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Pelagic Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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The UK is undergoing a mass extinction of birds and wildlife after two centuries of intensification. Many books lament the decline of British wildlife - this is the first to map out how this could be turned around, economically and in the national interest. We have all the space we need for nature; now, at last, it's time to put it to good use.
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Publisher
Black Swan
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton has been a firefighter for eighteen years. She decides which of her colleagues rush into a burning building and how they confront the blaze. She makes the call to evacuate if she believes the options have been exhausted or that the situation has escalated beyond hope. Taking us to the very heart of firefighting, she immerses us in this extraordinary world; from scenes of devastation and crisis, through triumphs of bravery,...
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Hodder Studio
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
We are in the midst of an extinction event: the sixth mass extinction on Earth and one entirely caused by mankind. All species become extinct sooner or later, but we have accelerated that natural process several hundredfold and now, it is happening right in front of our eyes. Extinction has a terrifying finality to it. And many species have already been lost to us forever; there is little we can do about that. What we can do, however, is love, reflect,...
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The Bodley Head
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Looks at the connection between the object from space which landed on Earth and destroyed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, and dark matter, the most elusive stuff in the universe. Explores the idea that dark matter may have been responsible for the dinosaurs' demise. From the author of }Knocking On Heaven's Door{ and }Higgs Discovery{.
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Faber
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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A lavishly illustrated compendium of the staggering lives of some of the world's most endangered animals, 'The Golden Mole' is a chance to be awestruck and lovestruck - to fall for the likes of the seahorse, the narwhal and, as astonishing and endangered as them all, the human.
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Sandstone Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Britain's west coast is home to only one pod of orca, and they're heading rapidly towards extinction. In 2014, Dr Natalie Sanders joined the crew of the HV Silurian to seek out the West Coast Community of Orca and study them before we lose them forever. In 'The Last Sunset in the West', she discusses them as individuals while also exploring the many issues surrounding their lives. Her captivating account takes the reader from the Western Isles of...
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Bloomsbury Wildlife
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Investigating invaluable wild forces that shape Britain and could save our ecosystems. Delve deep into the world of the invaluable wild forces that helped shape the British Isles and could save our ecosystems in the future. Our precious archipelago is ravaged by climate change, bereft of natural ecosystems and now lies at the mercy of global warming, flooding, drought and catastrophic biodiversity loss. Could restoring the species that once helped...
16) Trilobite
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Zephyr
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
The story of life on Earth through the planet's major mass extinctions. In book three, it's Trilobites, some of the first anthropods. Professor Ben Garrod presents an exploration of the most iconic animals ever to walk, swim, waddle or stalk our planet in this full-colour eight-book series.
17) Firefighters
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Series
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Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Find out about the work of firefighters all around the world, from the typical day, the equipment they use, and why their work is important.
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Walker Books and Subsidiaries
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Discover why we must protect the Amazon from climate change. Bursting with all kinds of life, the Amazon is one of the most incredible places on Earth. This illustrated picture book brings to life this extraordinary region for young children, exploring its tropical rainforest and scenic landscapes. It showcases the lush wildlife, diverse communities and life-saving medicines that can all be found there and therefore why it is so important that we...
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Bloomsbury Wildlife
Language
English
Description
Britain's lynx are missing, and they have been for more than a thousand years. Why have they gone? And might they come back? A mere 15,000 years ago, Britain was a very different place - home to lions, lynx, bears, wolves, bison and many more megafauna. But as the climate changed and human populations expanded, changing habitats and wiping out wildlife, most of the British megafauna disappeared. Will we ever be able to bring these mammals back? And...
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William Collins
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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The RSPB's Book of the Season The distinctive white-tailed sea eagle was driven to extinction in Britain more than 200 years ago, but this immense predator is making a return to our skies, thanks to Roy Dennis, an ornithologist, conservationist and arguably the driving force behind the UK's reintroduction agenda.
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