Nature in art

Ann Blockley is well-known for her attractive paintings of flowers and here she explains all the basic techniques for painting country flowers in watercolour.

The book showcases 75 beautiful words evocative of the wild, from all around the world, that describe natural happenings in nature.

A scientific expedition into unknown parts of the Caribbean to study the tectonic plates of the region answers the intriguing question: Is there a language of fish?

How to rest, reconnect and rejuvenate through practical lessons, creativity and conscious living.

We all love to be beside the seaside!

Highly respected illustrator Anna Koska is best known for her drawings of fish and fruit and is widely celebrated by food journalists and restaurateurs.

The world's wildest collection of animal knowledge and lore!

Annie Proulx, one of America's finest writers, invites us to share her experience in the building of her new home on a rich plot of untouched, unspoilt prairie and her pleasure in uncovering of the layers of American history locked beneath the topsoil.

An enchanting tale of travels among South East Asia's Sea Gypsies, scattered groups of semi-nomadic fisher people who occupy the spaces between the islands.

A beautifully presented, practical gift guide for all surf seekers.

Wildflowers of Maine presents a selection of the color paintings, of pioneering botanist Kate Furbish.

'Why couldn't I be a perfumer's muse?

It's the ideal Christmas gift - the first ever collection of pictures of the world's fattest pets!

Chris Yates, one of Britain's most insightful and lyrical writers, raises his gaze from his beloved rivers and ponds and takes us on a mesmerizing tour of the British countryside.

'Now when I hear birdsong, I feel an entry to that understory.

Accompanied by an eight-part series, this is the story of Adam Nicolson's adventure in a small boat around the western coast of the British Isles.

This practical field guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, includes 170 species of coastal birds from Britain and the near Continent.

These instructional drawing books have a highly visual and practicalapproach.

This practical pocket guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, includes nearly 180 species that live in the area between land and sea called the intertidal, or littoral, zone.

This practical field guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, includes 170 species of coastal birds from Britain and the near Continent.

This practical field guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, includes nearly 180 species that live in the area between land and sea called the intertidal, or littoral, zone.

'Heart-warming and life-affirming, full of humour and compassion' ADELE PARKS, PLATINUM'A beautifully warm-hearted tale of friendship and hope' MY WEEKLY'I loved this incredibly touching book.

Bork Bork!

What better way to say how you feel than with a collection of cute and paw-sitive af-fur-mations?

For nearly thirty years, Maines premier boating magazine Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors has published a regular column called Boatyard Dogs about dogs and the nautical life.

From shark attack survivor to the shark's biggest advocate, Paul de Gelder tells us just why these majestic diverse animals need our help as much as we need them.

Is there anything quite so exhilarating as swimming in wild water?

Meet Maru!

Run wild with this new collection of minis from Kerry Lord and her Edward's Menagerie animals.

Dive in.

In this charming collection of nineteen stories, you can't help but fall in love with the unlucky fawn who is saved by a nursing home, the troublesome rabbit who warms her way into a new family and the good (German) shepherd who comforts the sick.

(Please note that this material was also published as Bird Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots, Peachpit Press [978-0-13-308592-1].

This exciting guide for young explorers combines scientific facts, fascinating titbits, brilliant full-colour photography and sensitive illustrations to bring a wonderful variety of ocean creatures vibrantly to life.

An illustrated guide to the profitable art of shell cameo cutting.

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This unusual book conrtains a guide for drawing cats, and would be a lovely addition to the bookshelf of any artist.

Shark-tastic!