NATURAL HISTORY & PETS
rhyming journey of seeds growing into blooming flowers.
Natural history & pets Arcturus
Amber Books SERIES
Animals hb, £19.99, 97818388628 Photographic guides to animals with stunning images and detailed captions. Strange Animals Tom Jackson 14th May, vol 16 24 Snakes
Julianna Photopoulos 14th June, vol 17 48
The Wild
Claudia Martin 14th April, hb, £19.99, 9781838862541 Arranged by continent, The Wild roams across untouched landscapes and climates.
Butterflies Julianna Photopoulos 14th April, pb, £9.99, 9781838863210 Cats
Julianna Photopoulos 9781838862572
Dogs Tom Jackson 9781838862589 Horses
Paula Hammond 9781838862596
Tigers
Paula Hammond 9781838862602 Portable photographic guides with detailed, informative captions.
Amberley
The Garden Aviary Gail Harland 15th May, pb, eb, £15.99, 9781398113190 Profusely illustrated history of bird-keeping, with examples of aviaries both grand and humble.
Amicus Ink
Butterflies Soar Amber Hendricks, Gavin Scott 28th June, board, £7.99, 9781681527055 A rhyming journey of a caterpillar changing to a butterfly in a poetic board book.
Wildflowers Grow Amber Hendricks, Gavin Scott 28th June, board, £7.99, 9781681527062 Lyrical board book takes little ones on an active,
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The Draw of the Sea Wyl Menmuir 6th June, pb, £9.99, 9780711273979 Deeply moving portrait of the Cornish coast and the people who make their livings there examines the ephemeral but universal pull the sea holds over the human imagination.
Basic Books
A Natural History of the Future Rob Dunn 2nd February, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781399800136 Leading ecologist argues that if humankind is to survive on a fragile planet, we must understand and obey its iron laws.
Batsford
Early Days Hannah Dale 20th July, hb, eb, £9.99, 9781849948470 Lovable collection of the sweetest baby animals, brought to life by Dale.
The Country Set Hannah Dale 20th July, hb, eb, £9.99, 9781849948487
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-fiction Bloomsbury
Swamp Songs Tom Blass 20th July, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781408884348 A journey around the lives lived in the world’s wetlands, from Romney Marsh to North Carolina, the Danube Delta to the Bay of Bengal.
Bloomsbury Circus
The Catch: Fishing for Ted Hughes Mark Wormald 11th May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781526644213 Brilliant blend of memoir and biography and a hypnotic meditation on poetry, nature and fatherhood.
Keeping Bees Vivian Head 1st June, hb, £12.99, 9781398823525 Packed with practical and professional advice, this handy guide is an invaluable companion for anyone wanting to try their hand at keeping bees.
Aurum Press Fledgling
Hannah Bourne-Taylor 7th March, pb, £9.99, 9780711266681 Story of a woman rediscovering herself through connecting with nature after starting a new life in a different continent.
A Year of Garden Bees and Bugs Dominic Couzens, Gail Ashton 15th June, hb, eb, £20, 9781849947954 Fascinating stories about insects from around the world. Beautiful illustrations and QR codes to video and audio.
Bird Eye Books
Butterfly Safari Andrew Fusek Peters 14th March, hb, eb, £30, 9781802583700 Pictorial celebration of butterflies in Britain, this new title showcases brilliantly detailed photography accompanied by lyrical, evocative and informative captions.
Birlinn
A Scurry of Squirrels Polly Pullar 2nd February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781780277752 Pullar has had a passion for red squirrels since childhood. In this book she shares her experiences and explores how our perceptions of the animal have changed.
Delightful gift book filled with 50 cute animal paintings.
Bloomsbury Wildlife
The Bridleway Tiffany Francis-Baker 13th April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781399403184 Explores how the Brit- ish landscape has been shaped by equestrianism, how horses have captured our imaginations, and how they have become part of our nation’s ecosystems.
