Insects (Collins Gem)

Insects (Collins Gem)
Author: Michael Chinery
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 589
Release: 2012-04-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0007448554

The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

Collins Complete Guide to British Insects

Collins Complete Guide to British Insects
Author: Michael Chinery
Publisher: Collins Complete Guide
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Insects
ISBN: 9780007298990

A photographic field guide to 1,500 species of insects found in Britain and Ireland

Collins Gem Insects

Collins Gem Insects
Author: Michael Chinery
Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Limited
Total Pages: 255
Release: 1998-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780004722696

There are over a million known insect species, making them the largest of all the animal groups. Of this million, there are 100,000 species in Europe and 20,000 in the British Isles. This is an introduction to 240 of the most commonly found species within the British Isles. Each insect entry includes: a photograph of the insect and details of distinguishing features which can help with identification; information on size, habitat, geographical range and months when the insect can be spotted; and the names of similar species with which the insect could be confused, and details of the differences between them.

Mushrooms (Collins Gem)

Mushrooms (Collins Gem)
Author: Patrick Harding
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2012-04-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0007448562

The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

Spiders

Spiders
Author: Paul Hillyard
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2004
Genre: Spiders
ISBN: 0007191715

A handy, pocket-sized guide to 220 of the world's spiders, Gem Spiders is the perfect introduction to these 'creepy-crawlies'

Garden Birds (Collins Gem)

Garden Birds (Collins Gem)
Author: Stephen Moss
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2012-04-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0007440758

The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

Gem SAS Self Defence

Gem SAS Self Defence
Author: Barry Davies
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2004
Genre: Self-defense
ISBN: 0007178514

Davies emphasises how to avoid conflict and only deal with it when necessary. As well as presenting techniques for both attack and defence, he provides strategies to avoid confrontation and advice on health, fitness and mental attitudes to self-defence.

Carbon Counter (Collins Gem)

Carbon Counter (Collins Gem)
Author: Mark Lynas
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2010-04-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0007372566

What effect are you having on the environment? If you buy Kenyan green beans what is the CO2 cost? What about your journey to work, your fridge or your clothes? The Gem Carbon Counter is your portable instant green reckoner.

Snakes (Collins Gem)

Snakes (Collins Gem)
Author: Chris Mattison
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2006-03-14
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780060849757

A colorful, authoritative pocket guide to 220 of the world's snakes Details on size, shape, habitats, and conservation ID fact file for quick and accurate identification Full-color photographs Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, America's foremost authority in history and science.