The Book Of Australian Trees

Author : Inga Simpson
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780734418548

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The Book of Australian Trees by Inga Simpson Pdf

Trees tell stories about places. Australia has some of the tallest, oldest, fattest and most unusual trees in the world. They have changed over thousands of years, adapting to this continent's deserts, mountains, and coasts. Many have found clever ways of dealing with drought and fire. Their leaves, flowers and seeds are food for birds, insects and mammals. Old trees have lots of hollows, which make good homes for possums, sugar gliders, birds and bees. But trees aren't just important for other animals, we need them too. What trees breathe out, we breathe in. They are a vital part of the Earth's ecosystems. When you first stand in a forest, the trees all seem the same. But if you look more closely, they are each a little different, like people. This book is a love song to Australian trees, from the red ironbark to the grey gum, the Moreton Bay fig to the Queensland bottle tree. The first book for children from one of Australia's most beloved authors.

Author : Ivan Holliday,Ron Hill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Trees
ISBN : 0727020463

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A Field Guide to Australian Trees by Ivan Holliday,Ron Hill Pdf

Author : Richard Allen
Publisher : The Miegunyah Press
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780522856699

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Australia's Remarkable Trees by Richard Allen Pdf

Elephantine Boabs dot the Kimberley region of Western Australia; Cattle rub against giant Bottle Trees and Ironbarks in Queensland, and Strangler Figs with 40-metre girths thrive in our northern rainforests. Snow Gums and Shining Gums eke out their lives on our icy mountain tops and prehistoric-looking Bunya Pines, which once looked down on the dinosaurs, grow in a few isolated places in Australia's north-east. Australia's Remarkable Trees explores the extraordinary lives of fifty of Australia's oldest, largest and most unusual trees. Richly illustrated with more than 500 photographs, writer Richard Allen and photographer Kimbal Baker went to the far reaches of Australia-travelling more than 60 000 kilometres-to photograph them and tell their stories. Australia's Remarkable Trees is not just a celebration of Australia's great trees. It also prompts us to look to the future to see what lies in store for them. It is a call to arms to preserve and protect our oldest and most magnificent living things, and the forests and wilderness in which they live

Author : Sophie Cunningham
Publisher : Text Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781925774245

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City of Trees by Sophie Cunningham Pdf

A rich and insightful collection of personal essays about life, death and our connection to the environment from bestselling Australian author Sophie Cunningham

Author : Georgina Reid
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781604699647

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The Planthunter by Georgina Reid Pdf

An exciting and refreshing call to arms, The Planthunter is a new generation of gardening book for a new generation of gardener that encourages readers to fall in love with the natural world by falling in love with plants.

Author : Morris Lake
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486307791

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Australian Forest Woods by Morris Lake Pdf

Australian Forest Woods describes about 130 of the most significant Australian forest trees and their wood. The introductory sections introduce the reader to the uniqueness and usefulness of forest trees. The book examines the forest tree species and their wood with photographs, botanical descriptions and a summary of the characteristics of the wood. A section on wood identification includes fundamental information on tree growth and wood structure. With over 900 images, this is the most comprehensive guide ever written on Australian forest woods, both for the amateur and the professional wood enthusiast. Macrophotographs of the wood are shown in association with a physical description of wood characteristics, which will aid identification. This technique was developed by Jean-Claude Cerre, France, and his macrophotographs are included in the book.

Author : Inga Simpson
Publisher : Hachette Australia
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780733635977

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Understory by Inga Simpson Pdf

'a controlled and literate work that earns its emotional peaks' - Saturday Paper 'a delight' - The Australian A memoir about staying in one place, told through trees, by the award-winning author of MR WIGG, NEST and WHERE THE TREES WERE. "The understorey is where I live, alongside these plants and creatures. I tend the forest, stand at the foot of trees and look up, gather what has fallen." This is the story of a tree-change, of escaping suburban Brisbane for a cottage on ten acres in search of a quiet life. Of establishing a writers retreat shortly before the Global Financial Crisis hit, and of losing just about everything when it did. It is also the story of what the author found there: the beauty of nature and her own path as a writer. Understory is a memoir about staying in one place, told through trees, by the award-winning author of MR WIGG, NEST and WHERE THE TREES WERE. 'Something powerful ... takes hold of the reader and transports [you] to the forest floor in a kind of awe' - Sydney Morning Herald 'I love the way the reader gets lost in the trees and then lost in Inga's life and then lost in the trees again. Understory feels so rich and nourishing, as if the restorative power of the Australian bush is transmitted through her words.' - Richard Glover, bestselling author and radio presenter 'a fine addition to the genre of Australian nature writing' Books + Publishing **Includes an extract from Simpson's next transporting novel, The Last Woman in the World**

Author : Inga Simpson
Publisher : Hachette Australia
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780733634543

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Where The Trees Were by Inga Simpson Pdf

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE AWARD FOR FICTION 2017 LONGLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD 2017 A beautiful new novel about the innocence of childhood and the scars that stay with you for life, from the award winning author of Mr Wigg and Nest. 'All in?' Kieran pulled me up, and the others followed. We gathered around the bigger tree. No one asked Matty - he just reached up and put his right hand on the trunk with ours. Kieran cleared his throat. 'We swear, on these trees, to always be friends. To protect each other - and this place.' Finding those carved trees forged a bond between Jay and her four childhood friends and opened their eyes to a wider world. But their attempt to protect the grove ends in disaster, and that one day on the river changes their lives forever. Seventeen years later, Jay finally has her chance to make amends. But at what cost? Not every wrong can be put right, but sometimes looking the other way is no longer an option. Praise for Where The Trees Were: 'an entrancing novel from a powerful new voice in Australian literature' - Australian Women's Weekly - APRIL 2016 AWW GREAT READ Praise for Nest: '(a) truly rich novel' - Sydney Morning Herald 'a thoroughly enjoyable, uplifting read from one of the most creative nature writers of our time' - MiNDFOOD Praise for Mr Wigg: 'beautiful and absorbing' - Sydney Morning Herald 'Simpson is a beautiful writer' - The Big Issue **Includes an extract from Simpson's next transporting novel, The Last Woman in the World**

Author : David George Haskell
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780698176508

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The Songs of Trees by David George Haskell Pdf

WINNER OF THE 2018 JOHN BURROUGHS MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING NATURAL HISTORY WRITING “Both a love song to trees, an exploration of their biology, and a wonderfully philosophical analysis of their role they play in human history and in modern culture.” —Science Friday The author of Sounds Wild and Broken and the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Forest Unseen visits with nature’s most magnificent networkers — trees David Haskell has won acclaim for eloquent writing and deep engagement with the natural world. Now, he brings his powers of observation to the biological networks that surround all species, including humans. Haskell repeatedly visits a dozen trees, exploring connections with people, microbes, fungi, and other plants and animals. He takes us to trees in cities (from Manhattan to Jerusalem), forests (Amazonian, North American, and boreal) and areas on the front lines of environmental change (eroding coastlines, burned mountainsides, and war zones.) In each place he shows how human history, ecology, and well-being are intimately intertwined with the lives of trees. Scientific, lyrical, and contemplative, Haskell reveals the biological connections that underpin all life. In a world beset by barriers, he reminds us that life’s substance and beauty emerge from relationship and interdependence.

Author : Leonard Cronin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 176147023X

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Cronin's Key Guide to Australian Trees by Leonard Cronin Pdf

An authoritative and indispensable guide to Australia's fascinating trees, fully updated and revised.

Author : Peter Krisch
Publisher : Reed New Holland
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1921517522

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Trees of Australia by Peter Krisch Pdf

This title in New Holland s award-winning Green Guides series investigates the ever-popular subject of Australia s trees and shrubs, celebrating the beauty, great diversity and unique evolution of the country s forests.The structure of this book is similar to that of other titles in the series.Fact panels cover interesting aspects of the subject.Questions answered include:what is the difference between a tree and a shrub? what age can Australian trees reach?how tall do trees grow in Australia?and how many species of trees and shrubs exist in Australia? to name just a few.Other sections look at how trees reproduce and how they evolved.Identification spreads cover all the key species and families which occur across Australia, including many species of conifers, eucalypts and wattles/acacias.There are sections on how to identify bottlebrushes, banksias, casuarinas, grevilleas, figs, laurels and many others, including many of the trees and shrubs found in Australia s species-rich rainforests.The many beautiful images are taken from the author s own collection which has been built up over many decades.

Author : Doug Stewart,Robin Elaine Stewart
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781863952255

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From Seeds to Leaves by Doug Stewart,Robin Elaine Stewart Pdf

If you have an interest in the power of seeds to transform the earth, or in planting Australian native trees and shrubs on a small scale or large, From Seeds to Leaves is the book for you. It describes how to collect your own fruit and nuts, extract, store and germinate seed normally difficult to grow, and lots more.

Author : William Laurance
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0226468968

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Stinging Trees and Wait-a-Whiles by William Laurance Pdf

A biologist records the time he spent in a remote area of Australia's tropical rainforest, and his run-ins with plant, animal, and human species alike. Photos and illustrations.

Author : Philip Gibbons,David Lindenmayer
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0643067051

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Tree Hollows and Wildlife Conservation in Australia by Philip Gibbons,David Lindenmayer Pdf

Examines the hollow-dependent fauna of Australia, looking at the development of hollows, selection by fauna, and pests and introduced species.

Author : Peter Poropat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0648679918

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Barks and Trunks by Peter Poropat Pdf

Comprehensive description of the rainforest trees of South-Eastern Australia