One Thousand Shades of Green Mike Dilger 2nd February, hb, eb, £17.99, 9781472993625 Insightful assessment of the nation’s flora follows Dilger’s quest to find 1,000 plant species over the course of a year.
Gathering Places Mary Colwell 13th April, hb, eb, £17.99, 9781399400541 Colwell makes a 500-mile solo pilgrimage along the Camino Francés, weaving her experiences of the path with natural history and modern environmentalism.
Much Ado About Mothing James Lowen 23rd February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781472966988 Year-long quest to see Britain’s rarest and more remarkable moths.
Trees and Woodlands George Peterken 16th February, hb, eb, £40, 9781472987013 Almost 300 colour photo- graphs illustrate more than 60 years of research by a leading voice in Brit- ish woodland ecology.
Forecast: A Diary of the Lost Seasons Joe Shute 27th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781472976772 Shute travels across Brit- ain to trace the history of our seasons and discover how they are changing.
SERIES
RSPB ID Spotlight Marianne Taylor 11th May, fold-out, £5, 9781399406 Reliable, attractive fold- out charts illustrating Britain’s most common species. Ladybirds 796 Birds of Farmland and Open Countryside 802
Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of Northeast Africa Stephen Spawls, Abubakr Mohammad,
Tomáš Mazuch 20th July, hb, eb, £80, 9781472991447 First complete guide to the herpetofauna of the region covers seven countries—Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.
RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife Peter Holden, Geoffrey Abbott 16th February, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781399403245 Single source of information on the plants and animals that live alongside us. Updated third edition features new material on climate change, recycling and wild spaces in gardens.
Broadleaf Books
The Book of Nature Barbara Mahany 21st March, hb, eb, £17.99, 9781506473512 Invites readers to discover an ancient theology that focuses on the text of God first revealed through creation—nature in all its kaleidoscopic turnings.
Canongate
Beastly Keggie Carew 6th April, hb, eb, £20, 9781786896902 Costa-winning author of Dadland invites us to reconnect with our wild world and see how we can still change our impact on the environment.
Grounded James Canton 2nd February, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781838855871 About healing our ruptured connection with our ancestors and with the land.
Cassell
Being Your Cat Celia Haddon, Daniel Mills 2nd March, pb, £14.99, 9781788404051 Renowned cat expert Haddon puts the reader inside the mind of their cat to show them how the animals think, feel and experience the world.
Chartwell Books
My Dog’s Life 7th March, pb, £12.99, 9780785842095 Capture every heartwarming moment spent with your furry best friend with this keepsake memory book.
Collins The Sun
Ryan French 25th May, pb, £8.99, 9780008580230 Dynamic and shrouded in mystery, the sun’s history, science and study uncovered.
Companion House
Clicker Training for Rabbits, Hamsters, and Other Pets Isabel Muller 28th February, pb, £12.99, 9781620083871 Learn how to train any small pet to perform tricks and follow commands with just a click.
New Complete Dog Book American Kennel Club 27th June, hb, £49.99, 9781621871972 Celebration of all 200+ breeds of dog recognised by the club.
Positive Training for Aggressive and Reactive Dogs Annie Phenix 28th February, pb, £13.99, 9781621871989 Thorough guide that will give hope to owners of overspirited dogs.
Puppy Training Charlotte Schwartz 25th April, pb, £12.99, 9781621872245 Positive week-by-week training guide for all new puppy owners.
CSIRO
Guide to Native Orchids of Victoria Gary N Backhouse 1st February, pb, £42.95, 9781486316854 The most comprehensive guide to the wild orchids of Victoria, Australia, ever produced.
Daunt Books
Dog Hearted Rowan Hisayo Buchanan (ed), Jessica J Lee (ed) 20th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781914198274 Anthology promises to bring joy and delight and surprising depth and poignancy.
Doubleday
La Vie: A Year in Rural France John Lewis-Stempel 18th May, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780857526458 Nature writer takes the plunge and buys an old farmhouse deep in the French countryside to pursue the good life.
The Cry of the Wild Charles Foster
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