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A Bird in the Bush: A Social History of Birdwatching by Stephen Moss
Category: Science & Natural History
These days the RSPB (the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) has over a million active members. Watching birds is one of the most popular of all leisure pursuits. For many people it offers a tranquil day out at a picturesque nature reserve with a nice tea shop; for many more - the fabled 'twitche ...Show more
Back to NatureA Journey Through Britain's Wildlife by Stephen Moss
Category: Fiction
Britain s wildlife is in trouble. Wild creatures that have lived here for thousands of years are disappearing, because of pollution and persecution, competition with alien species, changing farming and forestry practices, and climate change. It s not just rare creatures such as the Scottish wildcat or t ...Show more
Do Birds Have Knees?: All Your Bird Questions Answered by Stephen Moss
Category: Fiction | Series: RSPB
This RSPB-endorsed book answers all those burning questions about birds that beginners and experts alike may ask themselves:How do ducks keep their feet from freezing in winter? Why don't swallows stay in Africa? Are birds really dinosaurs, or were dinosaurs really birds? And do birds have knees?Taking ...Show more
Dynasties by Mike Gunton; David Attenborough (Foreword by); Stephen Moss
Category: Animals & Nature
Family isn't just important. It's everything. From lions hunting as a pride to penguins huddling together to keep from freezing in the bitter Antarctic winter, many animals are dependent on complex social relationships for their survival. Powerful dynasties lay claim to vast swathes of territory, fighti ...Show more
Dynasties: Chimpanzees: Penguin Readers Level 3 by Stephen Moss
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Penguin Readers Ser.
A few years ago, the BBC made the TV program Dynasties about animal families across the world. They chose to film David and his family - a group of chimpanzees in south-eastern Senegal. Sometimes families are happy and sometimes they fight. Sometimes life is good and sometimes it is not easy. It is the ...Show more
Dynasties: Lions Penguin Readers Level 1 by Stephen Moss
Category: Early Readers | Series: Penguin Young Readers, Level 1 Ser.
Sometimes families are happy, and sometimes they fight. Sometimes life is good, and sometimes it is not easy. It is the same for the Marsh Lions in Kenya's Masai Mara, and for all animal families. Penguin Readers is a series written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrate ...Show more
Garden Birds (Collins Gem) by MOSS STEPHEN
Category: Health & Well-being | Series: Collins Gem Ser.
The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material. This is the perfect pocket guide for keen birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts to identify the diverse range of birds that inhabit their gardens. Authoritative text and beautiful ph ...Show more
Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart by Stephen Moss
Category: Travel
In the very north of Britain, far from the bustling cities and picturesque countryside to the south, lies Western Europe's greatest wilderness: the Scottish Highlands. This is a land shaped by the flow of ancient ice, where snow-capped mountains tower over ink-black lochs, Golden Eagles soar over heathe ...Show more
Highlands - Scotland's Wild Heart by Stephen Moss; Laurie Campbell (Illustrator, Photographer)
Category: Home and Garden
A sumptuous BBC TV tie-in chronicling a year in the life of the landscapes and wildlife of Europe's greatest wilderness: the Scottish Highlands. In the very north of Britain, far from the bustling cities and picturesque countryside to the south, lies Western Europe's greatest wilderness: the Scottish Hi ...Show more
Mrs Moreau's Warbler: How Birds Got Their Names by Stephen Moss
Category: Animals & Nature
Swallow and starling, puffin and peregrine, blue tit and blackcap. We use these names so often that few of us ever pause to wonder about their origins. What do they mean? Where did they come from? And who created them? The words we use to name birds are some of the most lyrical and evocative in the Engl ...Show more
Mrs Moreau's Warbler : How Birds Got Their Names by Stephen Moss
Category: Animals & Nature
We use names so often that few of us ever pause to wonder about their origins. What do they mean? And where did they come from? From the common starling to the many-colored rush tyrant, the names we have given to birds are some of the most vivid and evocative words in the English language. They can ...Show more