Amazing Facts about Australian Insects & Spiders and Other Bush and Garden Creatures
Amazing Facts about Australian Insects & Spiders and Other Bush and Garden Creatures

Author: Pat Slater

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9781875932351

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Invertebrates, which make up approximately 95 percent of animals, includes creatures of all sizes, shapes and lifestyles. Many land invertebrates, such as earthworms, spiders and a huge number of insects, affect human existence for better or for worse every day. Some invertebrates, such as oysters, grasshoppers, snails and crabs, are eaten by humans. This volume attempts to convey the diversity and fascination of the invertebrates which live in every Australian habitat, from rainforest to desert salt lake, from mountain peak to suburban home. Look closely and you will discover that these small creatures are not "creepy-crawlies", but marvellous members of the great world of living things. This book is intended to be an observer's introduction to Australia's wealth of land and freshwater invertebrate animals. The photographs showcase representatives of less well-known, as well as familiar, groups. Welcome to a world of often small, but always remarkable, creatures!

Steve Parish Amazing Facts about Australian Insects and Spiders
Steve Parish Amazing Facts about Australian Insects and Spiders

Author: Patrick Honan

Publisher: Steve Parish

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9781741933161

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Packed with full-colour photographs and diagrams, this award-winning book is an excellent resource on Australian insects, spiders and other invertebrates. Text has side bars of interesting facts and a glossary and index.

Australian Children's Books: 1989-2000
Australian Children's Books: 1989-2000

Author: Marcie Muir

Publisher: Miegunyah Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 732

ISBN-13:

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All Australian children's books published from 1989 to 2000 are listed in this essential reference for those who appreciate the richness of Australian writing for children. Following the same format as volumes 1 and 2 in this series chronicling books published as early as 1774, entries include publishing details, the number of illustrations, and the awards received for each book. This third volume follows the continuing careers of authors such as Mem Fox, Bob Graham, Robin Klein, and Paul Jennings, and traces changes in the popularity of Australian themes and settings to identify publishing trends. Varied cultural aspects of modern-day life are shown, from globalization, commercialism, and the rise of the middle class in Asia to desktop publishing, outcome-based school curricula, and the modern obsession with celebrities all of which are reflected in the type and quantity of books produced by Australian writers and publishers. The wealth of included material will extend researchers' understanding of the range of Australian children's books. "

Insects
Insects

Author: Karin Cox

Publisher:

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9781741935257

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More than 150 amazing photos of Australian insects with fun facts & easy-to-follow information.

An Introduction to Australian Insects
An Introduction to Australian Insects

Author: Phillip W. Hadlington

Publisher: UNSW Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780868404653

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The revised edition of this textbook incorporates more than 70 changes to scientific and common names and the reclassification of some insect species.

Miniature Lives
Miniature Lives

Author: Michelle Gleeson

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2016-03-01

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1486301398

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We can’t avoid insects. They scurry past us in the kitchen, pop up in our gardens, or are presented to us in jars by inquisitive children. Despite encountering them on a daily basis, most people don’t know an aphid from an antlion, and identifying an insect using field guides or internet searches can be daunting. Miniature Lives provides a range of simple strategies that people can use to identify and learn more about the insects in their homes and gardens. Featuring a step-by-step, illustrated identification key and detailed illustrations and colour photographs, the book guides the reader through the basics of entomology (the study of insects). Simple explanations, amusing analogies and quirky facts describe where insects live, how they grow and protect themselves, the clues they leave behind and their status as friend or foe in a way that is both interesting and easy to understand. Gardeners, nature lovers, students, teachers, and parents and grandparents of bug-crazed kids will love this comprehensive guide to the marvellous diversity of insects that surrounds us and the miniature lives they lead.