The books listed below are just a selection of the many books available on topics relating the the interests and activities of the Society. If you are interested in any of them, you should be able to find these books at a local South Australian library through the Libraries of SA Network or from an online book store.
Scroll down for books on the following…
- South Australian Natural History and Environmental Issues
- Australian Natural History and Environmental Issues
- Books about Wombats
- Children’s Books about Wombats
South Australian Natural History and Environmental Issues
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Native Eucalypts of South Australia By Dean Nicolle 2013 |
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Weeds of the South-East: an Identification Guide for Australia By F. J. Richardson, R. G. Richardson and R. C. H. Shepherd 2011 |
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Mistletoes of Southern Australia By David M. Watson 2011 |
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The Mallee in Flower By I. R. McCann 2010 (Reprint) |
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A guide to Camponotus ants of South Australia By Archie McArthur 2010 |
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Mangroves to Mallee: a Complete Guide to the Vegetation of Temperate South Australia By Todd Berkinshaw 2009 |
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Native Trees and Shrubs of South-Eastern Australia Covering Areas of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia By Leon Costermans 2009 |
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Grasses of South Australia: an illustrated guide to the native and naturalised species By John Jessop, Gilbert R.M. Dashorst and Fiona M. James 2006 |
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A Remote and Lonely Place: voices in a mallee household By Jenny Wightman 2005 |
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Mallee Country Wildlife: the Nature of the Lower Murray-Darling basin By Sid Cowling 1993 |
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The Ants of Southern Australia: a Guide to the Bassian Fauna By Alan Anderson 1991 |
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The Making of the South Australian Landscape: a Study in the Historical Geography of Australia By Michael Williams 1974 |
Australian Natural History and Environmental Issues
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Land of Sweeping Plains: Managing and restoring the native grasslands of south-eastern Australia By Nicholas SG Williams, Adrian Marshall, John W Morgan 2015 |
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Dark Emu Black Seeds: agriculture or accident? By Bruce Pascoe 2014 |
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Australia’s War Against Rabbits: The Story of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease By Brian Douglas Cooke 2014 |
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First Footprints: The Epic Story of the First Australians By Scott Cane 2013 |
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Linking Australia’s Landscapes: Lessons and Opportunities from Large-scale Conservation Networks By James Fitzsimons, Ian Pulsford and Geoff Wescott 2013 |
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Australia’s Fossil Heritage: A Catalogue of Important Australian Fossil Sites By The Australian Heritage Council 2012 |
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The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines made Australia By Bill Gammage 2011 |
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The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia By Richard Thomas, Sarah Thomas, David Andrew and Alan McBride 2011 |
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Tooth & Nail: The Story of the Rabbit in Australia By Brian Coman 2010 (Second Edition) |
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The Mammals of Australia Edited by Steve Van Dyck and Ronald Strahan 2006 (Third Edition) |
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Tracks, Scats and Other Traces: A Field Guide to Australian Mammals By Barbara Triggs 2005 |
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Managing and Conserving Grassy Woodlands Edited by S. McIntyre, J. G. McIvor and K. M. Heard 2004 |
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Running Down: Water in a Changing Land By Mary E. White 2000 |
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Listen…Our Land is Crying: Australia’s Environment: Problems and Solutions By Mary E. White 1997 |
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After the Greening: the Browning of Australia By Mary E. White 1994 |
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Taming the Great South Land: a History of the Conquest of Nature in Australia By William Lines 1991 |
Books about Wombats
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Wombats By Barbara Triggs 2009 (Second Edition) |
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The Secret Life Of Wombats By James Woodford 2002 |
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Wombats Edited by R.T. Wells & P.A. Pridmore 1998 Based on proceedings from a 1994 conference held in Adelaide |
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Wombats (Nocturnal Animals) By Kristin Petrie 2010 |
Children’s Books about Wombats
The Wombania website has reviews on these and many more children’s books. Besides the books listed below, children’s book authors Jackie French and Charles Fuge have written numerous other wombat books in related series.
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The Hairy Nosed-Wombats Find a New Home By Jackie French 2014 |
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One Very Tired Wombat By Renee Treml 2013 |
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Itchy Nose Hairy Butt By Elizabeth Frankel 2011 |
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The Muddleheaded Wombat By Ruth Park 2010 (Four story edition) |
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A Wombat’s World By Caroline Arnold 2008 |
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The Adventures of Little Wombat By Charles Fuge 2008 One of a number of books about Little Wombat. |
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Diary of a Wombat By Jackie French 2002 One of a number of books in this great series. |
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Wombat Stew By Marcia Vaughan 1984 |
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Harry the Hairy-Nosed Wombat By Jill Morris 1970 |
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Wombat By Jean Chapman 1969 |