Jill TomlinsonPongo is a young, mischievous African gorilla. He wants to grow up to be brave and clever like his dad. But it’s not until his sister, Whoopsie, is born...

Richard DawkinsCharles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution...

Jill TomlinsonHilda is a small, speckled hen. And when Hilda makes up her mind, nothing can stop her. Hilda’s auntie has just had a family of chicks, and she’s determined...

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas I have always wanted to enter into the consciousness of a nonhuman creature. I would like to know what the world looks like to a dog, or...

Peter WohllebenIn The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben shares his deep love of woods and forests and explains the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed...

Nicholas Evans In upstate New York, a 13-year-old girl and her horse are hit by a 40-ton truck. They both survive, but suffer horrible injuries. When the girl's mother hears...

Susan GatesMarianne's father has gone away, leaving her alone in the big, dark house with Liza, the servant girl. Then a package arrives from Jamaica. Inside are beautiful hummingbirds that...

Sheila Burnford January 1, 1995 by Hodder Children's Books

Asher Kravitz Filtering the darkest, most dramatic period of modern Jewish history through the naive, often sage, perspective of a remarkable dog, The Jewish Dog offers readers a view of...

Jane FoxInto the monotonous lives of two old men, wild weather one night blows two young people. Meg and Ash have come to the mountain for a camping holiday, but...

David Attenborough The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth(Life Trilogy #2) Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants, animals and man thrive or survive within the extremes...

Nicholas EvansHelen Ross is a 29-year-old biologist, sent into a hostile place to protect the wolves from those who seek to destroy them. She struggles for survival and for self-esteem,...