Announcing the new edition of this well-known series of seven field guides

Birds of South-eastern Australia

1: Urban Areas 2: The Ranges 3: Oceans, Bays and Beaches
4: Inland Waters 5: Dry Country 6: Rare 7: Farmlands

Updated by Alan Reid. Illustrated by Susan McInnes.

Released November 2005. Each book $14.95, set of seven $95 order

First published by the Gould League. Susan McInnes commemorative edition now re-published by Overthefence Press.

Shows all the birds we commonly see and hear.
Covers Victoria, Tasmania, ACT, southern NSW and eastern SA.
The superb illustrations by artist Susan McInnes show bird behaviour and identifying features.
Particularly suited to beginner bird watchers, including children.

Updated content, revised introductory articles, new maps, series index.
Each book approximately 100 pages, compact size 167 x 118mm.
Full colour, series attractively presented in a box, contemporary design.

	CONTENTS How to use this book Map of urban centres ARTICLES Changing urban habitats Hints for bird study Bird recognition groups Coastal and estuarine birds Birds of coastal scrubs and heaths SECTIONS Inner urban birds Birds of the parklands Birds of the wetlands Birds of woodland remnants Birds of the grasslands Bird list and series index
	CONTENTS How to use this book Map of the ranges ARTICLES Birds and forest types in the south-eastern ranges Winter feeding flocks Changes in woodland populations SECTIONS Birds of the foothills Birds of the gullies Birds of the denser forests Birds of the high plains and heaths Birds of Tasmania Bird list and index
	CONTENTS How to use this book Map of coastal SE Australia ARTICLES Common waterbird family silhouettes Land bird migration across Bass Strait Seabirds of south-eastern Australia SECTIONS Ocean birds Bay birds Beach and estuary birds Dunes and coastal scrubs Bird list and index
	CONTENTS How to use this book Map of inland waters ARTICLES Wetland habitats Our changing wetlands Inland salt lakes as bird habitats SECTIONS Birds of the river flats and billabongs Birds of the open waters, lakes and dams Birds of the freshwater swamps and marshes Birds of saline areas Bird list and index
	CONTENTS How to use this book Map of the dry country ARTICLES Bird adaptations to a dry country Making of the mallee Stories in sand Evolution of bird species—dry country forms Distinctive plant communities of the dry country SECTIONS Birds of the saline basins Birds of heaths and dwarf mallee Birds of pine-belar stands Birds of taller mallee and scrub Birds of river floodplains Honeyeaters of the dry country Owls and hawks of the dry country Cosmopolitan birds Bird list and index
	CONTENTS How to use this book Map of origins of some rare migratory and nomadic seabirds ARTICLES Rare birds Extinct species Impact of global warming Some rarer birds of south-eastern Australia SECTIONS Birds of the ocean and beaches Birds of the southern plains and heaths Birds of the wetlands Birds of the rainforests Birds of the ranges Birds of the dry country Birds of the northern plains Bird list and index
	CONTENTS How to use this book Map of farmlands ARTICLES The evolving landscape Bushland remnants on farms SECTIONS Birds of the wetlands Birds of the grasslands Birds of bushland remnants Introduced birds Bird list and index

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Animals Awake: While You Are Asleep

Written by Felicity Nottingham Illustrated by Margo Kroyer-Pedersen

rrp: $22.95 hb; $13.95 pb

Animals Awake introduces nocturnal Australian animals, Australian animals that are awake in the night. This delightful rhyming book moves beyond the much-loved kangaroo and koala to the less well-known but equally captivating creatures of the night such as the lesser long-eared bat, the yellow-footed antechinus and the sugar glider. Each animal comes with a guessing game. Children will love identifying the animals and will develop respect for and knowledge of the creatures that are awake in the night. Felicity Nottingham writes about the animals she lives with in the Australian bush. Illustrations are by Margo Kroyer-Pedersen, a well-known Australian artist and wildlife carer. Recommended for readers 4-8 years. Refereed by wildlife experts.

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Confessions of a Midweek Lady: Tall Tennis Tales

Poems by Sandy Jeffs Illustrations by Veronica Holland

rrp: $16.95 pb

Confessions of a Midweek Lady is a humorous poetry collection about the rituals, tribulations and celebrations of midweek tennis by renowned Australian poet Sandy Jeffs. The delightful black and white drawings are by Veronica Holland. Also by Sandy Jeffs: Poems from the Madhouse, Loose Kangaroos, and Blood Relations. In these collections, Sandy looks at mental health and dysfunctional families. In Confessions of a Midweek Lady Sandy shows that there is another important aspect to her humour that allows for healing! If you play or follow women's tennis, this collection will have you in stitches!

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