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3D front cover of book Extinct on black background. Cover is black with bright yellow frog featured.

Extinct: Artistic Impressions of Our Lost Wildlife

Showcasing stunning artwork Extinct: Artistic Impressions of Our Lost Wildlife shares stories of Australian animals that have been lost to extinction. Art to inspire conservation action.

Five kids book covers on a background of real life grass. The books are Hold On, Plantastic, Bouncing Back, One Potoroo, and Phasmid

National Threatened Species Day: Stories to share

National Threatened Species Day is a time to reflect on and celebrate our unique native flora and fauna. We believe that encouraging children to learn and care about these species is fundamental to protecting them into the future.

Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature: 2021 shortlist announced

Hands up if you are as happy as we are to learn that Hold On! Saving the Spotted Handfish written by Gina Newton and illustrated by Rachel Tribout, is shortlisted for the 2021 Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature?

A small brightly-coloured parrot peering at the camera from the left size of the frame, beak open as if excited.

Birds and Bees and Frogs, Oh My! Seven guides you’ll go wild about

Kindle your curiosity about Australian wildlife, big and small, beautiful and strange, and unlock a new passion that you can use to help Australian science.

A copy of the book Hold On! Saving the Spotted Handfish situated on rocks on sea front.

Hold On… The 2021 CBCA Book of the Year Shortlist is Here

We are delighted to announce that Hold On! Saving the Spotted Handfish, written by Gina Newton and illustrated by Rachel Tribout, has been shortlisted for the 2021 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards!

Cover of Hold On! Saving the Spotted Handfish picture book against a confetti background

2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards: Notables Announced

Each year the Children's Book Council of Australia celebrate great Australian children's literature with the CBCA Book of the Year Awards. We are thrilled to announce that Hold On! Saving the Spotted Handfish has been recognised in the 2021 Notables.

Whitley Awards 2020: Australasian zoological literature on show

The Royal Zoological Society of NSW Whitley Awards are an annual celebration of the best of Australasian zoological literature. This year, we are thrilled to announce that Hawkmoths of Australia has been awarded the prestigious Whitley Medal.

Cover of The Invertebrate World of Australia's Subtropical Rainforests upon a background photograph of subtropical rainforest.

The Invertebrate World: Exploring Australia’s subtropical rainforests with Geoff Williams

Conservation Biologist Geoff Williams, author of The Invertebrate World of Australia's Subtropical Rainforests, discusses how he was inspired by the otherworldly beauty of subtropical rainforest and its inhabitants.

Cover of Finding Resilience featuring photos of a city and the Okavango Delta, overlaid on the same photo of the Okavango Delta

A lesson in ‘resilience’: realities and misconceptions

During a time of such great upheaval, including bushfires, climate change and a global pandemic, the topic of resilience has never been more pertinent. Brian Walker explains what resilience is and how we can learn more about it from nature.

2020 Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature: Shortlist

We are wildly excited to announce that A Hollow Is a Home, written by Abbie Mitchell and illustrated by Astred Hicks, has been shortlisted for the 2020 Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature!