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Olive, Mabel and Me by Andrew Cotter
$37.00 NZD
Category: Animals
My name is Andrew Cotter and once upon a time I was a sports broadcaster. In Olive, Mabel and Me I try to explain how it can be that after a career commentating on Olympic Games, World Cups and Wimbledon finals, I am now far better known for describing the daily lives of my Labradors, Olive and Mabel. O ...Show more
History of the World in 100 Animals by Simon Barnes
$55.00 NZD
Category: Animals
A powerful and fascinating insight into the 100 animals - from the blue whale to the mosquito - that have had the biggest influence on humanity through the ages. We are not alone. We are not alone on the planet. We are not alone in the countryside. We are not alone in cities. We are not alone in our h ...Show more
Poppy the Street Dog by Michelle Clark
$27.99 NZD
Category: Animals
A heartwarming true animal story, for fans of A Dog's Purpose, A Street Cat Named Bob and Marley & Me. Michelle Clark has loved animals all her life, filling her home with a menagerie of stray cats and abandoned dogs. But when her outreach work with London's homeless community leads to a chance me ...Show more
A Guinea Pig Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore; Tess Newall
$22.99 NZD
Category: Animals
The latest heart-warming book in the Guinea Pig Classics series.''Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse' But sit down by the fire with some chocolates to hand, And you'll be welcomed into a magical land. There is snow and some moon ...Show more
Zen Heart: What I've Learned from Animals and Life by Mark Vette
$40.00 NZD
Category: Staff Picks - Louise
A cheeky baboon, a cockatoo sending a heading dog out to round up sheep, a family of pukekos crossing the road, a dog saying 'bugger', an octopus taking a photo. Think of an ad you love, or a New Zealand-made movie, and if it has an animal in it chances are Mark Vette was behind it. He's trained almost ...Show more
Crazy Cat Lady: 50 Cool-Girl Quirks That Prove There's Nothing Crazy about Loving Cats by Alison Davies
$19.99 NZD
Category: Animals
Enigmatic, alluring and almost always quirky, cats and the ladies that love them share much in common. As individual as their feline counterparts, crazy cat women exude charm and, while they have their eccentricities, they refuse to hide them. Instead, they take centre stage and celebrate what makes the ...Show more
Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat and a Bike Ride Around the Globe by Dean Nicholson
$37.99 NZD
Category: Animals
Instagram phenomenon @1bike1world Dean Nicholson reveals the full story of his life-changing friendship with rescue cat Nala and their inspiring adventures together on a bike journey around the world. When 30-year-old Dean Nicholson set off from Scotland to cycle around the world, his aim was to learn ...Show more
Wild Horses of the World by Kelly Wilson
$60.00 NZD
Category: Animals
Wild horses have been an important part of wildlife on Earth for centuries, yet many herds now face serious threats - and very few people can claim to have seen them galloping free across the plains, or scaling mountain passes. Kelly Wilson has. For this book, she spent years researching the world's wil ...Show more
Red Lead: The Legendary Australian Ship's Cat Who Survived the Sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway by Roland Perry
$32.99 NZD
Category: Animals
The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway. Just after midnight on the 1st March 1942, Australia's most celebrated cruiser, HMAS Perth, was sunk by Japanese naval forces in the Sunda Strait off the coast of Java. Of the 681 men aboard, 328 survi ...Show more
Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
$38.00 NZD
Category: Animals | Reading Level: near fine
Animals don't exist to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves. From the internationally acclaimed author of H is for Hawk comes Vesper Flights, a transcendent collection of essays about the human relationship to th ...Show more
Pets and Their Famous Humans by Ana Gallo; Katherine Quinn (Illustrator)
$38.00 NZD
Category: Animals
In this charmingly illustrated collection of pet-related stories children will find out about some of history's most important scientists, artists, writers, and musicians and their beloved animals. Did you know that Mozart's pet starling was the inspiration for his Piano Concerto No. 17? Or that writer ...Show more
Sam Bloom: Heartache and Birdsong (HB) by Cameron Bloom; Samantha Bloom; Bradley Trevor Greive
$34.99 NZD
Category: Animals
The follow-up to the ABIA award-winning, internationally bestselling sensation Penguin Bloom. The heart-warming Australian story Penguin Bloom - the miraculous tale of a baby magpie that helped save a young mother and her family - is a homegrown and international bestseller; soon to be a major Hollywood ...Show more