Book blurb: A gloriously illustrated and fascinating bestiary of the world's most extraordinary endangered animals - a treasure trove of vanishing wonders. And each of them may soon disappear from the earth. A lavishly illustrated compendium of the staggering lives of some of the world's most endangered animals, The Golden Mole is a chance to … Continue reading Book Review: The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell
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Book Review: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
Book blurb: Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and lolloped around your bedroom at night, drumming on the duvet cover when it wanted your attention. Imagine that, over two years later, it still ran in from the fields when you called it and snoozed … Continue reading Book Review: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
Book review: Living Planet – The web of life on Earth by David Attenborough
Book blurb: Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that 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. These adaptations can be truly extraordinary: … Continue reading Book review: Living Planet – The web of life on Earth by David Attenborough
Book Review: The Secret Life of Cows by Rosamund Young
Book Blurb: Cows are as varied as people. They can be highly intelligent or slow to understand, vain, considerate, proud, shy or inventive. Although much of a cow's day is spent eating, they always find time for extra-curricular activities such as babysitting, playing hide and seek, blackberry-picking or fighting a tree. This is an affectionate … Continue reading Book Review: The Secret Life of Cows by Rosamund Young
Book Review: Marley and Me by John Grogan
Story blurb: This No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller tells the heart-warming tale of how a wiggly yellow fur ball of a puppy could grow into a barrelling, ninety-seven pound stramroller of a Labrador retriever who would prove that unconditional love comes in many forms.John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in … Continue reading Book Review: Marley and Me by John Grogan
Book Review: The Cat who Taught Zen by James Norbury
Book blurb: This is the tale of a cat wise in the ways of zen, journeying to discover a fabled ancient pine, under which infinite wisdom may be found.Along the way he meets a vivid cast of animals: from an anxious monkey and a tortoise tired of life, to a tiger struggling with anger, a … Continue reading Book Review: The Cat who Taught Zen by James Norbury
Book Review: Varjak Paw by SF Said
Story Blurb: Varjak Paw is a Mesopotamian Blue kitten, who lives high up in an old house on a hill. He's never left home, until he receives a mysterious visit from his grandfather who tells him about The Way - a secret martial art for cats. Now Varjak must use the Way to survive in … Continue reading Book Review: Varjak Paw by SF Said
Book Review: The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa
Book blurb: Against changing seasons in Japan, seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives. A needy kitten rescued from the recycling bin teaches a new father how to parent his own human baby An elderly cat hatches a plan to pass into the next world as a spirit so that he and his … Continue reading Book Review: The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa
Review: The Book of Hope by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams
Book Blurb:Looking at the headlines: the worsening climate crisis, loss of biodiversity, political upheaval. It can be hard to feel optimistic. And yet hope has never been more desperately needed.In this urgent book, Jane Goodall, the world's most famous living naturalist, and Douglas Abrams, the bestselling co-author of The Book of Joy, explore through intimate and … Continue reading Review: The Book of Hope by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams
Book review: The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
Blurb: It's not the journey that counts, but who's at your side. Nana is on a road trip, but he is not sure where he is going. All that matters is that he can sit beside his beloved owner Satoru in the front seat of his silver van. Satoru is keen to visit three old … Continue reading Book review: The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
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