Books published by AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC

With detailed illustrations and plenty of fun facts, this book is a great way to introduce the prehistoric creatures that once roamed our planet. From impressive armoured dinosaurs and long-necked sauropods, to ancient marine reptiles and the fossils we find today, find out all a...bout life during the time of the dinosaurs.
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Why do animals of the desert have big ears and light-coloured coats? Penguins are surrounded by ice and snow, so why aren't they cold? Can animals live at the bottom of steep mountains? Of course they can! Nature has arranged for every creature to adapt as well as possible to its... natural surroundings. Come with us on a journey through the natural world, as we travel to deep oceans, brightly coloured jungles and the peaks of great mountains, where you'll meet animals and plants that are truly thriving. And you'll learn how animals are able to adapt to give themselves the best possible life.
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The bioregion that encompasses Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back more than 80 million years, to the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwana. The South Australian Museum and Australian Geographic focu...s on enhancing a general knowledge of this extraordinary legacy by encouraging photography of the region's nature and landscapes, and promoting it in an annual competition to find the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year. Australasian Nature Photography: The year's best wildlife and landscape photos is a collection of award-winning and shortlisted images from the 2019 competition. Each image is accompanied by technical information as well as anecdotes from the photographers on how each photograph was taken. There are also useful insights from the judges, which help to shed light on how they came to select the winning images.
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Come with Australian Geographic on a journey around the world to experience adventures of all kinds! In each location - from Africa to Antarctica, you will find adventures designed for thrill-seeking daredevils, from whitewater rafting down Tanzania's Omo River to mountain-biking... the Camino de la Muerte in Bolivia. For adventurers seeking cultural experiences, we'll show you how to sail a faluka down the Nile River and send a letter from the Penguin Post Office in Antarctica. Animal-lovers will learn about volunteering with baby pandas in China and flying eagles on the Kazakhstan steppe. For travellers interested in history, we'll explore Stonehenge and the captivating city of Stone Town in Zanzibar. We'll take you on a tour of some of the most incredible wild sights in the world, from the depths of the Grand Canyon to the picturesque sunrise over Uluru. To stay energised on our journey, we'll go on a delicious food tour - eating sausage sizzles in Australia and surstroemming in Sweden. Most importantly, we'll learn how to have amazing adventures like this in our own backyards!
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In many stories for children, animals speak in human language. Sometimes animals and humans talk to each other, as if this were nothing out of the ordinary. In other children's stories, humans understand the language of animals only when magic is involved. Abracadabra! Now they u...nderstand all kinds of barking and buzzing. Animals communicate with each other in many different ways. If you're interested in knowing how animals talk, then this is the book for you.
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