning gift book filled with the real stories behind the beauty of our natural world.
Corinna Luyken
A stunning and sensitive portrait of the strength within each of us and the nourishment we receive from the natural world, by the creator of the acclaimed My Heart and…
Toni Yuly
An utterly charming picture book that celebrates a child’s sense of curiosity about the world with playful yet thoughtful questions about trees.
A small fir tree is left all alone after the other trees near it in the forest are chosen by families at Christmas. But when the forest animals gather around…
Raymond Huber
Tree Beings takes a fresh look at trees as beings that enrich the whole planet. Get to know trees through the inspiring true stories of people who love them: from…
Combining graceful design and beautiful imagery, this book provides an elegant introduction to the plant kingdom
