Search Results: Wildlife from DASHbooks

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.This book is in every sense a master piece. As a study of animal behaviour it has great importance, and as an example of a near perfect relationship between man and animal it is unique.The story begins when George Adamson, a Senior Game Warden in Kenya, brings back three motherless lion cubs to his wife Joy. One of them, Elsa, was destined to become the heroine of a modern classic on wildlife.Reared by Adamson in an atmosphere of mutual respect and never treated as a pet. Elsa the lion cub shared the Adamson's lives for three years. Then the couple attempted an experiment which had never before succeeded - they decided that Elsa ought to return to the freedom to which she was born. It took infinite skill and patience but eventually Elsa learned to live independently as a wild lioness. Her return to the wild in no way diminished her affection for the Adamsons: when for a few days they came… Read More

In good condition - Vintage - has markings from use - has slight yellowing to front & end pages - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants, animals and man thrive or survive within the extremes of climate and almost infinite variety of domicile which it offers. Single species, and often whole communities, adapt to make the most of ice-cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean and volcano. The adaptations are sometimes extraordinary: fish which walk or lay eggs on leaves in mid-air, snakes that fly; flightless birds that graze like deer; and bears which grow hair on the soles of their feet.In The Living Planet, based on his BBC television series, David Attenborough's searching eye, unfailing curiousity and infectious enthuriasm, explain and illuminate the intricate lives of these colonies - from the lonely heights of the Himalayas to the wild creatures which have established themselves in the most recent of environments,… Read More

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.

In very good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.
Tuckfields' Tea produced three (3) Bird Card Albums in 1959. These three have some cards included and are in clean condition. Tuckfields' were a Tea producer in Victoria Australia. They were bought out by Lyons Tetley. Great for a bird enthusiast or young person learning about birds. Cards are still found on Ebay, if your so inclined to complete collection.