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		Wild Habitats - A Natural History of Australian Ecosystems Wild Habitats charts the natural history of the Australian environment - the geological forces that shaped the landscapes; the effect of weather and temperature; the creation and adaptation of plant and animal species; and how human interference has, and will continue to, produce environmental change. It provides an in-depth study of Australia from the soil up, adding layer upon layer of information that shows just how this extraordinary continent functions on an environmental level.

		Australia - Steve Parish: The Journey This large format, casebound and dustjacketed book takes readers on a photographic odyssey of Australia, recording vibrant images of the continent’s natural icons, country and rural landscapes, people and wild creatures.

		CITYscapes Australia Steve Parish turns his camera to capturing the vibrancy and history of Australia’s capital cities in this salute to art, architecture and human endeavour.

		The Great Barrier Reef: A World Heritage National Park The Great Barrier Reef attracts over 2 million visitors every year. It is one of the world's greatest natural wonders and one of the planet's most biodiverse habitats. In a country noted for its physical beauty, the Great Barrier Reef is Australia’s crowning jewel.

		Package 1: Australian Quirk & Australian Colours Australian Quirk This delightfully original book evolved from more than 30 years of Steve’s journeys, “hunting for quirk” throughout Australia and covers a diverse range of subject matter and localities. Australian Colours Colours is a visually stunning, beautifully designed book that presents the vibrant hues of Australia as you have never seen them before.

		ANZANG - Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year ANZANG Nature is an organisation focused on the unique natural heritage of the bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea. This books showcases their annual photographic competition which brings to light the very best photographs of animals, plants and landscapes taken in the region.

		Growing up with Australian Birds Growing up with Birds is the personal journey of one of the country’s most respected birders, Raoul Slater. Raoul dedicated most of his life to the photography and study of Australian birds – capturing their incredible beauty on film, recording their unique behaviour in books and sharing here his experiences as a birder with unwavering honesty, compassion and humour.

		The Love of Horses by Pat Slater The legacy of author and celebrated horse photographer — Pat Slater. Pat’s passion is best summed up in the life-long photographic record she left of horses, beautiful and plain, at work and at rest.

		The Roo - A Nation's Icon The Roo – A Nation’s Icon, fluently captures the essence of the roo and what the macropod species means to Australians. It is essentially a tribute to this iconic animal that Australians and those abroad respect, admire and love.

		The Koala - A Nation's Icon The Koala – A Nation’s Icon celebrates this furred eucalypt dweller with the teddy-bear-like appearance that captures the affections of tourists and locals alike. This book is a celebration of an incomparable animal, a reflection on its importance as a national icon, and an appeal for further protection and conservation of native wildlife.

Australian Natural History

		Amazing Facts about Australian Dinosaurs Very little has been published about Australia's prehistoric life, but the facts about Australia's ancient past are astonishing! Created in conjunction with the expert palaeontologists and talented publications staff at the Queensland Museum, Steve Parish Publishing's Amazing Facts About Australian Dinosaurs takes you back to the Age of Dinosaurs, when giant beasts and fierce carnivores reigned supreme.

		Amazing Facts about Australia's Southern Skies Planets, moons, comets, constellations, shooting stars, galaxy clusters - there are so many incredible objects in our Universe, but most of us know so little about them, and even fewer can identify them! The FIRST and most comprehensive look at the celestial objects visible in the Southern Hemisphere. A must-have for every home library with more than 150 photographs and illustrations, accompanied by easy-to-follow text suitable for children, adults and educators.

		Amazing Facts about Australian Early Explorers It seems incredible that Australia’s early explorers, who stumbled across a huge continent filled with so many natural wonders, didn’t at first realise what an important discovery they had made! However, I guess many of us, who first began to learn about Australia’s past in history class, probably also don’t realise just how fascinating Australian history is — both before and after European settlement.

		Amazing Facts about Australian Mammals There is no need to write fiction about Australia’s remarkable mammals. The facts about them are amazing and this book gives an overview of today’s Australian mammals.Packed with full-colour photographs and diagrams, this award-winning book is an excellent resource on Australian mammals, their habitats and behaviour. Text has side bars of interesting facts and a glossary and index.

		Amazing Facts about Australian Marine Fishes Australia has a vast array of marine fishes that live in a wide range of habitats and regions. All are adapted perfectly to their environments, employing unique strategies for survival. It gives me great pleasure to publish this book, which will help unlock the secrets of the magnificent creatures that live in our surrounding seas.

		Amazing Facts about Australian Marine Life This book aims to inspire in our readers a curiosity and thirst to know more about the unique animals that live in our marine environments. Some of the extraordinary creatures in this book may be new to you. Some of them you will no doubt recognise, but may not have considered animals! All of them will surprise you with their curious physiology and incredibly complicated and diverse behaviour.

		Amazing Facts about Australian Birds This book aims to inspire curiosity in our readers and a thirst to know more about the unique bird families that share our natural and urban environments — how they evolved, how they survive and adapt in the face of human progress and how they interact with each other and their surroundings.

		Amazing Facts about Australia's Deadly and Dangerous This book aims to inspire in our readers a curiosity and thirst to know more about the deadly and dangerous animals that share our natural environment. Having a proper understanding of these animals, and the environments in which they live, is essential for avoiding harmful encounters, and also helps foster a respect for life.

Discovery and Travel

		Photograph Australia A remarkable, comprehensive book in which Steve shares his vast knowledge of the whys, wheres and hows of photographing Australia.

		Package 2: How to Photograph Australia & Australian Touring Atlas How to Photograph Australia "Cameras don't make pictures…. people do", Steve Parish This exciting, compact and portable version of Photograph Australia shows you how to get the best shots while photographing Australia, with tips and techniques on photography for both digital and film cameras. Australian Touring Atlas This medium format, fully indexed touring atlas includes National Parks and facilities as well as key maps, distance grids, CBD maps and State maps by region. Make your trip around Ausralia easy and safe with the national Quick-find Distance Chart, plus safety and travel tips and road rules.

		Package 3: SE QLD Discovery Guide & Brisbane & Region Map South-East Queensland: A Discovery Guide For over 40 years, Steve Parish has traversed Australia’s highways and byways, trekked through bushland and national parks, and dived in the blue waters off the continent’s coast, all the while photographing the unique beauty of this land? Who better to produce a range of guidebooks giving up-to-date, firsthand information on the very best landmarks, attractions and sights Australia has to offer? Throughout the region-by-region, colour-coded format, full-colour photographs and detailed maps help you plot your own journey of discovery. All of the best campsites, lakes, attractions, historic sites, architecture, scenic drives, national parks and landmarks are packed within the guide’s well laid-out pages. Brisbane & region map This large-scale souvenir map, printed on both sides, folds down to a handy size. Distances and places of interest are marked. Includes Brisbane CBD map.

Australian Nature Guides

		Complete Compact Field Guide to Australian Birds The Complete Compact Field Guide to Australian Birds, written and illustrated by one of Australia’s most respected birding experts, Michael Morcombe, contains the same information on mainland and Tasmanian birds as his best-selling handbook the Field Guide to Australian Birds — but all in a slim-line, durable guide perfect for taking into the field! Features include a plastic jacket, QuickFind system of colour tags, and Quick Index for ease of use in the field.

		Field Guide to Australian Mammals This handy, practical guide teams full-colour photographs with biological information that the average person needs to know to accurately identify mammals. Learn more about the natural history of each animal's environment, habitat and evolution. Also included are interesting snippets and fascinating facts and information on how Australian Mammals evolved so differently to those on other continents.

		The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia This is the first complete field guide to all butterfly species in Australia and its remote islands. Written by one of Australia’s leading lepidopterists, it is stunningly illustrated with colour photographs of each of the 416 currently identified species. There is also a distribution map for each species on the Australian continent.

		The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia Steve Parish Publishing is steadily expanding our Natural History Guide offer with authoritative guides to the most popular species in Australia. The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia is another CSIRO title, and an excellent companion volume to The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia.

		A Guide to Australian Moths Moths are often thought of as the ugly cousins of butterflies, yet their colours can be just as remarkable and, with over 20 000 species in Australia, their biology and lifestyles are far more diverse.

		Field Guide to Australian Birds Written and illustrated by bird expert, Michael Morcombe, this is the most comprehensive field guide to Australian birds yet published. Simple, clear design links text and paintings; unique system of organisation of information; includes breeding section; maps define variances in ranges and subspecies.

		Field Guide to Australian Reptiles This visually splendid, fact-packed Field Guide to Australian Reptiles is perfect for both amateur reptile enthusiasts and experienced herpetologists. Teaming full-colour photographs and biological information that the average person needs to know to accurately identify reptiles, with information on the creatures’ diet, habitat and reproduction. This excellent book will become the best-selling reptile guide on the market!

		A Wild Australian Guide - Kangaroos & their relatives Fifty living macropod species inhabit the Australian mainland and the continent’s adjacent islands. This Wild Australia Guide features every one of these delightful native mammals. Enhanced with beautiful photographs, which showcase the complete range of macropod moods, this concise guide provides excellent tips for identification in the field, based on appearance, size, behaviour and distribution.

		A Wild Australian Guide - Mammals Enhanced by beautiful photography, this Wild Australia Guide traces the history of Australia’s mammalian evolution, profiles key species from the major orders, and includes up-to-date conservation information to help raise awareness about the kinds of threats our native mammals face.

		A Wild Australian Guide - Parrots The nature of parrots — their acrobatics, intelligence and beauty — makes them beloved pets, but their lives and relationships in the wild are even more fascinating. This practical field guide introduces them all: from clownish Galahs to quiet Mulga Parrots, from pastel-coloured Princess Parrots from the harsh, arid regions of spinifex and salt lakes, to Golden-shouldered Parrots, nesting in the termite mounds of Cape York.

		A Wild Australian Guide - Sea Mammals & where to watch them This practical Wild Australia Guide “takes the reader underwater” — with colour photos and authoritative text — to identify each species and reveal the complex societies of these beautiful mammals that are so perfectly adapted to life in a buoyant, underwater world.

		Discovering Birds Brisbane & Surrounds Finally, a book that supremely captures the birds that inhabit Brisbane and the surrounding regions – written by Michael Morcombe, expert author of Field Guide to Australian Birds, Australia’s most comprehensive guide.

		Discovering Birds Brisbane & Surrounds CD Join David Stewart on an audio discovery with this brilliant new CD featuring bird calls common to Brisbane and surrounding areas.

Children's Fiction

	Package 4: Australian Animal Early Readers – Package of 6 titles Steve Parish Publishing’s fantastic new Bedtime Read-along range for Early Readers features engaging stories about all-Australian animals in their natural environment. Bright graphics and colourful photographs by Steve Parish are accompanied by simple text with easy-to-follow storylines. The repetition of sounds and actions encourages children to join in, repeat the noises and answer questions — and, of course, learn to read!

	Package 5: Australian Animal Story Books – Package of 6 wildlife titles Favourite Aussie animals embark on more than 32 page-turning adventures in these best-selling story books. Written by Rebecca Johnson (who is also a teacher, mother and wildlife carer) and based on the 52 virtues, including caring, honesty, forgiveness and unity, these story books are set in Beginner’s Alphabet type and are specifically designed for beginning and emergent readers. Wonderful Steve Parish photographs add dimension to the engaging stories.

	Package 6: Farm Animal Story Books – Package of 6 farmyard titles Best-selling author Rebecca Johnson, who is also a teacher, mother and wildlife carer, is back with 4 great new story books featuring exciting farm animal adventures. Based on the 52 virtues, including caring, honesty, forgiveness and unity, these story books also set in Beginner’s Alphabet type and are specifically designed for beginning and emergent readers. Wonderful Steve Parish photographs add dimension to the engaging stories.

Children's Reference

		Deadly and Dangerous Fact File The most up-to-date junior reference text on Deadly and Dangerous Fact File—This new release is packed with detailed animal profiles and full-colour photographs to help children easily discover more about some of Australia’s deadly and dangerous animals. *FINALIST 2008 Childrens Book Council of the Year* *Eve Pownall Award for Information Books*

		Junior Encyclopedia of Australian Wildlife The most up-to-date junior reference text on Australia’s fascinating land-based animals — a must for every nature lover’s home library! The Steve Parish Junior Encyclopedia of Australian Wildlife combines full-colour photographs with informative, easy-to-read text that introduces children and adults to Australia’s fascinating wildlife.

		Junior Encyclopedia of Australian Sealife The most up-to-date junior reference text on Australia’s wealth of underwater life — a must for every home library! The Steve Parish Junior Encylopedia of Australian Sealife teams full-colour photography with informative, easy-to-read text that introduces children and adults to Australia’s fascinating sealife.

		Package 7: 1000 Questions & Answers and Q&A Card Game 1000 Questions & Answers about Australia Test your trivia with these questions about Australia arranged in colour-coded sections and illustrated with full-colour photographs. This fun game challenges the reader’s knowledge of Australia’s wild places, cities, history, people, plants and wildlife. Answers are provided. Australian Questions & Answers Card Game Learn more about Australia while having fun! Perfect for occupying travel and indoors time, this fun challenge comprises 7 games per pack and each can be played by 2–6 people.

		Package 8: Australian Dinosaurs Pack Amazing Facts about Australian Dinosaurs The facts about Australia's ancient past are simply astonishing! Created in conjunction with the expert palaeontologists and talented publications staff at the Queensland Museum, Steve Parish Publishing's Amazing Facts about Australian Dinosaurs takes you back to the Age of Dinosaurs, when giant beasts and fierce carnivores reigned supreme. How to Draw Australian Dinosaurs Following step-by-step examples and clear instructions written by talented artist Paul Lennon, budding artists will learn how to use shapes, shadows and colours to create their own masterpiece. Australian Dinosaurs Colouring Book Colour in Australia’s very own remarkable dinosaurs in their prehistoric habitats. Illustrated by Paul Lennon, under instruction by specialist staff at the Queensland Museum, this book teams simple informative text with full-colour illustrations and colouring activities to create both a picture book and a colouring-in book.

	Package 10: Fact Files - Package of 10 titles Children can have all the facts at their fingertips with the Steve Parish Fact File collection! Expert authors have compiled the most up-to-date facts and figures to provide a detailed overview of Australia’s most interesting Mammals; Frogs; Reptiles; Spiders and Insects; Sea Mammals; Sea Critters; Snakes; Sharks & Rays; Birds and Sea Fishes. All ten titles are packed with detailed animal profiles and full-colour photographs to help children easily discover more about some of Australia’s favourite animals. These simple-to-understand, well-designed Fact Files are perfect for school project work.

Gift

		Package 9: Heritage Jigsaw & Australian Inspirations Heritage Jigsaw — Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake, Tasmania Recreate the beauty of Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake in the Tasmanian Wilderness piece-by-piece with this 1,000-piece puzzle from the Australian Heritage Collection. Hours of challenging entertainment for both children and adults! Australian Inspirations Inspirations is a motivational gift book presenting magnificent, full-colour images of Australia’s natural splendour alongside life-enhancing quotes. Whether seeking serenity and contemplation, motivation and encouragement, or simply an appreciation of the creative beauty of the natural world, Australian Inspirations will make a beautiful gift for someone special.

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